[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55389-55390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25119]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5998-N-10]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Implementation 
Phase Evaluation of LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 22, 2018.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-
5534 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected] 
for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Duplessis, Program Specialist, 
SNAP, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20410; email Rachel Duplessis at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a 
toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access 
this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service 
at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may 
be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Implementation Phase Evaluation of 
LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative.
    OMB Approval Number: NA.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: NA.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative began in the summer of 
2013 as part of a federal interagency initiative to prevent 
homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning 
(LGBTQ) youth, and to intervene early when homelessness occurs for 
these youths. Federal partners from the U.S. Departments of Education, 
Health, and Juvenile Justice, as well as the U.S. Interagency Council 
on Homelessness, support this HUD initiative. The initiative supports 
the federal goal to end youth homelessness and contributes to the 
development of a model for preventing LGBT youth homelessness that 
other communities can replicate. Two communities participate in this 
initiative and receive technical assistance (TA) to support their 
initiative planning and implementation.
    This request for OMB clearance covers the implementation phase 
which will document the approach and experiences of both communities as 
they have implemented their local plan. Furthermore, this review will 
examine the resources required to carry out implementation, what worked 
well, what challenges emerged and how they were addressed, lessons 
learned and recommendations both sites offer for potential replication. 
To produce this information, HUD will collect quantitative and 
qualitative data from primary sources using four methods: Interviews, 
surveys, focus groups, and document review. Participants will consist 
of the local initiative leads as well as individuals involved in local 
initiative steering committees and subcommittees and community members 
associated with the initiative.
    This is a re-submission of a PRA package that had previously been 
withdrawn by the Department to undertake additional review. The 
original 60-day Notice was published on September 20, 2016, and can be 
found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/20/2016-22580/60-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-implementation-phase-review-of-the-lesbian-gay.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Organizations participating in 
the two local initiatives, including local lead organizations and 
participants on the local steering committees and subcommittees.
    Implementation Phase Interview: Local leads, steering committee 
members and subcommittee members, community members,
    Implementation Phase Focus Group: Local leads, steering committee 
members and subcommittee members, community members,
    Implementation Phase Survey: Local leads, steering committee 
members and subcommittee members, community members.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Interviews..............................              30               1              30               1              30          $30.54          $916.2

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Focus Group.............................              48               1              48               1              48           30.54         1465.92
Survey..................................              96               1              96             .25              24           30.54          732.96
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    Total...............................             174               1             174  ..............             102           30.54         3115.08
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: October 12, 2017.
Neal Rackleff,
Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2017-25119 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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