# 2026-15843: Refugee Kids' Reports Get Slimmed Down by 41%

2026-15843, Proposed Information Collection Activity; Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program ORR-3 Report and ORR-4 Report, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration published 2026-08-05, effective Comments due October 5, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

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- As of: 2026-08-12
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15843
- Title: Proposed Information Collection Activity; Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program ORR-3 Report and ORR-4 Report
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50551
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: Comments due October 5, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-05
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

Refugee Kids' Reports Get Slimmed Down by 41%

## Summary

The Office of Refugee Resettlement wants to keep collecting info on unaccompanied refugee kids but with easier, faster forms. They’re cutting down paperwork by 41% and switching from kids reporting their own progress to providers doing it. Agencies helping these kids will see these changes roll out over the next year, making life simpler and saving time.

## Abstract

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting a 3- year extension with revisions of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program ORR-3 Report and ORR-4 Report (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0034, expiration November 30, 2026). Revisions were made to reduce burden and streamline information collection.

## Effects PRIA read

- Paperwork Cut 41% for URM Agencies: benefit, medium. Agencies that run the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program will see paperwork reduced by about 41% after revisions are implemented following a 12-month rollout. The revised forms consolidate follow-ups, remove some ORR-3 sub-types, and streamline questions; estimated annual burden after chang…
- Youth Removed as ORR-4 Respondents: benefit, low. Unaccompanied refugee minors will no longer self-report outcomes on the ORR-4; providers will report youth outcome measures instead, with this change effective after the 12-month implementation period. This shifts reporting responsibility away from youth to URM provider agencies.

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## Sources
- [2026-15843 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15843/proposed-information-collection-activity-unaccompanied-refugee-minors-program-orr-3-report-and-orr-4)
- [2026-15843 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15843.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15843 (as of 2026-08-12).