[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 56 (Friday, March 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15168-15169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5792]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5193-N-04]


 Notice of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Assessing 
Quality of Life Issues in FEMA's Alternative Housing Pilot Program 
(AHPP)--Household Outcomes Survey

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: May 20, 2008.

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 8234, Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harold R. Holzman, (202) 402-5709 for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (This is 
not a toll-free number).

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: Assessing Quality of Life Issues in FEMA's 
Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP)--Household Outcomes Survey.
    Description of need for the information and proposed use: The 
Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP) (Pub. L. 109-234, Sec. 2403) 
is providing FEMA funds to four states (Alabama, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, and Texas) to test alternative housing types that could be 
used in place of FEMA trailers or mobile homes following a future 
disaster.
    The goal of the AHPP Quality of Life (QOL) study is to provide FEMA 
with a rigorous evaluation of the quality of life outcomes for AHPP 
recipients in the four states that received AHPP grants. Over the four-
year study, the evaluation will assess a range of outcomes, including 
households' economic and employment situations, physical and mental 
health status, and changes in housing satisfaction.
    Household surveys will be the primary tool for evaluating the 
impact of AHPP on program participants' quality of life. Baseline 
surveys will be administered during each grantee program's start-up 
period, using the OMB-approved Alternative Housing Pilot Program 
Evaluation Baseline Survey (OMB Control Number 2528-0248; ICR Reference 
Number 200705-2528-001). A follow-up Household Outcomes Survey will be 
administered twice during the remaining evaluation period to capture 
data on outcomes; the Household Outcomes Survey is the subject of this 
notification. The survey will be conducted using a mixed mode approach, 
by telephone with in-person follow-up. Each survey interview will

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take approximately 45 minutes. The selection of survey participants 
will differ across the four states. When possible, a random assignment 
research design will be implemented and households that are determined 
eligible for AHPP but do not receive an AHPP unit will form the control 
group. Otherwise, surveys will be conducted with a random sample of 
AHPP participants.
    Members of the Affected Public: AHPP participants.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection, including the number of respondents, frequency 
of response, and hours of response:

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                                                                                                       Total
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     Burden per      respondent
         AHPP household outcomes survey             respondents      response       respondent        burden
                                                                                      (Hours)         (Hours)
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First Household Outcomes Survey.................            1612               1             .75            1209
Second Household Outcomes Survey................            1612               1             .75            1209
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    Total.......................................            3224               2            1.50            2418
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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: March 14, 2008.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. E8-5792 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
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