[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28977]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-73]


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 comment on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: January 13, 1997.

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:
Todd Richardson, Social Science Analyst, Office of Policy Development 
and Research--telephone (313) 226-6896 (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 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: Measuring Quality of Life, Health, and Well-
Being in Different Housing Environments.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: With 
the reinvention of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and 
the restructuring of many HUD programs, it has become increasingly 
important to understand why certain housing developments ``work'' and 
others do not. The information collected throughout this project will 
be used to help HUD determine what survey methods and questions 
appropriately assess the quality of life in housing developments, and 
how to measure the unique contribution of housing assistance across 
various dimensions of the residents' quality of life. Once the best 
questions are identified through this survey, they will be used 
uniformly across HUD's program evaluations. This project is a joint 
project with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and they 
hope to use it for the same purpose. Ultimately, it will allow better 
comparison of programs between the U.S. and Canada.
    Members of affected public: A total of 600 renters in a select 
number of assisted and unassisted developments in the Columbus, OH 
Metropolitan Statistical Area will be surveyed.
    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 to 
result in 600 one-time interviews with renters. To test the question 
utility using different methods of administration, 200 renters will be 
surveyed in-person, 200 residents will be surveyed by telephone, and 
200 will be surveyed by mail. The in-person interviews are estimated to 
take approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes each. The shorter telephone 
and mail surveys are estimated to take 40 minutes each. This means a 
total of 500 hours of response for the information collection.
    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: October 23, 1996.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 96-28977 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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