[Federal Register: June 10, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 112)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirement Under Emergency Review
By the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Title: Custodial Sponsorship Agreement.
OMB No.: New Request.
Description: Following the passage of the 2002 Homeland Security
Act (Pub. L. 107-296), the Administration for Children and Families
(ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement, is charged with the placement
and care of unaccompanied alien children in Federal custody, and
implementing a policy for releasing these children, when appropriate,
to eligible sponsors. In order for the Office of Refugee Resettlement
to authorize the release of these children, the potential sponsors must
agree to certain conditions pursuant to section 462 of the Homeland
Security Act and the Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement (C.D. Cal.
1997). In this Notice, ACF announces that it proposes to employ the
usage of a collection of information to indicate the agreement of a
sponsor to the terms of a custodial release of an unaccompanied alien
child. The Office of Refugee Resettlement considers the eligibility of
a sponsor based on their ability and agreement to provide for the
physical, mental and financial well-being of an unaccompanied minor and
ensure the appearance before immigration courts. Eligible sponsors may
be parents close relatives, friends, or entities concerned with the
child's welfare. This document will also require the child being
considered for release to understand the conditions of the custodial
release.
Respondents
Potential sponsors of unaccompanied alien children and
unaccompanied alien children in Federal custody.
Annual Burden Estimate
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Number of Average burden
Number of respondents responses per hours per Total burden
respondent response hours
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5000............................................................ 1 .1 500
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500.
Additional Information: ACF is requesting that OMB grant a 90-day
approval for this information collection under procedures for emergency
processing by June 17, 2004. A copy of this information collection,
with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling
the Administration for Children and Families, Reports Clearance
Officer, Robert Sargis at (202) 690-7275. In addition, a request may be
made by sending an e-mail request to: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov.
Comments and questions about the information collection described
above should be directed to the following address by June 17, 2004:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn. OMB Desk Officer
for ACF, Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: June 30, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Office.
[FR Doc. 04-13077 Filed 6-9-04; 8:45 am]
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