[Federal Register: November 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 226)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: Refugee Resettlement Program Estimates: CMA, ORR-1.
OMB No.: 0970-0030.
Description: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) reimburses,
to the extent of available appropriations, certain non-Federal costs
for the provision of cash and medical assistance to refugees, along
with allowable expenses in the administration of the Refugee
Resettlement Program. ORR needs sound State estimates of likely
expenditures for refugee cash, medical, and administrative (CMA)
expenditures so that it can anticipate Federal costs in upcoming
quarters. If Federal costs are anticipated to exceed budget
allocations, ORR must take steps to reduce Federal expenses, such as
limiting the number of months of eligibility for Refugee Cash
Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance.
To meet the need for reliable State estimates of anticipated
expenses, ORR has developed a single-page form in which States estimate
the average number of recipients for each category of assistance, the
average unit cost over the next 12 months, and the expense for the
overall administration of the program. This form, the ORR-1, must be
submitted prior to the beginning of each Federal fiscal year. Without
this information, ORR would be out of compliance with the intent of its
legislation and otherwise unable to estimate program costs adequately.
In addition, the ORR-1 serves as the State's application for
reimbursement of its CMA expenses. Submission of this form is thus
required by section 412(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
which provides that ``no grant or contract may be awarded under this
section unless an appropriate proposal and application * * * are
submitted to, and approved by, the appropriate administering
official.''
Respondents: State governments.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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ORR-1........................................... 48 1 .5 24
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests
should be identified by the title of the information collection. E-mail
address: grjohnson@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for ACF,
Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: November 17, 2004.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25991 Filed 11-23-04; 8:45 am]
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