[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5194]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-49]


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: May 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Carson, Research Analyst, Office of Policy Development and 
Research--telephone (202) 708-3700 (this is not a toll-free number).

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).

    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected 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 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: Survey of Vouchered-out Households.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Currently, HUD's Office of Property Disposition is in the process of 
disposing, through demolition, several privately-owned multifamily 
assisted properties which have been acquired by the Department as a 
result of foreclosure or deteriorating safety and social conditions. 
Prior to disposing of these properties, eligible resident households 
are provided with Section 8 housing vouchers to obtain alternative 
housing. In order to gain insight into the transformation of project-
based programs to tenant-based assistance, the Department proposes to 
study several of these vouchered-out projects. Specifically, the 
Department is interested in learning more about housing and 
neighborhood outcomes for renter households who receive a voucher to 
leave multifamily assisted housing for residence in unassisted housing. 
The results of this study will have a direct bearing on the 
Department's policies for re-locating households from distressed 
assisted housing.
    Members of affected public: 200 households who received a voucher 
to leave assisted housing will be interviewed concerning their 
experiences in obtaining alternative housing with a voucher.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Information will be collected through 
one-time telephone interviews with 200 members of households who moved 
from assisted housing to private housing with a voucher. These 
interviews will last an average of .417 hours (25 minutes) for a total 
respondent burden of 83.4 hours (200 X .417).
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: February 27, 1996.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 96-5194 Filed 3-5-96; 8:45 am]
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