[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 132 (Monday, July 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33455-33456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16547]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5287-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on 
the Participation Agreement, Baseline Survey, Tracking Survey and Key 
Informant Interview Guide for the Homeless Family Interventions Study

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 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: September 11, 2009.

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: Paul B. Dornan at (202) 402-4486 (this 
is not a toll-free number). Copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Dornan.

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 
the burden (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses).
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Homeless Families Interventions Study.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-pending.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Participation Agreement, the Baseline and Tracking Survey Instruments 
and the Key Informant Interview Guide are all of the instruments 
necessary to put the Homeless Family Interventions Study into place. 
The Homeless Families Interventions Study is the first randomized 
experiment designed to test the impact of various combinations of 
housing and supportive services on the subsequent housing stability and 
well-being of homeless families. The Senate Appropriations Committee 
directed the Department in FY 2006 to ``undertake research to ascertain 
the impact of various service and housing interventions in ending 
homelessness

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for families.'' These instruments establish the research foundation on 
which the Department can meet that direction. They will permit the 
research team a set of baseline characteristics and conditions for both 
an experimental and a control group with which later characteristics 
and conditions for those same participants can be compared. A 
subsequent Federal Register Notice will include the follow-on survey 
which will permit the Department to report on the effects of various 
housing and services interventions on homeless families over time.
    Members of affected public: Households.
    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       Number of        (minimum,       Frequency      Total burden
                                    sample        respondents      maximum) in                        (hours)
                                                                     minutes
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Baseline Survey..............  All enrolled     3,000..........     40 (35, 50)  1..............           2,000
                                families
                                (N=3,000).
Tracking Interview...........  All enrolled     3,000..........      10 (8, 15)  2..............           1,000
                                families
                                (N=3,000).
Tracking Letters.............  All enrolled     3,000..........       5 (3, 10)  3..............             750
                                families
                                (N=3,000).
Key Informant Interviews.....  Staff from       300 (up to 25                60  3 responses per             900
                                programs         respondents in                   respondent to
                                providing        each site).                      collect all
                                services in                                       needed program
                                the studied                                       information.
                                interventions.
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Total Burden Hours...........  ...............  ...............  ..............  ...............           4,650
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    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: July 2, 2009.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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