[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 8585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4283]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4442-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of 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: April 23, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
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: Garland E. Allen, Office of Policy 
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW, Room 8140, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-708-
3700, extension 5710 (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 Mr. Allen.

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 
affecting 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 
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: Case Study of Section 8 Rental Voucher and 
Rental Certificate Programs in Alameda County, California.
    Description of the need for information and proposed use: The 
Department is conducting, under contract to the Center for Urban Policy 
Research at Rutgers University, a case study of the unusually high rate 
of movement by Section 8 recipients to Alameda County, particularly 
from the neighboring cities of Oakland and Berkeley, California. Using 
a case study methodology, the study will determine the neighborhood 
outcomes for recipients, the reasons for making the move and to 
document procedures employed by the three housing agencies in 
administering the Section 8 program which allowed such moves to occur.
    Members of the affected public: A sample of Section 8 recipients 
will be interviewed.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The researchers will administer a one-
time, telephone survey to 300 residents. The interviews are expected to 
last 30 minutes for a total burden estimate of 150 hours.
    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 12, 1999.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 99-4283 Filed 2-19-99; 8:45 am]
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