[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53191-53192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25254]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Assistance Secretary for Policy Development and Research
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-24]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: December 11, 1995.
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 8226, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruth Alahydoian at 202-708-0574 (this is not a toll-free number) for
copies of the proposed data collection instruments and other available
documents.
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).
The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting 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, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Evaluation of the HOME Program, Round Three Data
Collection.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
information collected is part of an evaluation that will help the
Department assess the outcomes created by the HOME Investment
Partnerships Program. Interviews with program administrators, project
owners, and the homeowners and renters who are the beneficiaries of the
program will be used to determine program costs, benefits, and overall
program implementation. Evaluation results will be used by program
designers and regulators at HUD and elsewhere interested in improving
the effectiveness of the program, and by program administrators in
State and local governments.
In-person interviews will be conducted with a sample of 40 local
program administrators. As this is the third round of data collection
for this evaluation, program administration information will be updated
from previous interviews. The administrators will be asked about
specific projects and programs they have funded with HOME funds. In
addition, program administrators for every State will be interviewed by
telephone. These interviews will also ask about program administration,
but will not go into details on specific projects.
To supplement information gathered from files on-site at the 40
local government offices, interviews will be conducted with project
developers, who may be for-profit or non-profit organizations. The
purpose of this data collection effort is to estimate the costs of
projects funded by HOME.
To estimate the benefits associated with the HOME program,
telephone interviews will be conducted with a sample of 300 renters in
HOME-funded rental projects, 200 homebuyers from HOME-funded
homeownership projects, 150 homeowners from HOME-funded owner-occupied
rehabilitation projects, and 150 renters receiving rental assistance
through HOME.
Members of affected public: Individuals and households, businesses,
not-for-profit institutions, and State and local governments will be
interviewed as part of this data collection effort.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
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Responses Total
Interview respondents Number of per Minutes per burden
respondents respondent respondent hours
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Local Program Officials..................................... 40 1 120 80
State Program Officials..................................... 50 1 120 100
Property Owners (For-profits and non-profits)............... 300 1 75 375
Residents (Owners and Renters).............................. 800 1 15 200
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Status of the proposed information collection: Awaiting OMB
approval.
Authority: Sec. 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 2, 1995.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 95-25254 Filed 10-11-95; 8:45 am]
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