Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request, Alternative Housing Pilot Program Evaluation Baseline Survey, 26144-26145 [E7-8718]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26144-26145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8718]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5123-N-11]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request, Alternative Housing Pilot Program Evaluation 
Baseline Survey

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
Lillian--L--Deitzer@HUD.gov; telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a proposed information collection requirement 
as described below. This 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: Alternative Housing Pilot Program Evaluation 
Baseline Survey.
    Description of Information Collection: The proposed information 
collection will collect baseline data from families before they 
received housing under FEMA's Alternative Housing Pilot Program. HUD is 
conducting an evaluation of AHPP. Four states affected

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by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita received AHPP grants to test out 
alternative approaches to providing temporary housing after a disaster. 
HUD is charged with measuring what benefits and costs are associated 
with each of the alternatives being implemented by the states. 
Measuring the program impact on health, satisfaction, and general well-
being of the occupants are a key part of the evaluation. This baseline 
survey is needed to know the characteristics of eligible households 
applying to participate in the program. This information is critical as 
an evaluation tool to:
    (1) Document the demographic characteristics of those that apply 
for the program;
    (2) Provide information about how the disaster affected their pre-
storm housing and information on their expectations at securing 
permanent housing at some point; and
    (3) Capture limited baseline information for comparison at a later 
time on impact measures of interest (such as income, source of income, 
perceptions of housing and neighborhood quality, and physical and 
mental health).
    These data are also important as covariates in estimating program 
impacts after 2 years and 4 years of occupancy. HUD is working with 
states to make selection of those that actually receive a unit (from a 
pool of those eligible and applying) to be random. A random selection 
process will allow HUD to evaluate program impacts by comparing the 
outcomes of those offered a unit against outcomes for those not offered 
a unit.
    OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals still requiring temporary 
housing due to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: The estimated number of burden hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 4,167 hours; the number 
of respondents is estimated as 10,000, generating approximately 10,000 
annual responses; the frequency of response is once at the time of 
application for the AHPP program; each response is estimated to take 25 
minutes.
    Status: Proposed new collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 1, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
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