[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 17427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7270]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-26]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Homelessness Prevention Study

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    This is a new information collection request. The Department of 
Housing and Urban Development is seeking emergency review of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act requirements associated with HUD's Homelessness 
Prevention Study. This information collection request includes a survey 
instrument that will be administered to a nationally-representative 
sample of Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) 
grantees, as well as the site visit interview guide that will serve as 
the protocol for 15-18 site visits to be conducted to select HPRP 
grantees.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2528--Pending) and should be sent to: HUD Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail [email protected], 
fax: 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at 
[email protected]; or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection 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: Homelessness Prevention Study.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528--Pending.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
This is a new information collection request. The Department of Housing 
and Urban Development is seeking emergency review of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act requirements associated with HUD's Homelessness 
Prevention Study. This information collection request includes a survey 
instrument that will be administered to a nationally-representative 
sample of Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) 
grantees, as well as the site visit interview guide that will serve as 
the protocol for 15-18 site visits to be conducted to select HPRP 
grantees.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    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 
to the survey instrument is 500 HPRP grantees and subgrantees; the 
frequency of response is once; and the total reporting burden will be 
approximately 150 hours. The estimated number of respondents who will 
participate in the site visit is approximately 124 individuals; the 
frequency of the response is once; and the total reporting burden will 
be approximately 93 hours.
    Status: New Collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 22, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-7270 Filed 3-28-11; 8:45 am]
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