[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50081-50082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5043-N-07]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on 
Satisfaction With Service Coordinator 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 soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 23, 2006.

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: Cheryl A. Levine, Ph.D., Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8140, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone (202) 708-3700, extension 3928 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Copies of the proposed data collection and other available 
documents may be obtained from Dr. Levine.

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 solicits comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information for 
the following purposes: (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

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techniques or other forms of information technology that will reduce 
respondent burden (e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses).
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Study of the HUD Service Coordinator Program.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department does not know the extent of properties with HUD Service 
Coordinator Grants. This research effort will provide important 
information about the extent and impact of the Service Coordinator 
Program that is not otherwise available from HUD records. This research 
serves two purposes. First, through developing an estimate of the 
number of eligible projects that actually have service coordinators. 
This study will assess the availability of service coordinators for 
residents of Multifamily assisted housing. Second, to better understand 
what difference service coordination makes in providing supportive 
services to elderly and non-elderly people with disabilities living in 
HUD-assisted housing. This study will provide some evidence of the 
importance of service coordinators for improving the ability to age in 
place. This study will provide a comparison of satisfaction with 
provisions of service coordination in HUD Multifamily-assisted 
properties that do or do not participate in the Service Coordinator 
Program.
    Members of the affected public: This information collection 
involves a telephone survey of Multifamily property managers. The 
survey will be administered to a statistical sample of properties that 
are eligible for the Service Coordinator Program. The Service 
Coordinator Program provides grants and rental subsidy funding for the 
employment and support of Service Coordinators in insured and assisted 
housing, Multifamily developments that were designed for elderly or 
non-elderly persons with disabilities and continue to operate as such. 
However, not all housing properties that are eligible for this program 
participate. Also, due to limitations in HUD data, we do not know to 
what extent housing properties are able to provide service coordination 
if they do not participate in the Service Coordinator Program.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Approximately 400 Multifamily property 
managers will be surveyed on a one-time basis. Each survey is expected 
to take 30 minutes. Total burden hours are 200.
    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: August 15, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. E6-13994 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]
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