[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 78757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25308]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Proposed Information Collection Activity; Runaway and Homeless 
Youth Prevention Demonstration Prevention Plans (New Collection)

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services Bureau, Administration for Children 
and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Family and Youth Service Bureau (FYSB) is proposing to 
collect comprehensive Prevention Plans from grant recipients that have 
been awarded funding for a new prevention demonstration project to 
design and implement prevention and intervention services tailored to 
prevent at-risk youth from experiencing homelessness.

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of publication. In compliance with 
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is 
soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the information 
collection described above.

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the proposed collection of 
information and submit comments by emailing [email protected]. 
Identify all requests by the title of the information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Description: On September 29, 2023, FYSB awarded funding for the 
first time to Runaway and Homeless Youth-Prevention Demonstration 
Program (RHY-PDP) projects to design and deliver community-based 
demonstration initiatives to prevent youth from experiencing 
homelessness. Through the development and coordination of partnerships 
with youth and young adults, community organizations, and private and 
public agencies, the RHY-PDP grantees will: (1) design and develop a 
comprehensive community-based prevention plan to prevent youth 
homelessness; (2) identify young people at risk of experiencing 
homelessness; and (3) implement robust, holistic prevention services 
tailored for youth and young adults to respond to the diverse needs of 
youth who are at risk of homelessness and their families. The RHY-PDP 
has two phases with the first phase serving as a 6-month timeline for 
grant recipients to develop and submit a comprehensive prevention plan 
to prevent youth homelessness.
    The Prevention Plans can include:

 Grantee definition of prevention
 Summary of risk and protective factors for youth experiencing 
homelessness
 How grantees will identify at-risk youth to include existing 
data to assist in identification
 Referral strategies for youth
 Explanation of the process of how youth with lived experience 
and community partners co-designed the prevention plan
 List of prevention interventions
 All related goals and performances measures planned
 List of community partners and their roles.

    FYSB will utilize the Prevention Plans to provide technical 
assistance to grantees, as needed, and will post the Prevention Plans 
to the FYSB website for grantees' peer-to-peer learning.
    Respondents: All grant recipients that receive a RHY-PDP grant for 
the prevention demonstration.
    Total Burden Estimates: FYSB awarded 11 grants in September 2023 
and anticipates awarding a second cohort next year. The number of 
respondents reflects a potential second cohort of grant recipients that 
would also be required to submit the Prevention Plan.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Total number of    Average burden
                Instrument                  Total number of    responses per       hours per       Total burden
                                              respondents        respondent         response          hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FYSB RHY-PDP Prevention Plan..............              26                  1               60            1,560
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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: Section 343 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act 
authorizes the award of grants for research, evaluation, demonstration, 
and service projects (34 U.S.C. 11243).

Mary B. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25308 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4182-02-P