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Download as PDF 25470 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 85 / Friday, May 1, 2020 / Notices Abstract: The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is authorized to protect property owned, occupied, or secured by the Federal Government. See 40 U.S.C. 1315. See also 41 CFR 102–81.15 (requires Federal agencies to be responsible for maintaining security at their own or leased facilities). To implement this requirement, DHS policy requires all visitors to DHS facilities in the NCR 1 to have a criminal history records check through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) system before accessing the facility. In reviewing the NCIC results, TSA will consider whether an individual could potentially pose a threat to the safety of TSA employees, contractors, visitors, or the facility. TSA is revising the collection to transition the applicable forms, TSA Forms 2802, 2816A, and 2816B, into Common Forms. Common Forms permit Federal agency users beyond the agency that created the form (e.g., Department of Homeland Security or U.S. Office of Personnel Management) to streamline the information collection process in coordination with OMB. Number of Respondents: 29,595. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 226 hours annually. Dated: April 28, 2020 . Christina A. Walsh, TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2020–09349 Filed 4–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–05–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–7024–N–19] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family Unification Program/Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Evaluation OMB Control No.: 2528–NEW Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 SUMMARY: 1 TSA facilities in the NCR include TSA Headquarters, the Freedom Center, the Transportation Security Integration Facility (TSIF), the Metro Park office complex (Metro Park), and the Annapolis Junction facility (AJ). VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:07 May 01, 2020 Jkt 250001 is to allow for 30 days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: June 1, 2020. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ StartPrintedPage15501PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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 her at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov 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 January 13, 2020 at 85 FR 1822. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Family Unification Program/Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Evaluation. OMB Approval Number: 2528–New. Type of Request: New Collection. Form Number: Pending. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Family Unification Program/Family Self-Sufficiency (FUP/FSS) Demonstration, authorized in HUD’s FY 2015 appropriations, was designed to test whether combining FUP and FSS for eligible youth would result in beneficial outcomes. The demonstration program was first announced in January 2016, and a total of 51 PHAs are participating in the demonstration as of 2019. As a part of the demonstration, the time limit on rental assistance was extended to match the maximum allowable five-year FSS contract (at the start of the demonstration, this was an increase from 18 months, although FUPYouth vouchers were extended to 36 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 months shortly after the time the demonstration was announced). No funds or additional FUP vouchers were allocated for the demonstration, although certain regulatory requirements were relaxed for participating Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), with the aim of better aligning the existing programs into the new approach. As a result, all participating PHAs already had FUP allocations. Participating PHAs can choose to modify their FSS programs to better meet the needs of youth participants. The most recent FUP awards (FY17 and FY18) require partnership with a local Continuum of Care (CoC), which can increase referrals of eligible youth through coordinated entry. The main goal of the FUP/FSS Demonstration Evaluation is to assess whether the combination of FUP and FSS, along with the extension of time limits, has been an effective approach to improving housing stability and selfsufficiency outcomes for youth aging out of foster care. Related to this is whether participation in the demonstration has provided an avenue for closer and more productive partnerships between PHAs, Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWAs), and other youth-focused organizations involved. This includes capturing information about how PHAs and their PCWA partners have worked together to implement the demonstration program and the challenges and lessons learned from their experience to date. Initial take-up rates for the demonstration, as well as nondemonstration FUP-Youth voucher issuances, have both generally been low. Given these low take-up rates, an additional baseline goal will be to assess the extent to which the FUP/FSS Demonstration is being actively implemented across the 51 participating PHAs and why some sites that applied to the demonstration do not appear to be implementing the program or issuing many FUP-Youth vouchers. To this end, while many of the core evaluation questions are focused on implementation questions and challenges, the study will also necessarily explore why some demonstration sites do not appear to be fully engaged with the program. Finally, a goal of the evaluation is to measure short-term outcomes for participating youth and determine any emerging common attributes among them. This notice announces HUD’s intent to collect information through the following methods: (1) Study investigators (from Urban Institute) will administer an agency-level web-based survey to all PHAs and PCWAs E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1 25471 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 85 / Friday, May 1, 2020 / Notices participating in the demonstration. (2) Investigators will conduct one-time telephone interviews with a sample of staff from 10 PHAs in the demonstration to gather more nuanced information than can be collected in the web-based surveys. (3) Investigators will also visit Instrument Public Housing Authority (PHA) Survey ....... Public Child Welfare Agency (PCWA) Survey ............................ Interview Guide for PHA Staff .................. Interview Guide for Public Child Welfare Agency (PCWA) Staff Interview Guide for Community Service Provider Staff ............ Interview Guide for Continuum of Care (COC) Lead Organization Staff ............... Interview Guide for Youth ........................ Total ...................... Number of respondents three FUP/FSS demonstration sites to conduct interviews with PHA and PCWA administrators, front-line workers, community service providers, as well as interviews with youth participants. (4) To describe the characteristics of the participating PHAs Frequency of response Responses per annum Burden hour per response and FUP/FSS participants and measure short-term outcomes, the study investigators will analyze HUD Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC) and Voucher Management System (VMS) administrative data. Total burden hours Hourly cost per response Cost 51.00 1.00 51.00 0.50 25.50 1 $34.46 $878.73 51.00 1.00 51.00 0.50 25.50 6 34.46 878.73 41.00 1.00 41.00 1.00 41.00 6 34.46 1,412.86 16.00 1.00 16.00 1.00 16.00 6 34.46 551.36 3.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 3.00 2 23.92 71.76 3.00 1.00 3.00 1.00 3.00 7 23.92 71.76 18.00 1.00 18.00 1.00 18.00 3 7.25 130.50 ........................ ........................ 183.00 ........................ 132.00 ........................ 3,995.70 1 ‘‘Occupational Employment Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018—Social and Community Service Managers,’’ Bureau of Labor Statistics, accessed December 6th, 2019, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes119151.htm. 2 ‘‘Occupational Employment Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018—Child, Family and Social Workers,’’ Bureau of Labor Statistics, accessed December 6th, 2019, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211021.htm. 3 For youth interviews, we assume an hourly wage of $7.25, the federal minimum wage. 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(5) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:07 May 01, 2020 Jkt 250001 C. Authority We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are reopening the public comment period for the incidental take permit (ITP) application received from the Pueblo of Santa Clara supported by a low-effect habitat conservation plan (LEHCP). SUMMARY: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Dated: April 20, 2020. Anna P. Guido, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The comment period for the ITP application and associated documents, which opened via a notice that published on March 2, 2020 (85 FR 12324), is reopened. 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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7024-N-19]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family 
Unification Program/Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Evaluation 
OMB Control No.: 2528-NEW

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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: June 1, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/StartPrintedPage15501PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function.

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 her 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 January 
13, 2020 at 85 FR 1822.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Family Unification Program/Family 
Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Evaluation.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-New.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Form Number: Pending.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Family Unification Program/Family Self-Sufficiency (FUP/FSS) 
Demonstration, authorized in HUD's FY 2015 appropriations, was designed 
to test whether combining FUP and FSS for eligible youth would result 
in beneficial outcomes. The demonstration program was first announced 
in January 2016, and a total of 51 PHAs are participating in the 
demonstration as of 2019. As a part of the demonstration, the time 
limit on rental assistance was extended to match the maximum allowable 
five-year FSS contract (at the start of the demonstration, this was an 
increase from 18 months, although FUP-Youth vouchers were extended to 
36 months shortly after the time the demonstration was announced). No 
funds or additional FUP vouchers were allocated for the demonstration, 
although certain regulatory requirements were relaxed for participating 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), with the aim of better aligning the 
existing programs into the new approach. As a result, all participating 
PHAs already had FUP allocations. Participating PHAs can choose to 
modify their FSS programs to better meet the needs of youth 
participants. The most recent FUP awards (FY17 and FY18) require 
partnership with a local Continuum of Care (CoC), which can increase 
referrals of eligible youth through coordinated entry.
    The main goal of the FUP/FSS Demonstration Evaluation is to assess 
whether the combination of FUP and FSS, along with the extension of 
time limits, has been an effective approach to improving housing 
stability and self-sufficiency outcomes for youth aging out of foster 
care. Related to this is whether participation in the demonstration has 
provided an avenue for closer and more productive partnerships between 
PHAs, Public Child Welfare Agencies (PCWAs), and other youth-focused 
organizations involved. This includes capturing information about how 
PHAs and their PCWA partners have worked together to implement the 
demonstration program and the challenges and lessons learned from their 
experience to date.
    Initial take-up rates for the demonstration, as well as non-
demonstration FUP-Youth voucher issuances, have both generally been 
low. Given these low take-up rates, an additional baseline goal will be 
to assess the extent to which the FUP/FSS Demonstration is being 
actively implemented across the 51 participating PHAs and why some 
sites that applied to the demonstration do not appear to be 
implementing the program or issuing many FUP-Youth vouchers. To this 
end, while many of the core evaluation questions are focused on 
implementation questions and challenges, the study will also 
necessarily explore why some demonstration sites do not appear to be 
fully engaged with the program. Finally, a goal of the evaluation is to 
measure short-term outcomes for participating youth and determine any 
emerging common attributes among them.
    This notice announces HUD's intent to collect information through 
the following methods: (1) Study investigators (from Urban Institute) 
will administer an agency-level web-based survey to all PHAs and PCWAs

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participating in the demonstration. (2) Investigators will conduct one-
time telephone interviews with a sample of staff from 10 PHAs in the 
demonstration to gather more nuanced information than can be collected 
in the web-based surveys. (3) Investigators will also visit three FUP/
FSS demonstration sites to conduct interviews with PHA and PCWA 
administrators, front-line workers, community service providers, as 
well as interviews with youth participants. (4) To describe the 
characteristics of the participating PHAs and FUP/FSS participants and 
measure short-term outcomes, the study investigators will analyze HUD 
Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC) and Voucher 
Management System (VMS) administrative data.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Total burden     Hourly cost
               Instrument                   respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response        Cost
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Public Housing Authority (PHA) Survey...           51.00            1.00           51.00            0.50           25.50      \1\ $34.46         $878.73
Public Child Welfare Agency (PCWA)                 51.00            1.00           51.00            0.50           25.50       \6\ 34.46          878.73
 Survey.................................
Interview Guide for PHA Staff...........           41.00            1.00           41.00            1.00           41.00       \6\ 34.46        1,412.86
Interview Guide for Public Child Welfare           16.00            1.00           16.00            1.00           16.00       \6\ 34.46          551.36
 Agency (PCWA) Staff....................
Interview Guide for Community Service               3.00            1.00            3.00            1.00            3.00       \2\ 23.92           71.76
 Provider Staff.........................
Interview Guide for Continuum of Care               3.00            1.00            3.00            1.00            3.00       \7\ 23.92           71.76
 (COC) Lead Organization Staff..........
Interview Guide for Youth...............           18.00            1.00           18.00            1.00           18.00        \3\ 7.25          130.50
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............          183.00  ..............          132.00  ..............        3,995.70
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\1\ ``Occupational Employment Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018--Social and Community Service Managers,'' Bureau of Labor
  Statistics, accessed December 6th, 2019, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes119151.htm.
\2\ ``Occupational Employment Statistics: Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018--Child, Family and Social Workers,'' Bureau of Labor Statistics,
  accessed December 6th, 2019, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211021.htm.
\3\ For youth interviews, we assume an hourly wage of $7.25, the federal minimum wage.

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.
    (5) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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: April 20, 2020.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-09321 Filed 4-30-20; 8:45 am]
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