HHS 30-Day Request for Comments on Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau Incident Reporting

HHS notice requesting comments on the reorganization and revision of several forms that ensure that serious issues are elevated to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and that all incidents and responses are documented and resolved in a way that protects the interests of children. The ORR’s Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Bureau is in the process of reorganizing its information collections to create more unique information collections that will contain fewer forms under each OMB control number. As part of that reorganization effort, ORR plans to move the following forms that are currently approved under OMB #0970-0547 into this new information collection:

• Child-Level Event (Form A-9A)
• Emergency Significant Incident Report (eSIR) (Form A-9B)
• Non-Emergency Significant Incident Report (non-eSIR) (Form A-9C)
• Historical Disclosure (Form A-9D)
• Behavioral Note (Form A-9E)
• Program-Level Event (PLE) Report (Form A-10)

In addition, ORR plans to revise the forms to better align with related reporting requirements and processes found in ORR agency guidance, as well as improve the forms' organization, clarity, and functionality.

Comments are due 6/26/25. (90 FR 22307, 5/27/25)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

[OMB #: 0970–0NEW]

Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau Incident Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.