ACF is requesting an extension of the
information collection previously approved under emergency
clearance in March 2020. Pursuant to Exhibit 1, part A.2 of the
Flores Settlement Agreement (Jenny Lisette Flores, et al., v. Janet
Reno, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Case No. CV
85-4544-RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), the Administration for Children and
Families’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), on behalf of the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is directed to
provide unaccompanied children in their custody with medical,
mental health, and dental care until reunification with a qualified
sponsor. Unaccompanied minors in ORR custody are placed in
grantee-operated licensed care provider facilities that arrange for
appropriate emergent, routine and as-needed healthcare as directed
by ORR, including “sick visits”, follow-up immunizations, urgent
healthcare, and family planning services. Initial medical and
dental and routine dental care are also required services for
minors in ORR custody (OMB #0970-0466). ORR requires grantees to
maintain records on each child to ensure that health-related
evaluations, diagnosed conditions/illnesses, immunizations, and
treatments are documented and included in the child’s discharge
packet at the time of reunification. ORR requires the Health
Assessment and Public Health Investigation information collections
to implement and maintain compliance with the Flores Settlement
Agreement.
US Code:
6 USC
279 Name of Law: Flores Settlement Agreement
In the previously approved
information collection, the annual burden estimate did not include
the time required by healthcare providers to complete the Health
Assessment form, as it was assumed this information was already
collected by the provider and did not impose additional burden. In
order to account for the time needed for healthcare providers to
fill out the ORR-developed Health Assessment form, however, ORR has
since increased the burden estimate for this request.
$18,027
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Camille Wilson 202 565-0162
camille.wilson@acf.hhs.gov
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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:
(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.