[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69295-69296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33274]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Project

    Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System 
(RHYMIS).
    OMB No.: 0970-0123.
    Description: The Family and Youth Services Bureau manages the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS) which 
is used by youth service agencies funded by FYSB for Basic Center and 
Transitional Living Programs. This information management system is 
used by all FYSB-funded RHY grantees. The RHYMIS helps youth services 
agencies manage their programs, assess service delivery, and plan for 
future service needs. When aggregated, these data provide critical 
planning, administrative, and evaluation information for FYSB.
    RHYMIS is an automated data management system designed to capture 
and store information at each grantee site, facilitate all FYSB/DHHS 
reporting requirements, and produce a variety of standardized reports 
for other Federal, local, regional, and national purposes. The 
information gathered by each grantee forms the basis of the RHYMIS 
national database. The data collected consists of standardized 
definitions which allow for a variety of statistical analyses beyond 
simple aggregation, and gives national, as well as regional and state 
profiles of youth being served by FYSB-funded programs. The RHYMIS 
allows individual grantees to generate agency-specific reports based on 
their own data and reflecting the youth served in their own programs.
    The data collection process is designed to collect various 
information about runaway and homeless youth, the programs that serve 
them, and other area services that are available to them. The 
information in RHYMIS addresses a broad range of issues to assure that 
situations relevant to the Basic Center and Transitional Living 
Programs will be addressed. RHYMIS is designed to collect information 
on:
     Youth characteristics and issues presented.
     Services provided to youth by agency.
     Educational events and promotional/instructional materials 
available.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.

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                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                   Instrument                        Number of     responses per     hours per     Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       response          hours
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Youth Program Status............................             400             175            2.2          154,000
Youth Profile...................................             400             175           29.1        2,037,000
Agency Profile..................................             400               1             .17              68
Program Profile.................................             400               1            1.0              400
Staff Profile...................................             400               1            1.2              480
Coordinating Agency.............................             400               1             .3              120
Community Education.............................             400               1             .4              160
Promotional/Instructional Materials.............             400               1             .2               80
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,192,308.
    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and 
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the 
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed 
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447, 
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified 
by the title of the information collection.
    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.

    Dated: December 10, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-33274 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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