[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16648-16649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05584]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7066-N-05; OMB Control No. 2506-new]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Youth Homeless 
Systems Improvement (YHSI) Program

AGENCY: HUD 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: May 19, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of 
this notice to [email protected] or www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 60-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.
    Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and can be sent to: 
Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 
20410-5000; telephone 202-402-3400 for Colette (this is not a toll-free 
number) or email at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed 
forms or other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at email or 
[email protected], telephone contact number or 202-402-3400 for 
Colette. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is prepared 
to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as 
well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn 
more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit 
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
    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: Youth Homeless Systems Improvement 
(YHSI).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-PENDING.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Congress appropriated funds to the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development in FY2022 and in FY2023 to competitively award funds to 
selected communities to develop projects that implement systems 
infrastructure to better address youth homelessness. The YHSI projects 
will focus on systems change to create and build capacity for Youth 
Action Boards; collect and use data from different systems to improve 
the youth homeless response system; develop strong leaders within a 
community; and improve the coordination, communication, operation, and 
administration of homeless assistance projects, including prevention 
and diversion strategies. This information collection proposal is to 
competitively award YHSI funds to communities and monitor the progress 
of the funded project.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 190.
    Frequency of Response: Biannual.
    Average Hours per Response: 27.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 2,670.

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          Submission documents                               Responses
-----------------------------------------    Number of       frequency     Total annual    Burden hours     Total hours     Hourly rate     Burden cost
         Information collection             respondents      (average)       responses     per response                                   per instrument
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Component 1. Project Selection:
    YHSI Project Selection Narratives...             100               1             100              22            2200          $53.67     $118,074.00
    SF-424--Application for Federal                  100               1             100               0               0           53.67            0.00
     Assistance.........................
    SF-424B Assurances for Non-                      100               1             100               0               0           53.67            0.00
     Construction Programs..............
    OMB-SF--LLL Disclosure of Lobbying               100               1             100               0               0           53.67            0.00
     Activities (where applicable)......
    Nonprofit Certification.............              50               1              50               0               0           53.67            0.00
    Organizations Code of Conduct.......             100               1             100               0               0           53.67            0.00
    Youth Action Board Letter of Support             100               1             100               1             100           53.67        5,367.00
    Letter of Support--partner agency...             100               1             100               1             100           53.67        5,367.00
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        Subtotal........................             100  ..............             100              24           2,400  ..............      128,808.00
Component 2. Milestone Reporting
    Narrative update on project progress              40               2              80               2             160           53.67        8,587.20
    Updated milestone chart.............              10               1              10               1              10           53.67          536.70
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        Subtotal........................              50  ..............              90               3             270  ..............        9,123.90
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            Total Application Collection             150  ..............             190              27           2,670  ..............      137,931.90
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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.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, Marion McFadden, having reviewed and approved this 
document, is delegating the authority to electronically sign this 
document to submitter, Aaron Santa Anna, who is the Federal Register 
Liaison for HUD, for purposes of publication in the Federal Register.

Aaron Santa Anna,
Federal Register Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-05584 Filed 3-17-23; 8:45 am]
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