Annual Survey of Refugees

ICR 202309-0970-007

OMB: 0970-0033

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2023-09-19
Supporting Statement B
2023-09-19
Supporting Statement A
2023-09-19
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
0970-0033 202309-0970-007
Received in OIRA 202112-0970-001
HHS/ACF ORR
Annual Survey of Refugees
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 09/22/2023
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 11/30/2023
3,000 3,000
1,320 1,275
0 0

The Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR) helps the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) 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]). From the time of their arrival in the United States, refugees are eligible for social services, including means-tested public assistance, according to eligibility criteria established by the locality in which they are resettled. Following an initial 90-day reception period funded by the U.S. Department of State, ACF, through ORR, provides transitional resettlement assistance through a network of national non-profit grantees and their local affiliates. In many cases, these services are expected to end after an 8-month resettlement period. By that time, refugees are expected to be transitioned to mainstream social services or to self-sufficiency. The design of the resettlement program means that ORR has limited administrative information on refugees’ experiences after the 8-month resettlement period. The information collected through the ASR 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. Given that ORR does not have access to cross-program administrative data on refugees’ participation in state-provided services, a representative survey is the most resource-efficient way to meet ORR’s annual reporting requirements, laid out in the Refugee Act of 1980. In particular, descriptive information from the survey is used to meet the requirement of 413(b)(1): “an updated profile of the employment and labor force statistics for refugees who have entered the United States within the five-fiscal-year period immediately preceding the fiscal year within which the report is to be made.” Descriptive information from the survey is also used alongside quantitative and qualitative data collected during program administration to meet the requirements of 413(b)(5): “the extent to which (A) the services provided under this chapter are assisting refugees in achieving economic self-sufficiency, achieving ability in English, and achieving employment commensurate with their skills and abilities.” This information collection request (ICR) includes revisions to the survey instrument intended to maximize the utility of the data collection, including for secondary analysis. There are no legal or administrative requirements necessitating the collection of these additional items. ACF is undertaking these revisions at the discretion of the agency. Proposed new items for ASR 2023-2025 are also flagged in Attachment A. This request covers the following administrations of the ASR: ASR 2023 (to be fielded spring 2024), ASR 2024 (to be fielded spring 2025), and ASR 2025 (to be fielded spring 2026).

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

  88 FR 35880 06/01/2023
88 FR 65394 09/22/2023
Yes

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

  Total Request 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 3,000 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,320 1,275 0 45 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The burden associated with the ASR was increased from 48 to 50 minutes, 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.

$1,158,333
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.
09/22/2023


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