[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45649-45650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18816]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5609-N-07]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on 
the Assessment of Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian 
Housing Needs

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 1, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. 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: Jennifer Stoloff, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8120, Washington DC 20401; telephone 
(202) 402-5723, (this is not a toll free number). Copies of the 
proposed data collection instruments and other available documents may 
be obtained from Dr. Stoloff.

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 if the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of 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

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technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Assessment of Native American, Alaska Native and 
Native Hawaiian Housing Needs.
    Description of the Need for Information and Proposed Use: The 
Department is conducting this study under contract with The Urban 
Institute and its subcontractors, NORC, Econometrica and SSI. The 
project is a housing needs assessment that will produce national level 
estimates of housing needs in tribal areas in the United States. HUD 
provides funding though several programs to Native American and Alaskan 
Native populations, most notably through the Indian Housing Block 
Grant. The level of housing need is of particular interest to HUD and 
the Congress has mandated this study. HUD has not published a study on 
housing needs, in general, for this population since 1996. The surveys 
covered by this data collection include a household survey of native 
Hawaiians, living in Hawaii, served by the Department of Hawaiian Home 
Lands.
    Members of the Affected Public: Native Hawaiian households on the 
DHHL waiting list: 500 surveys total, 10% by telephone, the remainder 
in-person.
    Native Hawaiian households residing in the home lands 
(potentially): 500 surveys total, 10% by telephone, the remainder in-
person.

Estimation of the Total Number of Hours Needed To Prepare the 
Information Collection

    Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of Response, and Hours 
of Response:

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                                                             Number                                     Total
              Respondents                   Number of     responses per    Average burden/response   burden  (in
                                           respondents     respondent            (in hours)             hours)
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Household Survey (waiting list)........             500               1  45 minutes (.75 hour).....          375
Household Survey (home lands residents)             500               1  45 minutes (.75 hour).....          375
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     Total.............................  ..............  ..............  ..........................          750
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    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: July 24, 2012.
Erika C. Poethig,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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