Approved as
amended by ED's memoranda to OMB of 11/26/91 and 12/2/91. In
addition, consistent with conditions of clearance for the currently
approved application package for this program (OMB # 1810-0531),
OMB approves this status report package through August 1992. The
McKinney Act Amendments of 1990 require that by December 1, 1992,
ED shall determine accurate estimates of the number of homeless
children and youth in the United States. Upon resubmission of this
clearance package for PRA review, ED shall provide OMB with a
strategy from the Director of Compensatory Education that indicates
how the Department will comply with the 12/1/ statutory deadline.
ED should follow the statutory provisions outlining the study to
provide the foundation for these counts,in orde to create as
accurate a count as possible through considering appropriate
definitions; the experience of the 1990 Census; appropriat
methodologies for identifying, locating, and counting homeless
childre and youth; and the accuracy and costs of these
methodologies. OMB encourages ED to consider developing a range
estimate, rather than a precise number, due to the difficulty of
finding this population and t variability of its size. If a range
is pursued, sufficient attention should be paid to the accuracy of
the upper and lower bounds, to ensur that the resulting figures
have practical utility.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/1992
08/31/1992
12/31/1991
54
0
54
4,590
0
4,590
0
0
0
STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FROM THE 50
STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND
AMERICAN SAMOA ARE THE RESPONDENTS. INFORMATION COLLECTE INCLUDES
NUMBERS AND LOCATIONS OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH, NATURE AND
EXTENT OF PROBLEMS OF ACCESS TO FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION,
AND DIFFICULTIES IN IDENTIFYING THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
STATUS REPORT ON HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES UNDER THE STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT