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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

 

Agency Information Collection Under OMB Review

    Under the provisions of the Federal Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35), we have submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request for approval of an information collection 
instrument to conduct a participant impact evaluation of the 
Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth. This study is sponsored 
by the Family and Youth Services Bureau in the Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) of the Administration for Children 
and Families. (ACF).

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Information Collection Request may be obtained 
from Edward E. Saunders, Office of Information Systems Management, ACF, 
by calling (202) 205-7921.
    Written comments and questions regarding the required approval for 
information collection should be sent directly to: Laura Oliven, OMB 
Desk Officer for ACF, OMB Reports Management Branch, New Executive 
Office Building, room 3002, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
(202) 395-7316.

Information on Document

    Title: Evaluation of The Transitional Living Program (TLP) for 
Homeless Youth.
    OMB No.: 0980-New OMB Request.
    Description: The Transitional Living Program (TLP) for Homeless 
Youth is authorized under the Runaway Youth Act, Title III of the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974, as 
amended in 1988. The legislation requires the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to submit an annual 
report to Congress on the status and accomplishments of the TLP 
projects (Title III, part D, sec. 361(b)).
    The goal of the TLP is to promote transition to selfsufficient 
living and to prevent long-term dependency on social services. TLP is 
implemented through grants to public entities (State and local 
governments) and to private, non-profit organizations. In 1990, 45 
projects were funded, 32 were funded in 1991, and 9 were funded in 
1992. Each grant is for a 3-year period, with annual continuation 
renewals required.
    The evaluation focuses on measuring three types of particular 
outcomes: (1) Self-sufficiency, (2) independent living, and (3) 
personal income. The central feature of the participant impact 
evaluation design is a prospective study of TLP participants, in 
comparison with similar homeless youth in the same communities. The 
purpose of studying comparison groups is to measure what might have 
happened to participant youth had they not participated in the program. 
The impact evaluation will be conducted at 10 sites. Participant data 
will be collected using project management information systems and 
instruments adapted from other concurrent studies, to the extent 
possible.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 2,882.
    Annual Frequency: 1.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: .5-1.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,807.

    Dated: March 11, 1994.
Larry Guerrero,
Deputy Director, Office of Information Systems Management.
[FR Doc. 94-6706 Filed 3-22-94; 8:45 am]
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