[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64368-64369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26922]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-25]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Homelessness Prevention Study

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development requests 
review and approval of the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements for 
site visits that are part of HUD's Homelessness Prevention Study. The 
proposed information collection was approved under emergency review 
(OMB Control 2528-0270). As required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act, the proposed information collection will be submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for full review and extension 
of approval. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
proposed collection of information to: (1) Enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (2) 
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).

DATES: December 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within sixty (60) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
or OMB approval number 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: Elizabeth Rudd, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8120, Washington, DC 
20410; e-mail [email protected]; or telephone 202-402-7607. This 
is not a toll-free number. Copies of documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Dr. Rudd.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB 
a request to extend approval for information collection for the 
Homelessness Prevention study that was already approved under emergency 
review (OMB Control 2528-0270). HUD requests extension of 
approval for the site visit interview guide.
    Congress established the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-
Housing Program (HPRP) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
of 2009 (ARRA) to provide resources to state and local governments to 
aid households at risk of homelessness maintain stable housing and to 
help currently homeless households get back into permanent housing 
quickly. HUD allocated $1.5 billion to 535 government agency grantees 
(55 states and territories, 147 counties, and 333 cities) to be spent 
over three years. HUD funded the Homelessness Prevention Study to study 
the prevention programs established by communities with HPRP funds. The 
study includes a survey of a nationally representative sample of HPRP 
grantees and 15-18 site visits to selected HPRP grantees.
    Title of Proposed Notice: Homelessness Prevention Study.
    Description of Information Collection: This is a request to extend 
approval granted under emergency review (OMB Control  2528-
0270) that expires on January 1, 2012. Administration of the survey and 
half of the site visits will be completed before the current OMB 
approval expires. Therefore, this request to extend approval applies 
only to the collection of information during 7-8 site

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visits at HPRP-funded homelessness prevention programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-0270.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Selected HPRP grantees who agree to 
participate in the site visits for the evaluation.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: The estimated number of respondents 
in the site visits is approximately 62 individuals; the frequency of 
the response is once; and the total reporting burden will be 
approximately 46.5 hours.

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

    Dated: October 7, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-26922 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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