[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 241 (Monday, December 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76040-76041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29626]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5187-N-69]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) 
Incremental Rent Transition Study

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 29, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Paperwork Reduction 
Act Officer, QDAM Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected] , telephone (202) 402-8048. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of documentation submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to

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OMB, for emergency processing, a proposed information collection 
requirement as 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: Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) 
Incremental Rent Transition Study.
    Description of Information Collection: This document provides 
notice that this emergency request is necessary at this time because it 
is an essential part of an important study of the incremental rent 
transition (IRT) aspect of DHAP. This study will compare families 
transitioning from stepped-up rents (i.e., Phase I families) and $0 
rent (i.e., Phase II/Phase III families) to market rate or assisted 
housing and measure their outcomes over time. This Information 
Collection would enable the Department to answer the question of how do 
you transition people most effectively from rental assistance to market 
rate housing after a disaster. Additionally, since DHAP differs from 
the regular Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, this study will 
enable HUD to see if DHAP vouchers and their differential rents are 
having a different effect on housing, employment, education, health, 
and other outcomes after DHAP ends February 28, 2009.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: The estimated total number of burden 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 3,000; the number 
of respondents is 3000; the frequency of response is once.
    Status: This is a request for a new collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 9, 2008.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-29626 Filed 12-12-08; 8:45 am]
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