81 FR 64497 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Implementation Phase Review of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 182 (September 20, 2016)

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described here. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64497-64498]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22580]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5910-N-14]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Implementation 
Phase Review of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer 
(LGBTQ) Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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 here. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 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: November 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
(202) 402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Aronson, Program Specialist, 
SNAPS/CPD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at [email protected] or 
telephone (202) 402-3554. (this is not a toll-free number). Persons 
with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY 
by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. 
Aronson.

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: Implementation Phase Review of the 
LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative.
    OMB Approval Number: N/A.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative began in the summer of 
2013 as part of a federal interagency initiative. The initiative's goal 
is to prevent homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 
and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, and to intervene early when homelessness 
occurs for these youth. Federal partners from the U.S. Departments of 
Education, Health, and Juvenile Justice, as well as the U.S. 
Interagency Council on Homelessness, support this HUD initiative. The 
initiative supports the federal goal to end youth homelessness by 2020 
and contributes to the development of a model for preventing LGBT youth 
homelessness that other communities can replicate. There are two 
communities participating in this initiative and both receive technical 
assistance (TA) to support their initiative planning (and later in the 
process, their initiative implementation).
    This request for OMB clearance covers the implementation phase 
which will document the approach and experiences of both communities as 
they have implemented their local plans. Furthermore, this review will 
examine the resources required to carry out implementation, what worked 
well, what challenges emerged and how they were addressed, lessons 
learned, and recommendations both sites offer for potential 
replication. To produce this information, HUD will collect quantitative 
and qualitative data from primary sources using four methods: 
Interviews, surveys, focus groups, and document review. Participants 
will consist of the local initiative leads as well as individuals 
involved in local initiative steering committees and subcommittees and 
community members associated with the initiative.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Organizations participating in 
the two local initiatives, including local lead organization, and 
participants on the local steering committees and subcommittees, and 
community members.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Implementation Phase Interview: Local                 13               1               1               1              13          $25.46            $331
 leads, steering committee members, and
 subcommittee members, community members
 (n=96).................................
Implementation Phase Focus Group: Local               24               1               1               1              24           25.46             611
 leads, steering committee members, and
 subcommittee members, community members
 (n=96).................................
Implementation Phase Survey: Local                   110               1               1             .25            27.5           25.46             700
 leads, steering committee members, and
 subcommittee members, community members
 (n=96).................................
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    Total...............................             110               1               1           .25-1            64.5           25.46           1,642
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*$25.46 is a GS-11 equivalent hourly cost. Hourly cost per response will vary at participating nonprofit and local government offices.

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.

    Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: September 9, 2016.
Harriet Tregoning,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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