Family Reunification Packet for Sponsors of Unaccompanied Children
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
04/25/2023
04/25/2023
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2025
08/31/2025
08/31/2025
654,315
0
654,315
439,455
0
439,455
0
0
0
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlementâs (ORR) Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program provides care and custody for UC until they can be safely released to a sponsor, repatriated to their home country, or obtain legal status. ORR funds residential care provider facilities that provide temporary housing and other services to UC in ORR custody. Care provider facilities must meet State licensing standards (with the exception of temporary emergency facilities and facilities located in states that are unwilling to license facilities caring for UC) and ORR requirements to ensure a high-level quality of care. Services provided at care provider facilities include, but are not limited to, education, recreation, vocational training, acculturation, nutrition, medical, mental health, legal, and case management.
ORR is seeking to improve the sponsor application process by making two of its PDF forms, Authorization for Release of Information (Form FRP-2) and Family Reunification Application (Form FRP-3), available in a digital web-based application called the Sponsor Experience App. Currently, sponsors complete the forms electronically or by hand and share the completed forms and supporting documentation with their case manager using non-integrated solutions, such as email and WhatsApp. The new Sponsor Experience App will improve upon that process by providing:
⢠An easy and secure process for sponsors to submit their application and supporting documentation
⢠A guided form submission process
⢠A process that is user-friendly for both desktop and mobile platforms
⢠The capability for sponsors to easily collaborate with their case manager and get support
⢠A place where sponsors can view the status of their application
The currently approved PDF versions of these forms and existing communication processes will continue to be available for sponsors who have limited access to technology or otherwise choose to use the PDF versions of the forms.
US Code:
8 USC 1232
Name of Law: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 4 1101(c)
Name of Law: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
US Code:
6 USC 279
Name of Law: Homeland Security Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Letter of Designation for Care of Minor (Forms FRP-9 & FRP-9s) - Recordkeeping