[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70471-70472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29359]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-26]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on 
the: Study of Public Housing Agencies' Engagement With Homeless 
Households

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: January 13, 2012.

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: Anne Fletcher at (202) 402-4347 (this 
is not a toll-free number). Copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Fletcher.

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: Study of Public Housing Agencies' Engagement 
with Homeless Households.

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    OMB Control Number: XXXX-pending.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection will support research that will explore and 
document how public housing agencies (PHAs) currently serve and 
interact with homeless households, to achieve the following: (1) 
Establish a baseline level of PHAs' current engagement in serving 
homeless households, (2) document the practices of PHAs that have an 
explicit preference for homeless households; (3) explore PHA 
perceptions of barriers to, or concerns about, increasing the number of 
homeless households served or targeting homeless households for 
priority housing assistance; and (4) identify mechanisms to address or 
eliminate barriers to serving homeless households in mainstream housing 
assistance, with a focus on the housing choice voucher (HCV) program 
and public housing. Findings of this study will enable the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which funds PHAs, to 
develop strategies to expand access to mainstream housing opportunities 
for homeless households that are rooted in evidence and informed by the 
PHAs themselves. The proposed data collection instrument is a web-based 
census survey that will be administered to all public housing agencies.
    Members of affected public: Public housing agencies.
    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 sample             Number of        (minimum,        Frequency       Total burden
                                                                                        respondents      maximum)  in                        (hours)
                                                                                                           minutes
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Survey..........................................  All public housing agencies.......           4,089       20 (18-22)                1            1,363
                                                  (N=4,089).........................
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    Total Burden Hours--1,363.
    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: November 4, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-29359 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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