Administration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Program
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
06/05/2024
06/05/2024
Previous terms continue: In consideration of future collections, ACF will continue to consider including explicit reference to program policy manuals and/or other guidance documents if those documents define key terms used or otherwise inform the collection.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2025
05/31/2025
05/31/2025
188,089
0
188,089
173,941
0
173,941
0
0
0
These instruments allow ORR to facilitate stakeholder visits to care provider facilities; obtain consent from UC to share their case file information; improve service delivery to UC; and ensure that serious issues are elevated to ORR and that all incidents and the response to such incidents are documented and resolved in a way that protects the interests of UC.
ORR is proposing revisions to one form in this collection, the Authorization for Release of Records (Form A-5). Specifically, ORR proposes the following revisions for Form A-5:
⢠Replace the âUCâ acronym with âunaccompanied childâ or âchildâ when referring to a child throughout the form.
⢠Make the following revisions to align with a recently submitted non-substantive change request for the Notice of Attorney Representation (Form L-3A, currently approved under OMB# 0970-0565). The change request created an alternate version of the form, the Notice of Legal Service Provider Screening (Form L-3B), to be used by legal service providers when requesting additional case file records to complete ORR-contracted legal screening.
o Add an option for âCompleting an ORR-contracted legal screeningâ to Section B: Reason for Request.
o Replace reference to Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) with U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Add an option for Notice of Legal Service Provider Screening to Section F: Supporting Documentation.
o Add Notice of Legal Service Provider Screening as an example of documents that fall under the Legal Information record category in the instructions for Section E.
o Change the supporting documentation requirement for ORR-funded legal service providers from the Notice of Attorney Representation to the Notice of Legal Service Provider Screening in the table found in the instructions for Section F.
⢠Remove references to two discontinued forms in the instructions for Section E (the Post Legal Status Plan and the 30-Day Restrictive Placemen Case Review).
⢠Revise the wording in the supporting documents table in the instructions for Section F to match the wording in UC Policy Guide Section 5.10.1.1.
⢠Revise the instructions for Section G to align with UC Policy Guide Section 5.10.1.2, which allows ORR discretion to allow release of a photograph of a child to a government agency without an authorizing signature. Photographs may only be provided without the childâs consent when the childâs consent cannot be obtained and it is understood that the provision of the photograph is not for immigration enforcement purposes, ORR determines that provision of the photograph is in the childâs best interest, and there is a legitimate child welfare reason for the photograph to be provided, such as for a case where a child has been reported missing. Limitations on sharing a childâs photograph with DHS or EOIR are subject to the restrictions outlined in UC Policy Guide Section 5.10.2.
US Code:
6 USC 279
Name of Law: Homeland Security Act of 2002
PL:
Pub.L. 113 - 4 1101(c)
Name of Law: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
US Code:
8 USC 1232
Name of Law: Trafficking Victim Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
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.
Behavioral Note (Form A-9E)