[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26482-26483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09458]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Homeless Management Information System (RHY-HMIS; New Collection)

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), Administration for Children and 
Families, HHS.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), 
Family and Youth Services Bureau has a legislative requirement to 
collect and maintain client statistical records on the numbers and the 
characteristics of runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of 
family separation, who receive shelter and supportive services

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through the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program funding. RHY data 
collection is integrated with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development's (HUD) Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed collection of information can be 
obtained and comments may be forwarded by emailing 
[email protected]. Alternatively, copies can also be obtained 
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of 
Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20201, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, emailed or 
written, should be identified by the title of the information 
collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Description: The RHY Program has a requirement to collect 
information from all youth who receive shelter and supportive services 
with RHY funding. In April 2015, ACYF, through a formal Memorandum of 
Understanding, integrated the RHY data collection with HUD's HMIS and 
HUD's data standards along with other federal partners. HUD's data 
standards has its own OMB clearance, but ACYF is requesting approval 
for the RHY data collection efforts as HUD's will no longer include all 
federal partners. The data collection instrument includes universal 
data elements, which are collected by all federal partners and program 
specific elements, which are tailored to each program using HUD's HMIS.
    Respondents: Youth who receive emergency and longer-term shelter 
and supportive services under RHY funding.

                                             Annual Burden Estimates
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                                                   Total  number
                                   Total  number   of  responses      Average      Total  burden  Annual  burden
           Instrument                   of              per        burden  hours       hours           hours
                                    respondents     respondent     per  response
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RHY-HMIS:.......................         123,000               1            0.38          46,740          15,580
Basic Center Program (Intake)...
RHY-HMIS:.......................         123,000               1            0.33          40,590          13,530
Basic Center Program (Exit).....
RHY-HMIS: Transitional Living             18,000               1            0.38           6,840           2,280
 Program (including Maternity
 Group Home program and TLP
 Demonstration Programs; Intake)
RHY-HMIS: Transitional Living             18,000               1            0.33           5,940           1,980
 Program (including Maternity
 Group Home program and TLP
 Demonstration Programs; Exit)..
RHY-HMIS:.......................         108,000               1             0.5          54,000          18,000
Street Outreach Program
 (Contact)......................
RHY-HMIS:.......................          30,000               1            0.28           8,400           2,800
Street Outreach Program
 (Engagement)...................
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 54,170.
    Comments: 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.

    Authority: Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-
378) through FY 2013 and more recently reauthorized by the Juvenile 
Justice Reform Act through FY 2019.

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-09458 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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