[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 5165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2172]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

Proposed Projects

    Title: National Extranet Optimized Runaway and Homeless Youth 
Management Information System (NEO-RHYMIS).
    OMB No. 0970-0123.
    Description: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA), as amended 
by Pub. L. 106-71 (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.), mandates that the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report regularly to 
Congress on the status of HHS-funded programs serving runaway and 
homeless youth. Such reporting is similarly mandated by the Government 
Performance and Results Act. Organizations funded under the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth (RHY) program are required by statute (42 U.S.C. 5712, 
42 U.S.C. 5714-2) to meet certain data collection and reporting 
requirements. These requirements include maintenance of client 
statistical records on the number and the characteristics of the 
runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of family separation, who 
participate in the project; and the services provided to such youth by 
the project.
    Respondents: Public and private, community-based nonprofit and 
faith-based organizations receiving HHS funds for services to runaway 
and homeless youth.
    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 Profile................................             535             153               0.25          20,464
Street Outreach Report.......................             147            4211               0.02          12,380
Brief Contacts...............................             535             305               0.15          24,476
Turnaways....................................             535              13               0.1              696
Data Transfer................................             535               2               0.5              535
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 58,551.
    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 
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, 
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail 
address: [email protected]. 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: January 29, 2004
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-2172 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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