[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 242 (Friday, December 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67244-67245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30148]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5281-N-102]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) 
Incremental Rent Transition (IRT) Study: Follow-up Contact

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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 reinstatement and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 4, 2010.

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/
or OMB approval number and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: (202)395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 
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 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a proposed reinstatement of data collection 
under OMB Control No. 2528-0256. The Disaster Housing Assistance 
Program (DHAP) was implemented in 2007 to provide rental assistance and 
case management services to eligible families displaced by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita. The amount and terms of the rental assistance 
provided varied over time. Researchers are documenting families as they 
transition from subsidized to market rate or alternative housing 
assistance programs and measuring outcomes over time. The DHAP IRT 
study's findings will assist the Department to understand how to most 
effectively return recipients of housing assistance to market rate 
housing following a disaster.
    Approximately 1,425 recipients of DHAP assistance responded to an 
interim survey about their experiences with the program (conducted 
under OMB Control No. 2528-0256). The purpose of the reinstatement is 
to conduct follow-up contacts with the respondents to the earlier 
survey to confirm contact information, current housing and household 
status, and any potential future moves that might impact the 
researchers' ability to contact the respondent for a 12-month follow-up 
telephone survey. The follow-up contact is necessary to maximize the 
response rate for the 12-month follow-up telephone survey.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) 
Incremental Rent Transition (IRT) Study.
    Description of Information Collection: This information collection 
is a follow-up contact with respondents to a previous survey of 
recipients of HUD rental assistance under DHAP (conducted under OMB 
Control No. 2528-0256). The Department of Housing and Urban Development 
is seeking emergency review of the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements 
associated with this follow-up contact. The purpose of the contact is 
to confirm contact information, current housing and household status, 
and any potential future moves that might impact the researchers' 
ability to contact the respondent for a 12-month follow-up telephone 
survey. The follow-up contact is necessary to maximize the response 
rate for the 12-month follow-up telephone survey.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-0256.
    Agency Form Numbers: N/A, a brief follow-up contact form will be 
administered by telephone by the research team.
    Members of Affected Public: Recipients of DHAP assistance who 
responded to an interim survey (conducted under OMB Control No. 2528-
0256).
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: The estimated number of respondents 
is 1,425 and the burden per respondents is 0.13 hours (8 minutes). The 
total reporting burden is 118.75 hours.

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

    Dated: December 14, 2009.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30148 Filed 12-17-09; 8:45 am]
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