Federal Register #2026-22610

ORR seeks comments on revisions to sponsor application forms for unaccompanied children

The Office of Refugee Resettlement is seeking public comments on proposed revisions to its Unaccompanied Alien Children Sponsor Application Packet. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). - Notice purpose: Request for public comments and expedited Office of Management and Budget review of a proposed information collection; this is not a procurement for products or contracted services. - Forms and revisions: - Authorization for Release of Information (Form SAP-2): 183,588 responses; reorganizes identity, contact, and address-history information, clarifies instructions, and adds questions about current and past living arrangements. - Sponsor Application (Form SAP-3): 76,569 responses; reorganizes income, employment, and prior-sponsorship questions, clarifies household and alternative-caregiver questions, and adds structured follow-up fields and identity-verification photograph requirements. - Purpose and burden: The forms support sponsor suitability assessments, background checks, identification of potential safety risks, and safe release of unaccompanied children. Estimated annual burden is 91,794 hours for SAP-2 and 114,854 hours for SAP-3, totaling 206,648 hours; the approved respondent burden is stated to remain unchanged. - Comments sought: Feedback on the collection’s necessity and practical utility, burden estimates, information quality and clarity, and ways to reduce respondent burden. - OEMs and vendors: None identified; no products or contracted services are requested.

Description

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), within the Administration for Children and Families and the Department of Health and Human Services, requests expedited Office of Management and Budget review of an information collection and invites public comments. The collection supports assessing sponsor suitability, identifying potential safety risks, and the safe and timely release of unaccompanied alien children to suitable sponsors. ORR proposes revisions to the Authorization for Release of Information (Form SAP-2) and Sponsor Application (Form SAP-3), including reorganized questions, clarified instructions, and additional structured fields. Comments are due January 4, 2027.

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