Administration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Program
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
06/28/2024
06/28/2024
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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
The Administration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Bureau information collection contains 12 instruments that allow the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to facilitate stakeholder visits to care provider facilities; obtain consent from unaccompanied children to share their case file information; improve service delivery to unaccompanied children; 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 unaccompanied children; and process requests and waivers for the hiring of key and non-key personnel at care provider programs. The collection was last approved by OMB on May 18, 2022, and the current expiration date is May 31, 2025.
ORR is proposing revisions to one form in this collection, the Key Personnel Qualifications Checklist and Attestation (Form A-14). This instrument is used by ORR care provider programs to request hiring approval for key positions, as required in the ORR cooperative agreement, and, if applicable, request a waiver of minimum qualifications when appropriately justified.
ORR proposes the following revisions to Form A-14:
⢠Correct OMB Control Number listed on the form from 0970-0558 (Generic Monitoring) to 0970-0547 (Administration and Oversight) to conform with the recent re-organization of UC Program information collections;
⢠Replace citation to 45 C.F.R. § 411.101(d) with the correct citation to 45 C.F.R. § 411.81(d);
⢠Correct grammatical typos where they appear in the document;
⢠Add a Project Officer electronic signature and date field to Section E: ORR Confirmation, and Section H: ORR Waiver Approval; and
⢠Reorganize Section E: ORR Confirmation and Section H: ORR Waiver Approval such that the Project Officer (PO) Decision appears before the signature block.
Once approved, these changes will make the A-14 Key Personnel Minimum Qualifications Checklist and Attestation Form more accurate and secure; citing to the appropriate statute ensures that Project Officers apply the correct criteria to their evaluation of candidates for key personnel positions at care provider facilities. Further, adding electronic signature fields to Sections E and H replaces the static text âsignatureâ field currently in use; this enhances the document security by requiring an authenticated e-signature, which is more difficult to forge or alter. The proposed changes will promote accuracy, accountability, compliance with applicable statues, and responsible candidate screening practices in our care provider network.
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
US Code:
6 USC 279
Name of Law: Homeland Security Act of 2002
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)