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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5193–N–04]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection to OMB: Assessing Quality
of Life Issues in FEMA’s Alternative
Housing Pilot Program (AHPP)—
Household Outcomes Survey
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 Date: May 20,
2008.
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 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Harold R. Holzman, (202) 402–5709 for
copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents. (This is not a tollfree number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
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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,
(e.g., permitting electronic submission
of responses).
This Notice also lists the following
information:
Title of Proposal: Assessing Quality of
Life Issues in FEMA’s Alternative
Housing Pilot Program (AHPP)—
Household Outcomes Survey.
Description of need for the
information and proposed use: The
Alternative Housing Pilot Program
(AHPP) (Pub. L. 109–234, Sec. 2403) is
providing FEMA funds to four states
(Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Texas) to test alternative housing types
that could be used in place of FEMA
trailers or mobile homes following a
future disaster.
The goal of the AHPP Quality of Life
(QOL) study is to provide FEMA with a
rigorous evaluation of the quality of life
outcomes for AHPP recipients in the
four states that received AHPP grants.
Over the four-year study, the evaluation
will assess a range of outcomes,
including households’ economic and
employment situations, physical and
mental health status, and changes in
housing satisfaction.
Household surveys will be the
primary tool for evaluating the impact of
AHPP on program participants’ quality
of life. Baseline surveys will be
administered during each grantee
program’s start-up period, using the
OMB-approved Alternative Housing
Pilot Program Evaluation Baseline
Survey (OMB Control Number 2528–
0248; ICR Reference Number 200705–
2528–001). A follow-up Household
Outcomes Survey will be administered
twice during the remaining evaluation
period to capture data on outcomes; the
Household Outcomes Survey is the
subject of this notification. The survey
will be conducted using a mixed mode
approach, by telephone with in-person
follow-up. Each survey interview will
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take approximately 45 minutes. The
selection of survey participants will
differ across the four states. When
possible, a random assignment research
design will be implemented and
households that are determined eligible
for AHPP but do not receive an AHPP
unit will form the control group.
Otherwise, surveys will be conducted
with a random sample of AHPP
participants.
Members of the Affected Public:
AHPP participants.
Number of respondents
AHPP household outcomes survey
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection, including the number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response:
Frequency of
response
Burden per respondent
(Hours)
Total respondent burden
(Hours)
First Household Outcomes Survey ..................................................................
Second Household Outcomes Survey .............................................................
1612
1612
1
1
.75
.75
1209
1209
Total ..........................................................................................................
3224
2
1.50
2418
Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: March 14, 2008.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5186–N–12]
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
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Development, HUD.
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surplus Federal property reviewed by
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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington,
DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234;
TTY number for the hearing- and
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call the toll-free Title V information line
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Dated: March 13, 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5193-N-04]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Assessing
Quality of Life Issues in FEMA's Alternative Housing Pilot Program
(AHPP)--Household Outcomes Survey
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. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 20, 2008.
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 20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harold R. Holzman, (202) 402-5709 for
copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (This is
not a toll-free number).
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, (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses).
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Assessing Quality of Life Issues in FEMA's
Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP)--Household Outcomes Survey.
Description of need for the information and proposed use: The
Alternative Housing Pilot Program (AHPP) (Pub. L. 109-234, Sec. 2403)
is providing FEMA funds to four states (Alabama, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas) to test alternative housing types that could be
used in place of FEMA trailers or mobile homes following a future
disaster.
The goal of the AHPP Quality of Life (QOL) study is to provide FEMA
with a rigorous evaluation of the quality of life outcomes for AHPP
recipients in the four states that received AHPP grants. Over the four-
year study, the evaluation will assess a range of outcomes, including
households' economic and employment situations, physical and mental
health status, and changes in housing satisfaction.
Household surveys will be the primary tool for evaluating the
impact of AHPP on program participants' quality of life. Baseline
surveys will be administered during each grantee program's start-up
period, using the OMB-approved Alternative Housing Pilot Program
Evaluation Baseline Survey (OMB Control Number 2528-0248; ICR Reference
Number 200705-2528-001). A follow-up Household Outcomes Survey will be
administered twice during the remaining evaluation period to capture
data on outcomes; the Household Outcomes Survey is the subject of this
notification. The survey will be conducted using a mixed mode approach,
by telephone with in-person follow-up. Each survey interview will
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take approximately 45 minutes. The selection of survey participants
will differ across the four states. When possible, a random assignment
research design will be implemented and households that are determined
eligible for AHPP but do not receive an AHPP unit will form the control
group. Otherwise, surveys will be conducted with a random sample of
AHPP participants.
Members of the Affected Public: AHPP participants.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection, including the number of respondents, frequency
of response, and hours of response:
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Total
Number of Frequency of Burden per respondent
AHPP household outcomes survey respondents response respondent burden
(Hours) (Hours)
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First Household Outcomes Survey................. 1612 1 .75 1209
Second Household Outcomes Survey................ 1612 1 .75 1209
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Total....................................... 3224 2 1.50 2418
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Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: March 14, 2008.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. E8-5792 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
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