[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70284-70285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31041]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4818-N-15]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Telephone Surveys of Nonprofit Sponsors of HUD-Assisted Properties for 
the Elderly Regarding Knowledge of or Experience With HUD's Assisted 
Living Conversion Program

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

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soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comment Due Date February 17, 2004.

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: Cheryl A. Levine, Office of Policy 
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Room 8140, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 
708-0614, x3928. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the proposed 
forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Levine.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development will submit the proposed information collection package 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 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: Telephone Surveys of Nonprofit Sponsors of HUD-
assisted Properties for the Elderly Regarding Knowledge of or 
Experience with HUD's Assisted Living Conversion Program.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information to be collected is part of a larger study, conducted by 
Econometrica Inc. and Abt Associates Inc., of the early implementation 
and outcomes of the Assisted Living Conversion Program. Specifically, 
the study will look at the characteristics of projects eligible to 
apply for the ALCP; the characteristics of funded projects and the 
experience of funded grantees with the conversion process; and for 
eligible project sponsors who have not applied for funding, the reasons 
they have not applied. Two telephone surveys of sponsors will be 
administered. The first survey will be administered to a sample of 50 
eligible non-applicant sponsors. This survey will focus on the 
respondents' level of familiarity with the ALCP and, for those who knew 
about the program, the reasons they decided not to apply. The second 
survey will be administered to all of the ALCP grantees that have not 
yet completed their conversions (approximately 35 respondents.) This 
survey will focus on the grantees' experience with applying for and 
implementing the ALCP grant. (Site visits will be conducted to up to 
eight completed projects; completed projects will not be included in 
the telephone surveys.) The information sought in both surveys is not 
currently available from any other source. The data will be compiled in 
a database for analysis for the study's final report. This research is 
intended to help HUD document strategies of successful grantees, 
identify barriers to full utilization of the program, and assess future 
needs that can be met by the program.
    Members of affected public: Nonprofit sponsors of HUD-assisted 
projects built primarily for elderly occupancy.

Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection, including the number of respondents, frequency 
of response, and hours of response:

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                                                     Number of       Number of      Minutes per    Total burden
              Types of respondents                  respondents      responses      respondent         hours
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ALCP grantees that have not completed conversion              35              35              60              35
Eligible non-applicants for the ALCP............              50              50              45            37.5
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     Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, as amended; and section 8(C)(1) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937.

    Dated: December 9, 2003.
Darlene F. Williams,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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