[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5433]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5037-N-19]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Evaluation of the Family Self Sufficiency Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

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.
    HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research is conducting a 
five-year study that will track outcomes for a sample of 300 FSS 
enrollees taken from a sample of twenty Public Housing Authorities 
operating the FSS program. The study will provide an assessment of the 
results of the program for participating families and an analysis of 
the types of program models and features that appear to be associated 
with successful participant outcomes. The study focuses on the FSS 
program-serving participants in the Housing Choice Voucher program.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 15, 2006.

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: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at [email protected] or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the information collection described below. 
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: Evaluation of the Family Self Sufficiency 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-Pending.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research is conducting a five-
year study that will track outcomes for a sample of 300 FSS enrollees 
taken form a sample of twenty Public Housing Authorities operating the 
FSS program. The study will provide an assessment of the results of the 
program for participating families and an analysis of the types of 
program models and features that appear to be associated with 
successful participant outcomes. The study focuses on the FSS program 
serving participants in the Housing Choice Voucher program.
    Frequency of Submission: Annually.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =   Burden  hours
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Reporting Burden:...................             125              3.4   ..             2.6   ..           1,123
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,123.
    Status: New Collection.


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

    Dated: April 7, 2006.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5433 Filed 4-12-06; 8:45 am]
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