[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8586-8587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4282]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4442-N-03]


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 expedited review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: March 24, 1999.

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: Joan Kraft, Office of Policy 
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th St., SW, Room 8154, Washington, D.C. 20410--telephone (202) 
708-4504, Extension 5734 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of 
the proposed forms and other available documents to be submitted to OMB 
may be obtained from Ms. Kraft.

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.

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    The notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Extension of Canvass of Moving to Opportunity 
Families (OMB Clearance Number 2528-0189, Expires 4/99).
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information is being collected to continue this research demonstration 
and to fulfill the reporting requirements originally set by Congress, 
including the number of families served, short- and long-term effects 
of MTO program participation on families, cost comparison to regular 
Section 8 operations, and information on the types of counseling 
services provided. The forms are currently in use under OMB clearance 
number 2528-0189, expiration date April 1999. This request is for an 
extension of clearance, which is necessary to continue maintenance of 
the longitudinal panel for MTO, which is a 10-year research 
demonstration.
    This data collection is being done to assist the Department in 
maintaining information on the demonstration population and in 
minimizing panel attrition, in order to examine the long-term effects 
of providing assistance to low-income families living in assisted 
housing to move out of the high poverty areas of central cities.
    Members of affected public: Respondents for this continued data 
collection effort are families and their members who enrolled in the 
Moving to Opportunity Demonstration between July 1994 and July 1998. A 
total of 4,610 families enrolled in MTO during that period; it is 
estimated that 1,200 individuals will have left these families by the 
time of the 1999 canvass.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    We estimate 4,610 family respondents and up to 3,700 individual 
respondents (departed members of MTO households). See Exhibit 1 for 
details. The total burden through April 1999 (current approval period) 
was 756 hours. As proposed for the future, it will range from 1,099 
hours in 1999 to 2,131 hours in 2002. However, a sampling approach to 
use of the long form may be taken in 2002 and would reduce the 
respondent burden for the last year.

               Actual Respondent Burden Through April 1999
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                                                           First canvass
                                                              of MTO
                                                          families July-
                                                           December 1997
 
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Original Random Assignment Ratio........................           1,979
Other Enrolled Families.................................             904
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    Total Sample........................................           2,883
Actual Response Rate....................................             91%
Sample by Form Type:
    Long Form...........................................           1,979
    Short Form..........................................             904
Response Burden in Hours:
    Long Form @ 19 minutes per interview................           572.2
    Short Form @ 13 minutes per interview...............           183.7
        Total Response Burden in Hours..................           755.9
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                                 Estimated Future Respondent Burden: MTO Canvass
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                                                                     1999 MTO        2001 MTO        2002 MTO
                                                                      canvass         canvass         canvass
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Total Enrolled Families.........................................         a 4,610           4,610           4,610
Total Departed Members..........................................         b 1,321           2,947           3,685
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    Total Sample................................................           5,931           7,557           8,295
Expected Response Rate:
    Families....................................................             90%             90%             90%
    Members.....................................................             70%             70%             70%
Sample by Form Type:
    Long Form...................................................               0               0         c 8,295
    Short Form..................................................           5,931           7,557               0
Response Burden in Hours:
    Long Form @ 19 minutes per interview........................               0               0           2,131
    Short Form @ 13 minutes per interview.......................           1,099           1,346               0
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a Full MTO program population.
b The number of departed members is estimated based on data from 1997 canvass. Departed members are cumulative
  across years.
c With OMB approval the long form will be adapted for the members as well.

    Status of the proposed information collection: Ongoing under 
existing approval through April 1999, and continued pending extended 
OMB approval through December 2002.

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

    Dated: February 5, 1999.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 99-4282 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am]
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