Administration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Program
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/21/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2024
01/31/2024
124,940
124,940
38,341
38,341
0
0
The âAdministration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Alien Children Programâ information collection contains eight instruments that allow ORR to facilitate stakeholder visits to care provider facilities; obtain consent from unaccompanied children (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 best interests of UC. The collection was last approved by OMB on January 1, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2024.
ORR proposes revisions to four instruments in the collection that are related to incident reporting â Emergency Significant Incident Reports (SIR), SIR, Sexual Abuse SIR, and Program-Level Event Reports. The proposed revisions will assist in clarifying reporting requirements and address the following issues:
⢠Many types of incidents that ORR requires care providers to report upon do not have their own category checkbox or dropdown field; care providers must use the âOtherâ category checkbox and specify the type of incident in a text field. This may create confusion for care providers and ORR staff around reporting requirements and makes it more difficult for ORR to analyze aggregate data from incident reports.
⢠Incidents of alleged abuse/neglect (non-sexual) and behavioral incidents that threaten safety are currently reported via a standard SIR. However, depending upon the circumstances and egregiousness of the act, incidents are better classified as an emergency.
ORR also proposes removing the word âalienâ from the title of the information collection, thereby changing it to âAdministration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Program,â
The proposed revisions do not create any additional reporting burdens for care provider or ORR staff.
US Code:
8 USC 1232
Name of Law: rafficking Victim Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
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
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.
Hotline Alert (Form A-12)