[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76842-76843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24577]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7070-N-81]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Youth 
Homelessness Demonstration Application; OMB Control No.: 2506-0210

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Clearance Officer, REE, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
8210, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected]; 
telephone number (202) 402-3400. 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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on April 
10, 2023 at 88 FR 21204.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Youth Homelessness Demonstration 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0210.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Youth Homelessness Demonstration Application (all 
parts), SF 424, SF 424-B, HUD-2993, HUD-2880, SF-LLL.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information to be collected will be used to rate applications, to 
determine eligibility for the Youth Homelessness

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Demonstration Program and establish grant amounts. Continuum of Care 
Collaborative Applicants will respond to narrative prompts to 
demonstrate their experience and expertise in providing housing and 
services to youth experiencing homelessness and to describe their 
intended program design, that will address the needs for housing and 
services that will result in housing placement and sufficient income to 
ensure housing is maintained once assistance discontinues.
    Respondents: Continuum of Care collaborative applicants, which can 
be States, local governments, private nonprofit organizations, public 
housing authorities, and community mental health associations that are 
public nonprofit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150 applicants, 125 organizations 
submitting project applications, 25 applicants submitting coordinated 
community plans.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 150 community selection 
applications, 125 project applications, 25 coordinated community plans.
    Frequency of Response: 1 community selection application per 
applicant, 5 project applications per community, 1 coordinated 
community plan per community.
    Average Hours per Response: Each activity also has a unique 
associated number of hours of response, ranging from 15 minutes to 240 
hours.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total number of hours needed for all 
reporting is 11,083.79 hours.

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                                                                          Responses      Total        Burden
       Submission documents, information collection          Number of    frequency      annual     hours per   Total hours  Hourly rate    Burden cost
                                                            respondents   (average)    responses     response                             per instrument
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                                                            Component 1. Community Selection
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YHDP Community Selection Narratives.......................          150            1          150           24     3,600.00        53.67     $193,212.00
SF-424--Application for Federal Assistance................          150            1          150          0.5           75        53.67        4,025.25
HUD-424B--Applicant Assurances and Certifications.........          150            1          150            0            0        53.67               0
OMB-SF-LLL--Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (where                 10            1           10         0.17          1.7        53.67           91.24
 applicable)..............................................
Nonprofit Certification...................................          150            1          150            0            0        53.67            0.00
Organizations Code of Conduct.............................          150            1          150            0            0        53.67            0.00
Youth Action Board Participation Letter...................          150            1          150          0.5           75        53.67        4,025.25
Public Child Welfare Agency Commitment Letter.............          150            1          150          0.5           75        53.67        4,025.25
Acknowledgement of Application Receipt (HUD-2993) (only              10            1           10         0.17         0.34        53.67           18.25
 applicants granted waiver to submit a paper application).
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    Subtotal..............................................          150  ...........          150  ...........     3,827.04  ...........      205,397.24
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                                                            Component 2. Project Application
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YHDP Project Application Questions........................          125            1          125            8     1,000.00        53.67       53,670.00
SF-424--Application for Federal Assistance................          125            1          125         0.08           10        53.67          536.70
HUD-2880--Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report              125            1          125         0.17        21.25        53.67        1,140.49
 (2501-0017)..............................................
OMB-SF-LLL--Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (where                125            1          125         0.17        21.25        53.67        1,140.49
 applicable)..............................................
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    Subtotal..............................................          125  ...........          125  ...........     1,052.50  ...........       56,487.68
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                                                         Component 3. Coordinated Community Plan
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YHDP Plan Narrative.......................................           25            1           25          240     6,000.00        53.67      322,020.00
Logic Model...............................................           25            1           25            8          200        53.67       10,734.00
Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan              25            1           25         0.17         4.25        53.67          228.10
 (HUD-2991) (2506-0112)...................................
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    Subtotal..............................................           25            1           25       248.17     6,204.25  ...........      332,982.10
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        Total Application Collection......................          150  ...........          300  ...........    11,083.79  ...........      594,867.03
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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.
    (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-24577 Filed 11-6-23; 8:45 am]
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