[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 82382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33038]



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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 Management Information System 
(RHYMIS).
    OMB No. 0970-0123.
    Description: In the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5701 
et seq.) Congress mandated that the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) report regularly on the status of HHS-funded programs 
serving runaway and homeless youth in Basic Center programs (BC), 
Transitional Living programs (TLP) and Street Outreach programs. 
Organizations funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth program are 
required by statute (42 U.S.C. 5712, 42 U.S.C. 5714-2) to meet several 
data collection and reporting requirements, including maintaining 
client statistical records and submitting annual program reports 
regarding the profile of the youth and families served and the services 
provided to them. The RHYMIS data supports these organizations as they 
carry out a variety of integrated, ongoing responsibilities and 
projects, including legislative reporting requirements, planning and 
public policy development for runaway and homeless youth programs, 
accountability monitoring, program management, research, and 
evaluation. RHYMIS has been redesigned and streamlined to reduce the 
collection burden upon respondents and to capture key information 
previously not requested.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                                            Number of     Average
                                                               Number of    responses      burden       Total
                         Instrument                           respondents      per       hours per      burden
                                                                            respondent    response      hours
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 BC/TLP Youth Profile.......................................          400          185          .75       55,500
 Street Outreach Report.....................................          140            2          .40          112
 BC/TLP Brief Contacts......................................          400          100          .10        4,000
 BC/TLP Turnaways...........................................          400           50          .10        2,000
 Date Transfer..............................................          400            2          .50          400
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     Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours....................  ...........  ...........  ...........       62,012
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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: (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 21, 2000.
Bob Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-33038 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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