[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3301-3302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1459]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4200-N-07]


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 request 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: March 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding

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this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/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: Judson James, 202-708-1336, x130 (this 
is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collections 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 
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: Policy Development and Research--Business 
Establishment Survey for the Interim Outcomes Assessment of the 
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Program.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is performing an evaluation study of the Empowerment Zones and 
Enterprise Communities Program, called the Interim Outcomes Assessment. 
As part of that study, a survey will be conducted in a sample of the 
Empowerment Zones and Enterprises Communities, and within the sample 
sites, with a sample of business establishments. It is HUD's intent 
that this survey establish a baseline measure of the use and awareness 
of zone program services and incentives by zone businesses. A second 
set of surveys will be conducted three years later. A single instrument 
will be used to collect information over the telephone. The information 
collected includes information about the firm's knowledge of the 
Empowerment Zone programs, their past and planned use of such programs, 
their perception of the zone as a place to do business, and some 
characteristics of firm (including number of employees and industry 
designation).
    Members of affected public: Representatives of business 
establishments in the six Empowerment Zones (parts of Atlanta, 
Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia/Camden.
    Estimated Burden: 4,800 respondents (2,400 in each of two waves). 
15 minutes per response on average, resulting in 1,200 hours of total 
reporting burden.
    Status of proposed information collection: New.

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

    Date: January 9, 1997.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 97-1459 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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