[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4336-4337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1704]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5609-N-02]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on
the Study of: Housing for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Department is soliciting
public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 27, 2012.
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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8234, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Fletcher at (202) 402-4347 (this
is not a toll-free number). Copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Fletcher.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:
(1) Evaluate 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)
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 that will reduce
burden, (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses).
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Housing for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care.
OMB Control Number: XXXX-pending.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
information collection will support research on the role of Family
Unification Program vouchers in providing housing for youth aging out
of foster care. A survey will be administered to all public housing
agencies (PHA) that have an allotment of Family Unification program
vouchers (n=300) to determine whether or not their program is currently
serving youth aging out of foster care, and why or why not; and for
those PHAs that are serving youth, to explore and document key aspects
of the program, including the role of the public child welfare agency
(PCWA) in the provision of services, the challenges in implementing the
program and any strategies employed to overcome challenges; and any
outcome data that might be available related to
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the housing tenancy and tenure of the youth served. A separate survey
will be administered to the PHA partnering PCWAs and will include a
similar set of questions, as well as additional questions designed to
describe the context of the child welfare system within the specific
community. The proposed data collection instrument is a web-based
survey.
Members of affected public: Public housing agencies (PHA) that
administer Family Unification Program (FUP) vouchers and their
partnering Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWA).
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
Estimated Respondent Burden Hours and Costs
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Average time
to complete
Form Respondent sample Number of (Minimum, Frequency Total burden
respondents Maximum) In (hours)
minutes
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Survey....................... PHA 300 30 1 150
Administrators.
Survey....................... PCWA 300 30 1 150
Administrators.
Total Burden Hours.......
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Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 9(a), and Title 12, U.S.C. 1701z-1 et
seq.
Dated: January 20, 2012.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2012-1704 Filed 1-26-12; 8:45 am]
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