[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 218 (Thursday, November 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67372-67373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Regulations.
    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, Public 
Law 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 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 information is requested annually through the RHY 
Program Announcement. The program regulations implementing provisions 
of the RHY Act limit grants project period 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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Grant application...............................             500               1              20          10,000
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Estimated total annual burden hours.............                                                          10,000
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    Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be 
obtained 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.
    OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the 
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of 
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best 
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of 
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent directly to the following:

    Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attn: Desk Officer for 
ACF.

    Dated: October 26, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-27969 Filed 11-8-00; 8:45 am]
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