[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4336-4337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1704]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5609-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on 
the Study of: Housing for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Department is soliciting 
public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8234, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Fletcher at (202) 402-4347 (this 
is not a toll-free number). Copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Fletcher.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) 
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; 
including through the use of appropriate automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology that will reduce 
burden, (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses).
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Housing for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care.
    OMB Control Number: XXXX-pending.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection will support research on the role of Family 
Unification Program vouchers in providing housing for youth aging out 
of foster care. A survey will be administered to all public housing 
agencies (PHA) that have an allotment of Family Unification program 
vouchers (n=300) to determine whether or not their program is currently 
serving youth aging out of foster care, and why or why not; and for 
those PHAs that are serving youth, to explore and document key aspects 
of the program, including the role of the public child welfare agency 
(PCWA) in the provision of services, the challenges in implementing the 
program and any strategies employed to overcome challenges; and any 
outcome data that might be available related to

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the housing tenancy and tenure of the youth served. A separate survey 
will be administered to the PHA partnering PCWAs and will include a 
similar set of questions, as well as additional questions designed to 
describe the context of the child welfare system within the specific 
community. The proposed data collection instrument is a web-based 
survey.
    Members of affected public: Public housing agencies (PHA) that 
administer Family Unification Program (FUP) vouchers and their 
partnering Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWA).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

                                   Estimated Respondent Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                   Average time
                                                                    to complete
             Form              Respondent sample     Number of       (Minimum,       Frequency     Total burden
                                                    respondents     Maximum) In                       (hours)
                                                                      minutes
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Survey.......................  PHA                           300              30               1             150
                                Administrators.
Survey.......................  PCWA                          300              30               1             150
                                Administrators.
    Total Burden Hours.......
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    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 9(a), and Title 12, U.S.C. 1701z-1 et 
seq.

    Dated: January 20, 2012.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2012-1704 Filed 1-26-12; 8:45 am]
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