[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 66 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17714-17715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6857]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4977-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on 
Life After Transitional Housing; Family Movement and Family Follow-Up 
Interviews

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

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 Date: June 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 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: Paul B. Dornan, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 451 
7th Street, SW., Room 8140, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-
0574, extension 4486 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of the 
proposed data collection instruments and other available documents may 
be obtained from Mr. Dornan.

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: Life after Transitional Housing: Tracking 
Homeless Families after They Leave HUD-Assisted Transitional Housing.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has spent over $7 billion 
of public funds supporting Transitional Housing for homeless 
individuals and families. There is little research, however, that 
focuses on what the impact of that substantial public investment has 
meant in the lives of homeless people. These interview protocols are 
structured to find out what happens to formerly homeless families once 
they leave HUD-assisted Transitional Housing and what the impact of 
Transitional Housing is on the lives of those families. One survey will 
be conducted at moveout, and the other one will be conducted at 3-, 6- 
and 12-month intervals after families leave the transitional housing.
    Members of affected public: Members of the following group will be 
surveyed: The mother and one child of a sample of 300 families who have 
left HUD-assisted Transitional Housing.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Approximately 300 families will be 
interviewed once upon leaving the Transitional Housing and three times 
thereafter, at 3-, 6- and 12-month intervals. 45 minutes is scheduled 
for the initial interview, and 30 minutes for each of the follow-up 
ones. The total respondent burden would be 675 hours if all respondents 
had all four interviews. 540 to 570 total hours is likely taking into 
account

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attrition and the use of retrospective recruitment.
    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: March 30, 2005.
Dennis C. Shea,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 05-6857 Filed 4-6-05; 8:45 am]
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