Annual Survey of Refugees

ICR 202006-0970-011

OMB: 0970-0033

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0970-0033 202006-0970-011
Active 201812-0970-002
HHS/ACF ORR
Annual Survey of Refugees
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 11/02/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 06/30/2020
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
11/30/2023 36 Months From Approved 04/30/2022
3,000 0 4,000
1,275 0 1,100
0 0 0

The Annual Survey of Refugees helps The ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement meet its congressional reporting requirements, as specified in The Refugee Act of 1980 (Section 413 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, [8 U.S.C. 1523]). This ICR requests additions to the survey instrument intended to maximize the utility of the data collection, including for secondary analysis. The information collected through the Annual Survey of Refugees generates national population estimates of refugee labor force participation, public benefits receipt, English language acquisition, and conversion to legal permanent residency to meet Congressional reporting requirements. The ASR has the potential to be a valuable source of information about the experiences of refugees during their first five years in the United States. To increase the utility of this routine data collection and improve the value of the ASR for the body of knowledge on ACF programs, the redesigned instrument described in this ICR is intended to collect richer information about a variety of factors that social science research indicates are related to refugee outcomes in self-sufficiency and well-being.

PL: Pub.L. 96 - 212 413(a) Name of Law: Refugee Act of 1980, Section 413(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Sec. 413 [8 U.S.C. 1523]
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  84 FR 34395 07/18/2019
85 FR 38897 06/29/2020
No

2
IC Title Form No. Form Name
ORR-9 Annual Survey of Refugees
Introduction Letter and Postcard

  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 3,000 4,000 0 -1,000 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,275 1,100 0 175 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
The number of respondents used in the burden calculation was reduced from the previously-approved 2,000 respondents to 1,500, to reflect what can be reasonably accomplished with the resources the agency has available for this information collection. The target of 1,500 respondents was reached for ASR 2017, 2018, and 2019. The burden associated with the ASR was increased from 0.5 to 0.80 hours, to reflect estimates of the burden from the revised instrument for a household averaging 2 eligible adults. This marginal increase in individual burden is expected to substantially increase the utility of the data collection for ORR programmatic use and secondary research use to improve understanding of the factors associated with resettlement outcomes.

$1,039,367
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    Yes
    No
No
No
No
No
Molly Buck 202 205-4724 mary.buck@acf.hhs.gov

  No

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.
06/30/2020


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