[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 118 (Monday, June 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35903-35904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15270]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-15]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment On: 
Participation Agreement, Follow-up Survey, and Key Informant Interview 
Guide for The Impact of Housing and Services Interventions on Homeless 
Families

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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 of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Department is soliciting 
public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 19, 2011.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Rudd at (202) 402-7607 (this 
is not a toll-free number). Copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Rudd.

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 that will reduce 
burden, (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses).
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: The Impact of Housing and Services Interventions 
on Homeless Families.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Participant Follow-up Survey Instruments, the Participation Agreement, 
and the Key Informant Interviews are necessary to conduct the study, 
The Impact of Housing and Services Interventions on Homeless Families.
    The Senate Report 109-109 for the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, 
the Judiciary, Housing and Urban

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Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill directed the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to ``undertake 
research to ascertain the impact of various service and housing 
interventions in ending homelessness for families.'' In response to 
this directive, HUD awarded an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) to 
Abt Associates, Inc. in September 2008 to conduct a study entitled The 
Impact of Housing and Services Interventions on Homeless Families. The 
study will compare several combinations of housing assistance and 
services in a multi-site experiment, to determine which interventions 
work best to promote housing stability, family preservation, child 
well-being, adult well-being, and self-sufficiency. The study has begun 
enrolling families and administering the baseline survey. The follow-up 
survey enables collection of data on the outcomes of interest from 
families who have participated in the study; the survey will permit the 
research team to track participants and measure the outcomes of 
participants 18 months after assignment to one of the study's 
interventions. Interviews with key informants will enable the study 
team to collect cost information so that it is possible to assess the 
costs of the interventions and services provided to homeless families.
    Members of affected public: Households.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

                                   Estimated Respondent Burden Hours and Costs
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                                                                   Average time
                                                                    to complete
             Form                  Respondent        Number of       (minimum,       Frequency     Total burden
                                     sample         respondents     maximum) in                       (hours)
                                                                      minutes
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Follow-up Survey..............  All enrolled               2,550      60 (50-70)               1           2,550
                                 families (N =
                                 2,550).
Key Informant Interviews......  Staff from                   126             120               1             252
                                 programs                              (100-150)
                                 providing
                                 services in the
                                 studied
                                 interventions.
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    TOTAL Burden Hours........  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,802
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    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 9(a), and Title 12, U.S.C., 
Section 1701z-1 et seq.

    Dated: June 13, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
 Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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