[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1615-1616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-24]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project
Title: Office of Refugee Resettlement Individual Development (IDA)
Program Post-Asset Acquisition Data Collection.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: In October 1999 the Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), began funding
Individual Development Account (IDA) programs, a discretionary grant
program authorized by Section 412(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(A)), for low-income
refugees. IDAs are a tool that enable low-income families to save,
build assets, and enter the financial mainstream. Since the inception
of the ORR IDA Program, data have never been collected from the former
refugee participants to assess how they are doing since they acquired
their asset (e.g., home, small business, car, post-secondary education/
vocational training/recertification, computer, or home renovation).
This report will be used to document the experiences of the
refugees and their families since they acquired their asset. There is
much to be learned from the experiences of IDA programs serving
refugees. ORR has requested this report in order to document long-term
program outcomes and understand what happens after a participant
obtains his/her asset. The lessons drawn will not only have direct
implications for ORR, but also for currently funded refugee IDA
grantees. The broader asset field will also benefit from learning about
the achievements and challenges of a program that serves refugees.
Respondents: Former ORR IDA participants who acquired an asset
through the ORR IDA Program.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Number of Average
Instrument Number of responses per burden hours Total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Former IDA Participants Data.................... 200 1 .30 60
Former IDA Grantee Agencies..................... 48 1 10 480
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 540.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: [email protected]. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use
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of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions
submitted within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: January 2, 2008.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-24 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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