[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 118 (Monday, June 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37984-37985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15339]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Regulations--Final Rule.
    OMB No.: New Collection.
    Description: The Runaway and Homeless Youth program is administered 
by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB). The authorizing 
legislation for the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program, Pub. L. 
106-71 (42 U.S.C. 5701), Section 311, set forth provisions for awarding 
grants through a competitive process to public and nonprofit private 
entities (and combinations of such entities) to establish and operate 
local programs to provide services for runaway and homeless youth and 
for their families. For the competitive grant making process, eligible 
entities are required to describe their goals, plans (scope of 
activities), capacities and other qualifications for receiving Federal 
funding to operate the type of youth services programs authorized under 
the RHY Act. The detailed information is collected via the Uniform 
Project Description (UPD), OMB control number 0970-0139. The UPD 
information collected is the basis for determining the most appropriate 
entities for grant funding. Basic organizational and summary budget 
information required by OMB circular A-102 as part of an ``Application 
for Federal Assistance'' is also collected via the SF-424 (OMB control 
number 0348-0043), the SF-424A (OMB control number 0348-0044), the SF-
424B (OMB control number 0348-0040) and the ``Disclosure of Lobbying 
Activities'' SF-LLL (OMB number 0348-0046). The information is 
requested annually through the RHY Program Announcement. The program 
regulations implementing provisions of the RHY Act limit grants project 
periods to three years (a limit not specified in the statue). The final 
rule would change the project periods from a maximum of three years to 
five years. The regulation change is technical in nature and will allow 
FYSB the flexibility and discretion to award some grants for five-year 
periods, instead of three years. The regulatory change will not 
increase the burden for any entities. The change will only affect the 
frequency of application submission.
    Respondents: Community-based Organizations, States, and Tribes.

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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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Application.....................................             500               1              20          10,000
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours.........  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,000
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    In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 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: (1) 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: June 13, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-15339 Filed 6-16-00; 8:45 am]
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