[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21525-21526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06546]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Submission for OMB Review; Runaway and Homeless Youth--Homeless 
Management Information System (RHY-HMIS; Office of Management and 
Budget# 0970-0573)

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

ACTION: Request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Family and Youth Services Bureau's Runaway and Homeless 
Youth (RHY) Program is requesting a 3-year extension of the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth--Homeless Management Information System (RHY-HMIS) data 
collection efforts (OMB #0970-0573, expiration 07/31/2024). There are 
no changes requested to the data elements.

DATES: Comments due within 30 days of publication. OMB must decide 
about the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after 
publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a 
comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it 
within 30 days of publication.

ADDRESSES: 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. You can 
also obtain copies of the proposed collection of information by 
emailing [email protected]. Identify all emailed requests 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, the Administration on Children, Youth 
and Families, through a formal Memorandum of Understanding, integrated 
the RHY data collection with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development's (HUD) HMIS and HUD's data standards along with other 
federal partners. HUD has OMB approval for HUD's data standards and ACF 
has approval under a separate OMB number for the RHY data elements. The 
data collection effort includes universal data elements that are 
collected by all federal partners and RHY program specific elements, 
which are tailored to the RHY 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
                                                     Total number   number of     Average     Total      Annual
                     Instrument                           of        responses     burden      burden     burden
                                                      respondents      per       hours per    hours      hours
                                                                    respondent   response
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RHY-HMIS: Basic Center Program (Intake)............       123,000            1        0.38     46,740     15,580
RHY-HMIS: Basic Center Program (Exit)..............       123,000            1        0.33     40,590     13,530
RHY-HMIS: Transitional Living Program (including           24,000            1        0.38      9,120      3,040
 Maternity Group Home program and TLP Demonstration
 Programs; Intake).................................
RHY-HMIS: Transitional Living Program (including           24,000            1        0.33      7,920      2,640
 Maternity Group Home program and TLP Demonstration
 Programs; Exit)...................................
RHY-HMIS: Street Outreach Program (Contact)........       108,000            1         0.5     54,000     18,000
RHY-HMIS: Street Outreach Program (Engagement).....        30,000            1        0.28      8,400      2,800
RHY Funded Grantees (data entry)...................       308,225            2        0.36    221,922     73,974
RHY Funded Grantees (data submission)--FY24........           675            2        0.16        216         72
RHY Funded Grantees (data submission)--FY25 & FY26.           675            8        0.16        864        288
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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours............  ............  ...........  ..........  .........    129,924
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    Authority: Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-
378) through Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 and reauthorized by the Juvenile 
Justice Reform Act through FY 2019.

Mary C. Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-06546 Filed 3-27-24; 8:45 am]
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