Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; ORR-6 Performance Report
Published Date: 2/6/2026
Notice
Summary
The Office of Refugee Resettlement wants to keep collecting important data for three more years but with simpler instructions and fewer questions. This helps states and local groups report faster and easier, saving them time and effort. If you have thoughts, speak up by March 9, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
3-Year Extension of ORR-6 Reporting
The Office of Refugee Resettlement requests a 3-year extension of OMB approval to keep collecting ORR-6 performance data; the existing approval expires December 31, 2025. Comments on this request are due March 9, 2026.
Forms Simplified; 2-Hour Cut
ORR proposes minor instruction changes and removal of some Annual Service Plan data points to reduce reporting burden from 15 to 13 hours per response. ACF estimates 70 respondents, 2 responses per respondent, for a new total annual burden of 1,820 hours.
Continued Data on School-Aged Youth
The ORR-6 will continue to collect output data that measures services provided to school-aged youth to inform evidence-based policymaking and program design. The data collection extension supports ongoing monitoring under section 412(a)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Continued Data on Elderly Populations
The ORR-6 will continue collecting output data measuring services for elderly populations and overall health promotion to inform evidence-based policymaking and program design. This monitoring is carried out under 8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(7).
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