82 FR 11479 - 30-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 82, Issue 35 (February 23, 2017)

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 30 days of public comment.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 35 (Thursday, February 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11479-11480]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03523]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5997-N-09]


30-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.

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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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 27, 2017.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax:202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free 
number. Person 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 Ms. Guido.

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 
September 20, 2016 at 81 FR 64497.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Implementation Phase Review of the 
LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: None.
    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.

                     Exhibit A-1--Estimated Annual Burden Hours and Annual Cost for LGBTQ Implementation Phase Documentation Review
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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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Interviews..............................              13               1              13            1.00           13.00          $30.54         $397.02
Focus Group.............................              24               1              24            1.00           24.00           30.54          732.96
Survey..................................             110               1             110            0.25           27.50           30.54          839.85
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    Total...............................             147  ..............  ..............            2.25           64.50           30.54        1,969.83
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\*\ Hourly wage rates are based on the 2015 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates by the Department of Labor (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). The hourly wage rate in Exhibit A-2 represents the mean hourly wage of ``Social and Community Managers.''

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;

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    (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.

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

    Dated: February 15, 2017.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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