[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76346-76347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29885]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5758-N-15]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Data Collection 
Questionnaires for Thompson v. HUD Research Study

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: February 20, 2015.

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.

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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: Thompson v. HUD: Interface of 
Mobility and Sustainability.
    OMB Approval Number: N/A.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The 
proposed data collection supports the research HUD is required to 
undertake outlined in the Thompson v. HUD et al Settlement Agreement. 
The purpose of this data collection is to gather demographic and 
experiential information on a subset of Housing Choice Voucher holders 
in the Baltimore metropolitan region who have received special vouchers 
as part of the Settlement (``Thompson vouchers''). This data collection 
will inform the research with information to determine whether Thompson 
vouchers enable(d) households to more easily relocate to neighborhoods 
with greater opportunity than regular voucher households. Along with 
data gathered from other sources, the data from this collection will be 
used to define neighborhoods of opportunity--providing greater access 
to educational, social, economic, and health benefits--and where those 
neighborhoods are located within the Baltimore region. Defining 
neighborhoods of opportunity is essential to the research, as it will 
allow the researchers to compare and analyze the mobility and 
relocation choices of Thompson and regular voucher households. This 
comparison will highlight the accessibility of such opportunities to 
the Plaintiff Class, a core component of the research requirement 
described in the Settlement Agreement. Positive program outcomes 
identified through this research will be of value to voucher programs 
in other regions of the country.
    Respondents: Selected Housing Choice Voucher holders in the 
Baltimore Metropolitan region (Baltimore City and County; Anne Arundel 
County; Carroll County; Howard County; Harford County; and Queen Anne's 
County).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 226.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 226.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.56.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 353 hours.

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                                             Number of     Frequency  of  Responses  per    Burden hour   Annual  burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Thompson v. HUD Data Collection.........             226               1             226            1.56             353          $13.43       $4,741.14
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    Total...............................             226               1             226            1.56             353          $13.43       $4,741.14
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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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comments in response to 
these questions.


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

    Dated: December 11, 2014.
Katherine O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2014-29885 Filed 12-19-14; 8:45 am]
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