[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71546-71547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23385]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4977-N-09]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: The 
Evaluation of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program: Prospective Study

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 Date: January 30, 2006.

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 8228, Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Stoloff, Program Evaluation 
Division, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8140, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000. Telephone (202) 708-3700, extension 5723 for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (This is 
not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 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: Evaluation of the Family Self-Sufficiency 
Program: Prospective Study.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request is for the clearance of a survey instrument designed to gather 
detailed information from twenty-five families about their experience 
in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program. The data collection will take 
the form of in-depth, semi-structural interviews. The families will be 
contacted three times in a three year period.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 25 individuals will be interviewed, 
there will be three interviews per respondent. The average time to 
complete each interview is 30 minutes. Total burden hours (with no 
attrition): 37.5.

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                                     Number of           Frequency of          Hours per
                                    respondents     x      response      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting burden................              25   ..               3   ..              .5   ..            37.5
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    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: November 14, 2005.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 05-23385 Filed 11-28-05; 8:45 am]
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