[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69295-69296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33274]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Project
Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System
(RHYMIS).
OMB No.: 0970-0123.
Description: The Family and Youth Services Bureau manages the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHYMIS) which
is used by youth service agencies funded by FYSB for Basic Center and
Transitional Living Programs. This information management system is
used by all FYSB-funded RHY grantees. The RHYMIS helps youth services
agencies manage their programs, assess service delivery, and plan for
future service needs. When aggregated, these data provide critical
planning, administrative, and evaluation information for FYSB.
RHYMIS is an automated data management system designed to capture
and store information at each grantee site, facilitate all FYSB/DHHS
reporting requirements, and produce a variety of standardized reports
for other Federal, local, regional, and national purposes. The
information gathered by each grantee forms the basis of the RHYMIS
national database. The data collected consists of standardized
definitions which allow for a variety of statistical analyses beyond
simple aggregation, and gives national, as well as regional and state
profiles of youth being served by FYSB-funded programs. The RHYMIS
allows individual grantees to generate agency-specific reports based on
their own data and reflecting the youth served in their own programs.
The data collection process is designed to collect various
information about runaway and homeless youth, the programs that serve
them, and other area services that are available to them. The
information in RHYMIS addresses a broad range of issues to assure that
situations relevant to the Basic Center and Transitional Living
Programs will be addressed. RHYMIS is designed to collect information
on:
Youth characteristics and issues presented.
Services provided to youth by agency.
Educational events and promotional/instructional materials
available.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
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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 Program Status............................ 400 175 2.2 154,000
Youth Profile................................... 400 175 29.1 2,037,000
Agency Profile.................................. 400 1 .17 68
Program Profile................................. 400 1 1.0 400
Staff Profile................................... 400 1 1.2 480
Coordinating Agency............................. 400 1 .3 120
Community Education............................. 400 1 .4 160
Promotional/Instructional Materials............. 400 1 .2 80
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,192,308.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) 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
Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447,
Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. 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: December 10, 1998.
Bob Sargis,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-33274 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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