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Proposed Information Collection Activity for URM Program

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The proposed law involves a request from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for a 3-year extension with revisions to the application process for the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program. The modifications aim to reduce the burden on respondents, streamline information collection, and enhance clarity. Comments from the public are invited to assess the practicality, accuracy, and clarity of the information collection process.

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Key Changes

  • Reduction of open-ended questions by 67 percent
  • Streamlined format for quicker responses
  • Clarified instructions for respondents

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Submit public comments on the URM Program Application and Withdrawal Forms information collection by June 8, 2026

Members of the public, interested parties
reporting
medium

Email comments to infocollection@acf.hhs.gov and identify all requests by the title of the information collection

Public commenters on the information collection
disclosure
high

Translate URM Program Application, Withdrawal of Application, and Declination of Placement Forms into Spanish, French, and other languages as appropriate

Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families
operational
medium

Note on all translated materials that English is the official language and authoritative version of all federal information

Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families
disclosure
high

Complete URM Program Application on behalf of unaccompanied minors applying for entry into the URM Program, including biographical data and information on the child's needs

Case managers, attorneys, or other representatives working with unaccompanied minors
operational

Affected Parties

Case managersAttorneys representing unaccompanied minors

Tags

refugees,minors,public comment