[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56910-56911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22456]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5689-N-08]


Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Impact of 
Housing and Services Interventions on Homeless Families--36-Month 
Follow-Up Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 15, 2013.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: The Impact of Housing and Services 
Interventions on Homeless Families--36-month Follow-up Data Collection.
    OMB Approval Number: N/A.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
36-Month Head of Household Follow-up Survey Instrument and the 36-Month 
Child Data Collection Instruments will support the collection of data 
from families enrolled in the Family Options Study. The Family Options 
Study, formerly referred to as The Impact of Housing and Services 
Interventions on Homeless Families, was launched by HUD in 2008 in 
response to Senate Report 109-109 for the FY 2006 Transportation, 
Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Bill, which directed HUD to ``undertake 
research to ascertain the impact of various service and housing 
interventions in ending homelessness for families.'' The Family Options 
Study is comparing several combinations of housing assistance and 
services in a rigorous, multi-site experiment to determine which 
interventions work best to promote housing stability, family 
preservation, child well-being, adult well-being, and self-sufficiency. 
Between 2010 and 2012, over 2,300 families in twelve communities 
enrolled in the study. Prior rounds of data collection from the adult 
head of household have been conducted at the point of study enrollment/
random assignment, and eighteen (18) months following the date of study 
enrollment/random assignment. Extensive data collection from a sample 
of children within study families has also been conducted by the 
research team with funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). This next 
phase of data collection in the Family Options Study will support the 
continued collection of data from study families 36 months following 
the date of study enrollment/random assignment. Given the length of 
time which families are eligible to remain in the interventions being 
tested (one of the four interventions being studied can serve families 
for up to 18 months, and a second can serve families for up to 24 
months), this final wave of data is critical to understanding how 
families fare after an intervention ends, and whether the same 
interventions that are effective in the short-term (18 months), are 
also effective in the longer-term (36 months).
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Study households.

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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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36-Month Head of Household      All enrolled               2,307      65 (55-75)               1           2,500
 Follow-up Survey Instrument.    study families
                                 (N = 2,307).
36-Month Child Data Collection  Up to two                  2,800      60 (50-70)               1           2,800
                                 children per
                                 family.
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    Total Burden Hours........  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           5,300
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

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    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: September 6, 2013.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and 
Research.
[FR Doc. 2013-22456 Filed 9-13-13; 8:45 am]
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