[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26482-26483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09458]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Runaway and Homeless
Youth Homeless Management Information System (RHY-HMIS; New Collection)
AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF),
Family and Youth Services Bureau has a legislative requirement to
collect and maintain client statistical records on the numbers and the
characteristics of runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of
family separation, who receive shelter and supportive services
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through the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program funding. RHY data
collection is integrated with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development's (HUD) Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).
DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information
collection described above.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or
written, should be identified by the title of the information
collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description: The RHY Program has a requirement to collect
information from all youth who receive shelter and supportive services
with RHY funding. In April 2015, ACYF, through a formal Memorandum of
Understanding, integrated the RHY data collection with HUD's HMIS and
HUD's data standards along with other federal partners. HUD's data
standards has its own OMB clearance, but ACYF is requesting approval
for the RHY data collection efforts as HUD's will no longer include all
federal partners. The data collection instrument includes universal
data elements, which are collected by all federal partners and program
specific elements, which are tailored to each program using HUD's HMIS.
Respondents: Youth who receive emergency and longer-term shelter
and supportive services under RHY funding.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Total number
Total number of responses Average Total burden Annual burden
Instrument of per burden hours hours hours
respondents respondent per response
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RHY-HMIS:....................... 123,000 1 0.38 46,740 15,580
Basic Center Program (Intake)...
RHY-HMIS:....................... 123,000 1 0.33 40,590 13,530
Basic Center Program (Exit).....
RHY-HMIS: Transitional Living 18,000 1 0.38 6,840 2,280
Program (including Maternity
Group Home program and TLP
Demonstration Programs; Intake)
RHY-HMIS: Transitional Living 18,000 1 0.33 5,940 1,980
Program (including Maternity
Group Home program and TLP
Demonstration Programs; Exit)..
RHY-HMIS:....................... 108,000 1 0.5 54,000 18,000
Street Outreach Program
(Contact)......................
RHY-HMIS:....................... 30,000 1 0.28 8,400 2,800
Street Outreach Program
(Engagement)...................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 54,170.
Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a)
whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Authority: Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-
378) through FY 2013 and more recently reauthorized by the Juvenile
Justice Reform Act through FY 2019.
Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-09458 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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