# 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Youth Homelessness Demonstration Application
**AGENCY:**
Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**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:* May 6, 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/StartPrinted Page 15501PRAMain.* 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. 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 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 28, 2020 at 85 FR 5013.
**A. Overview of Information Collection**
*Title of Information Collection:* Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program.
*OMB Approval Number:* 2506-0210.
*Type of Request:* Revision of currently approved collection.
*Form Number:* Youth Homelessness Demonstration Application (all parts), SF 424, HUD-2991, HUD-2993, HUD-2880, SF-LLL.
*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* The information to be collected will be used to rate applications, to determine eligibility for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program and establish grant amounts. Applicants, which must be state or local governments, or nonprofit organizations will respond to narrative prompts to demonstrate their experience and expertise in providing housing and services to youth experiencing homelessness and to describe their intended program design, that will address the needs for housing and services that will result in housing placement and sufficient income to ensure housing is maintained once assistance discontinues.
| Submission | Number of | Responses | Total | Burden | Total Hours | Hourly rate | Burden |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | | | |
| YHDP Site Selection Narratives | 150.00 | 1.00 | 150.00 | 24.00 | 3,600.00 | 47.52 | $171,072.00 |
| SF-424—Application for Federal Assistance | 150.00 | 1.00 | 150.00 | .50 | 75.00 | 47.52 | 3,564.00 |
| OMB-SF-LLL—Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (where applicable) | 10.00 | 1.00 | 10.00 | .17 | 1.70 | 47.52 | 80.78 |
| Nonprofit Certification | 150.00 | 1.00 | 150.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 47.52 | 0.00 |
| Organizations Code of Conduct | 150.00 | 1.00 | 150.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 47.52 | 0.00 |
| Youth Advisory Board Participation Letter | 150.00 | 1.00 | 150.00 | .50 | 75.00 | 47.52 | 3,564.00 |
| Public Child Welfare Agency Commitment Letter | 150.00 | 1.00 | 150.00 | 0.50 | 75.00 | 47.52 | 3,564.00 |
| Acknowledgement of Application Receipt (HUD-2993) (only applicants granted waiver to submit a paper application) | 10.00 | 1.00 | 10.00 | 0.17 | 1.70 | 47.52 | 80.78 |
| Subtotal | 150.00 | | 150.00 | | 3,828.40 | | 181,925.57 |
| | | | | | | | |
| YHDP Project Application Questions | 25.00 | 5.00 | 125.00 | 8.00 | 1,000.00 | 47.52 | 47,520.00 |
| SF-424—Application for Federal Assistance | 25.00 | 5.00 | 125.00 | .08 | 10.00 | 47.52 | 475.20 |
| HUD-2880—Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (2510-0011) | 25.00 | 5.00 | 125.00 | .17 | 21.25 | 47.52 | 1,009.80 |
| OMB-SF-LLL—Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (where applicable) | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | .17 | .85 | 47.52 | 40.39 |
| Subtotal | 25.00 | | 125.00 | | 1,032.10 | | 49,045.39 |
| | | | | | | | |
| YHDP Plan Narrative | 25.00 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 240.00 | 6,000.00 | 47.52 | 285,120.00 |
| Logic Model | 25.00 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 8.00 | 200.00 | 47.52 | 9,504.00 |
| Certification of Consistency with the Consolidated Plan (HUD-2991) | 25.00 | 1.00 | 25.00 | .17 | 4.25 | 47.52 | 201.96 |
| Subtotal | 25.00 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 248.17 | 6,204.25 | | 294,825.96 |
| Total Application Collection | 150.00 | | | | 11,064.75 | | 525,796.92 |
**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: March 31, 2020.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.