[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21338]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4903-N-75]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection To OMB; 
Participant Tracking and Data Management for the Moving To Opportunity 
Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    This is for the clearance of two data collections vital to the 
continued participant tracking and data management for the Moving to 
Opportunity (MTO) demonstration program, MTO is a unique experimental 
research demonstration designed to learn whether moving from a high-
poverty neighborhood to a low-poverty neighborhood significantly 
improves the social and economic prospects of poor families. This data 
collection is necessary to measure impacts approximately 5-years after 
families were randomly assigned to the two treatment groups and the 
control group.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 25, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2528--Pending) and should be sent to: HUD Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins 
and at HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a survey instrument to obtain information 
from faith based and community organizations on their likelihood and 
success at applying for various funding programs. 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 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: Participant Tracking and Data Management for the 
Moving to Opportunity Demonstration Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528--Pending.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use:
    This request is for the clearance of two data collections vital to 
the continued participant tracking and data management for the Moving 
to Opportunity (MTO) demonstration program. MTO is a unique 
experimental research demonstration designed to learn whether moving 
from a high-poverty neighborhood to a low-poverty neighborhood 
significantly improves the social and economic prospects of poor 
families. This data collection is necessary to measure impacts 
approximately 5-years after families were randomly assigned to the two 
treatment groups and the control group.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion, other (one time).

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                                       Number of          Annual              Hours per
                                      respondents       responses      x       response      =    Burden  hours
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Reporting Burden..................           4,656                1                 0.260                 1,214
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,214.
    Status: New Collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 16, 2004.
Donna L. Eden,
Director, Office of Investment Strategies, Policy, and Management, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-21338 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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