[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53191-53192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25254]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistance Secretary for Policy Development and Research
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-24]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: December 11, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and should 
be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruth Alahydoian at 202-708-0574 (this is not a toll-free number) for 
copies of the proposed data collection instruments and other available 
documents.

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).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Evaluation of the HOME Program, Round Three Data 
Collection.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected is part of an evaluation that will help the 
Department assess the outcomes created by the HOME Investment 
Partnerships Program. Interviews with program administrators, project 
owners, and the homeowners and renters who are the beneficiaries of the 
program will be used to determine program costs, benefits, and overall 
program implementation. Evaluation results will be used by program 
designers and regulators at HUD and elsewhere interested in improving 
the effectiveness of the program, and by program administrators in 
State and local governments.
    In-person interviews will be conducted with a sample of 40 local 
program administrators. As this is the third round of data collection 
for this evaluation, program administration information will be updated 
from previous interviews. The administrators will be asked about 
specific projects and programs they have funded with HOME funds. In 
addition, program administrators for every State will be interviewed by 
telephone. These interviews will also ask about program administration, 
but will not go into details on specific projects.
    To supplement information gathered from files on-site at the 40 
local government offices, interviews will be conducted with project 
developers, who may be for-profit or non-profit organizations. The 
purpose of this data collection effort is to estimate the costs of 
projects funded by HOME.
    To estimate the benefits associated with the HOME program, 
telephone interviews will be conducted with a sample of 300 renters in 
HOME-funded rental projects, 200 homebuyers from HOME-funded 
homeownership projects, 150 homeowners from HOME-funded owner-occupied 
rehabilitation projects, and 150 renters receiving rental assistance 
through HOME.
    Members of affected public: Individuals and households, businesses, 
not-for-profit institutions, and State and local governments will be 
interviewed as part of this data collection effort.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                                            Responses                   Total   
                    Interview respondents                      Number of       per      Minutes per     burden  
                                                              respondents   respondent   respondent     hours   
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Local Program Officials.....................................           40            1          120           80
State Program Officials.....................................           50            1          120          100
Property Owners (For-profits and non-profits)...............          300            1           75          375
Residents (Owners and Renters)..............................          800            1           15          200
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Awaiting OMB 
approval.

    Authority: Sec. 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: October 2, 1995.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 95-25254 Filed 10-11-95; 8:45 am]
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