[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15990-15991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6607]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on 
Evaluation of the Office of University Partnerships Programs Telephone 
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 23, 2011.

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 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 8230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ndeye Jackson, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 451 
7th Street, SW., Room 8126, Washington DC 20401; telephone (202) 402-
5737, (this is not a toll free number). Copies of the proposed data 
collection instruments and other available documents may be obtained 
from Ms. Jackson.

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 if the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of 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 Office of University 
Partnerships Programs.
    Description of the need for information and proposed use: The 
Department is conducting this evaluation under contract with Abt 
Associates Inc. and its subcontractors, Econometrica and ACKCO. This 
study is

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an evaluation of four grant programs funded through HUD's Office of 
University Partnerships (OUP). The four OUP programs are: Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU); Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
Assisting Communities (HSIAC); Alaskan Native/Native Hawaiian 
Institutions Assisting Communities (ANNHIAC); and Tribal Colleges and 
Universities Program (TCUP). This evaluation will be the first to 
systematically document program outcomes and to assess where certain 
factors, such as partnership structure or the types of activities 
completed with grant funds affect outcomes. To collect the information 
necessary for this study, the Department will conduct two telephone 
surveys of staff members from a sample of OUP grant recipients that 
have received a grant between fiscal years 2005 and 2008. Surveys will 
be conducted with 67 OUP grantees. The first grantee survey will query 
the number of OUP grants an institution received during the study 
period; how the OUP grants were used; and whether the grants were 
interrelated. The second grantee survey will ask about: community 
outcomes were achieved; project beneficiaries other funding sources 
used in conjunction with OUP funding; and how partners worked together 
to implement grant activities.
    Members of the affected public: The telephone surveys will affect 
approximately 67 institutional recipients of an OUP Program Grant.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: For the OUP recipient survey, the 
researchers will administer a set of two interviews to 67 recipient 
staff. The first interview is expected to last 20 minutes; the second 
interview is expected to last 60 minutes for a total burden hour 
estimate of 90 hours.

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                                                                    Number      Average burden/
                 Respondents                     Number of      responses per     response (in     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent         hours)           hours
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Telephone interview.........................              67                2               40               90
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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, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-6607 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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