Unaccompanied Refugee Minors
Program Application, and Withdrawal of Application or Declination
of Placement Form
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
06/02/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2026
07/31/2026
500
500
685
685
0
0
The Refugee Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.
96-212, 8 U.S.C. 1522, amended the Immigration and Nationality Act
to create a domestic refugee resettlement program that provides
assistance and services to refugees resettling in the United
States. With the enactment of this legislation, the Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) established comprehensive requirements
for a State-administered refugee resettlement program including
child welfare services to unaccompanied refugee minors. The
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program currently operates in 14
states and the District of Columbia and provides the same range of
child welfare benefits and services available to other foster
children in those states as well as services required by ORR
regulation and policy guidance. Originally, the URM Program
provided services for refugee minors arriving from overseas
unaccompanied by a parent or adult relative. Over the years
Congress passed laws making other special populations already in
the United States eligible for the URM Program. A completed URM
Program Application must be submitted to ORR for eligibility
determination, initiation of placement efforts, and approval to
enter the URM Program. In January 2025, the current Administration
released multiple Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda requiring
updates to information collections that request gender and/or
gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options
Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the
removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-specific
activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is
submitting change requests for a number of implicated information
collections. This request is specific to updates related to a
recent presidential action, as detailed in the accompanying
Justification for a NonSubstantive Change Memo.
US Code:
8
USC 1522(d) Name of Law: Refugee Act of 1980
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.