[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51878-51879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26297]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-30]


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 2, 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:
Harold R. Holzman, Social Science 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 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: Crime Survey in Chicago Public Housing and the 
Surrounding Neighborhood.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Crime 
is a serious problem in much of Chicago's high-rise public housing and 
the surrounding areas. The Department of Housing and Urban Development 
has contracted with Abt Associates Inc. to conduct an analysis of the 
crime-related impact of an ongoing revitalization and redesign effort 
in the Chicago Housing Authority's (CHA) Henry Horner Homes and the 
neighborhood surrounding Horner Homes. Crime prevention is among the 
principle objectives of the revitalization and redesign effort.
    This revitalization presents the opportunity for researchers to 
gauge the effects of the architectural redesign on crime and 
perceptions of crime in public housing and the surrounding 
neighborhood. The proposed survey will collect information on 
residents' perceptions of the quality of life in their neighborhood, 
perceptions of crime and disorder in their neighborhood and actual 
experience with criminal victimization. In addition to contributing to 
the assessment of the impact of the revitalization effort, this project 
will provide an opportunity to replicate and refine HUD's Policy 
Development and Research (PD&R) Office's approach to victimization 
survey methodology in Federally-assisted housing. Furthermore, the 
value of the proposed survey is enhanced by the fact that since 1994, 
Abt Associates Inc. has conducted a series of HUD-sponsored resident 
satisfaction surveys in Horner Homes. These surveys will provide 
valuable baseline data for comparison with the results of the proposed 
survey.
    Members of affected public: The survey will involve a random sample 
of approximately 250 households in the Horner Homes and of 250 
households in the community that immediately surrounds Horner Homes. 
One individual, aged 18 years or older, will be interviewed in each 
household.
    Estimate Burden: The survey will involve 500 respondents, half of 
whom will be public housing residents and half of whom will be 
residents of the surrounding neighborhood. Information will be 
collected by a one-time personal interview that will take an average of 
approximately 20 minutes to complete. A total of 167 hours of 
respondents' time (20 minutes times 500 respondents divided by 60 
minutes) will be consumed by the survey process.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New.

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


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    Dated: September 25, 1997.
Paul A. Leonard,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 97-26297 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am]
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