Annual Survey of Refugees

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ASR 2018- Appendix D - 60 Day FRN_10.16.18.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-12-04
NonSub Change - Annual Survey Refugees 0970-0033.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2016-03-21
SSB ORR ASR 0970-0033_March 2019_CLEAN.doc Supporting Statement B	2019-04-05
SSA ORR ASR 0970-0033_March 2019_CLEAN.doc Supporting Statement A	2019-04-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9803	Annual Survey of Refugees - Survey Instrument Other-Survey	Modified
189528	Request for Participation Letter Other-Request for Participation	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0970-0033	ICR Reference No: 201812-0970-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201603-0970-014
Agency/Subagency: HHS/ACF	Agency Tracking No: ORR
Title: Annual Survey of Refugees
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/08/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/18/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2019
Responses	4,000	0	4,000
Time Burden (Hours)	1,100	0	1,100
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval for extension of the information collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees. The ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is charged with helping refugees resettle in the U.S., with the primary goal of rapid self-sufficiency and adjustment. Since 1975, when Southeast Asian refugees first began arriving in the United States, ORR (and its predecessors) has commissioned annual surveys of the refugee population. The Annual Survey of Refugees is a yearly, nationally-representative sample survey of refugee households entering the United States in the previous five fiscal years. These data are used in ORR’s Annual Report to Congress. ORR also makes aggregated findings of the survey available to the general public and uses the findings for purposes of program planning, policy-making, and future budgeting processes. The current request is for extension of the previously approved survey instrument for three additional years. We propose updates to survey administration procedures to reflect experiences in the field to date and best practices in adaptive survey administration, as described in Supplemental Statement B.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 96 - 212 413(a) Name of Law: Refugee Act of 1980, Section 413(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 52220	10/16/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 64581	12/17/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Survey of Refugees - Survey Instrument
Request for Participation Letter

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,000	4,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,100	1,100	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $715,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 12/18/2018

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