[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70470-70471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29358]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-27]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Evaluation of the Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration

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 the 
collection of information required to evaluate the Veterans 
Homelessness Prevention Demonstration (VHPD). The Department solicits 
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 information collection on 
those who respond; including through the use of appropriate automated 
collection

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techniques or other forms of information technology that will reduce 
burden.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 13, 2012.

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 
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, Ph.D., Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8120, Washington, DC 20410; email 
[email protected]; or telephone (202) 402-7607. This is not a 
toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will submit to OMB a 
request for approval to collect information to evaluate the Veterans 
Homelessness Prevention Demonstration. The FY 2009 budget for HUD 
included a $10 million set-aside for a demonstration program ``to test 
the effectiveness of strategies to prevent veterans from becoming 
homeless'' (Senate Report No. 110-418). The Senate Report directed HUD 
to coordinate the demonstration program with the U.S. Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The 
resulting demonstration program, the Veterans Homelessness Prevention 
Demonstration (VHPD), is being implemented in five communities. The 
objectives of the VHPD evaluation are to (1) Examine the most effective 
ways to identify, reach, and assist veterans who are at-risk of 
homelessness or are experiencing short-term homelessness; (2) evaluate 
the extent to which VHPD services and activities meet the needs of 
veterans experiencing a housing crisis and contribute to their longer-
term economic stability and (3) identify barriers to providing 
prevention services to veterans.
    Title of Proposed Notice: Evaluation of the Veterans Homelessness 
Prevention Demonstration.
    Description of Information Collection:
    OMB Control Number: XXXX-pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Households and VHPD program staff.
    Estimated Total Number of Hours Needed to Prepare the Information 
Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of Responses, and 
Hours of Responses:

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                                                                   Average time
             Form                  Respondent        Number of      to complete      Frequency     Total burden
                                     sample         respondents       (hours)                         (hours)
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Baseline Survey (Group 1).....  VHPD Households.             250            0.42               1             105
Follow-up Survey (Group 1)....  VHPD Households.             250            0.42               1             105
Follow-up Survey (Group 2)....  VHPD Households.             500            0.42               1             210
Focus Groups..................  VHPD clients....              80             1.5               1             120
Key Informant Interviews......  VHPD Staff......             120               1               2             240
Site Reconnaissance Phone       VHPD Staff......              21               1               1              21
 Interviews.
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    Total Burden Hours........  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             801
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    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: November 3, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-29358 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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