[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18327-18329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08779]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-18]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of 
the HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 29, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free 
number. Person 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. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
September 1, 2017 at 82 FR 41635.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the HUD Youth 
Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528--New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation 
(YHDE), by the Office of Policy Development and Research, at the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is to assess the 
progress and results of the 2017 YHDP grantee communities in developing 
and executing a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending 
youth homelessness. YHDP grant funds help communities to work with 
youth advisory boards, child welfare agencies, and other community 
partners to create comprehensive community plans to end youth 
homelessness; these comprehensive plans are a major focus for the 
grantees in the first grant year. The grant funding is used for a 
variety of housing options, including rapid re-housing, permanent 
supportive housing, and transitional housing, as well as innovative 
programs. YHDP also will support youth-focused performance measurement 
and coordinated entry systems. In order to obtain a clear picture of 
YHDP grant activities, this longitudinal, multi-level evaluation will 
measure activities and progress of grantees essential to building and 
sustaining effective community change.
    Data collection will occur during two evaluation components with 
each component including data collection activities and analyses. These 
components include two waves of a web-based survey of Continuums of 
Care, and site visits with each demonstration community and the three 
selected comparison sites.
    Component one, a web-based survey of Continuums of Care (CoCs) in 
the U.S. will be administered twice, in Years 1 and 4 of the 
evaluation, to all CoC program directors across the country excluding 
the 10 YHDP grantees and three comparison communities, for a total of 
400 survey participants each

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wave. These data will provide an understanding of system developments 
occurring across the country and provide a comparative basis for 
understanding the demonstration communities. The survey will ask 
questions about the nature and capacity of the prevention and crisis 
approaches in place, the housing and service solutions, and the 
strategies for screening and assessing youth. It will focus on 
understanding the coordination and collaboration between the homeless 
assistance system and mainstream service systems, as well as whether 
and how the system prioritizes and coordinates referrals to the 
different programs.
    The second data collection component is comprised of site visits 
which will be conducted with each demonstration community and the three 
comparison non-grantee CoCs. The site visits will include interviews 
with key informants, with project technical assistance (TA) providers, 
and youth, as well as focus groups with different subgroups of youth. 
The site visit guide will describe data collection procedures to be 
followed to ensure rigor and consistency across site visit teams. The 
first site visit will be conducted as soon as OMB approval is received 
to collect information while grantees are developing their coordinated 
community plans. The second site visit will be conducted in early 2019 
to explore how the plans are being implemented, as well as barriers to 
or facilitators of change. The third and final site visits will be 
scheduled after community plans have been in effect for at least one 
year (mid-2020).
    Respondents: Continuum of Care Lead Agency contacts, key community 
partners, TA provider staff and youth with interaction with CoCs.
    Estimated total number of hours needed to prepare the information 
collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, 
hours of response, and cost of response time:

                                           Exhibit 2--Estimated Hour and Cost Burden of Information Collection
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                                                                             Frequency
                                                                Number of   of response   Responses   Burden hour     Annual       Hourly
                    Information collection                     respondents      (per      per annum       per         burden      cost per   Annual cost
                                                                               annum)                   response      hours       response
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Continuum of Care (CoC) Web Survey (CoC Program Directors)...       400.00         0.50       200.00         0.50       100.00       $31.10    $3,110.00
Lead Agencies Interview......................................        26.00         0.75        19.50         2.00        39.00        20.73       808.47
Service Provider Interview...................................        78.00         0.75        58.50         1.00        58.50        20.73     1,212.71
Local Government Agency Staff Interview......................        26.00         0.75        19.50         0.80        15.60        23.39       364.88
TA Providers Interview.......................................        10.00         0.75         7.50         1.00         7.50        20.73       155.48
Youth Board Member Interviews................................        26.00         0.75        19.50         1.00        19.50         7.25       141.38
Youth Focus Groups...........................................       468.00         0.75       351.00         1.50       526.50         7.25     3,817.13
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    Total....................................................     1,034.00  ...........       675.50  ...........       766.60  ...........     9,610.05
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                  Exhibit 3--Estimated Hour Burden of Information Collection Calculation Basis
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                                                                Frequency  of
       Information collection          Number of respondents      response            Responses  per annum
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CoC Program Directors...............  400....................               2  (400 x 2)/4 = 200
Lead Agencies.......................  2/site, 13 sites = 26..               3  (26 x 3)/4 = 20
Service Providers...................  6/site, 13 sites = 78..               3  (78 x 3)/4 = 59
Local Government Agencies...........  2/site, 13 sites = 26..               3  (26 x 3)/4 = 20
TA Providers Interview..............  10.....................               3  (10 x 3)/4 = 8
Youth Board Members (Interviews)....  2/site, 13 sites = 26..               3  (26 x 3)/4 = 20
Youth Focus Groups..................  36/site, 13 sites = 468               3  (468 x 3)/4 = 351
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    Total...........................  1,034.00...............  ..............  678.00
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    As summarized below, we estimated the hourly cost per response 
using the May 2016 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment 
Statistics median hourly wages for the labor categories, Social and 
Community Services Manager (11-9151, $31.10) and Social and Community 
Services Specialist, All Other (21-1099, $20.73). We used the Social 
and Community Services Manager rate for the CoC Program Directors and 
Program Administrators.
    We used the Social and Community Services Specialist, All Other 
rate for YHDP grantee staff, service providers, and TA providers. For 
the government workers, we used an average of state and local Social 
and Community Services Specialist, All Other (21-2099, $23.39). The 
youth hourly wage is based on the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hour.

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               Respondent                         Occupation             SOC code         Median hourly wage
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CoC Program Directors...................  Social and Community               11-9151  $31.10.
                                           Services Manager.
Lead Agencies...........................  Social and Community               21-1099  $20.73.
                                           Services Specialist, All
                                           Others.
Service Providers.......................  Social and Community               21-1099  $20.73.
                                           Services Specialist, All
                                           Others.
Local Government Agencies...............  Social and Community               21-1099  Average of state and
                                           Services Specialist, All                    local, $23.39.
                                           Others.
TA Providers............................  Social and Community               21-1099  $20.73.
                                           Services Specialist, All
                                           Others.
Youth...................................  Federal minimum wage......  ..............  $7.25.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2016), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.


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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: April 19, 2018.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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