[Federal Register: February 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 22)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects
Title: National Extranet Optimized Runaway and Homeless Youth
Management Information System (NEO-RHYMIS).
OMB No. 0970-0123.
Description: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA), as amended
by Pub. L. 106-71 (42 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.), mandates that the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report regularly to
Congress on the status of HHS-funded programs serving runaway and
homeless youth. Such reporting is similarly mandated by the Government
Performance and Results Act. Organizations funded under the Runaway and
Homeless Youth (RHY) program are required by statute (42 U.S.C. 5712,
42 U.S.C. 5714-2) to meet certain data collection and reporting
requirements. These requirements include maintenance of client
statistical records on the number and the characteristics of the
runaway and homeless youth, and youth at risk of family separation, who
participate in the project; and the services provided to such youth by
the project.
Respondents: Public and private, community-based nonprofit and
faith-based organizations receiving HHS funds for services to runaway
and homeless youth.
Annual Burden Estimates:
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Youth Profile................................ 535 153 0.25 20,464
Street Outreach Report....................... 147 4211 0.02 12,380
Brief Contacts............................... 535 305 0.15 24,476
Turnaways.................................... 535 13 0.1 696
Data Transfer................................ 535 2 0.5 535
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 58,551.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: rsargis@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified by the
title of the information collection.
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.
Dated: January 29, 2004
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-2172 Filed 2-2-04; 8:45 am]
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