Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Pre-Purchase Homeownership Counseling Demonstration and Impact Evaluation, 64367-64368 [2011-26919]
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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: December
19, 2011.
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 & Research, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 8226,
Washington, DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402–5705 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
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: Housing Choice
Voucher Program Administrative Fee
Study.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of on-site
data collection from public housing
agencies (PHAs). The purpose of the
proposed data collection is to identify a
sample of PHAs that are verified to be
operating high-performing and efficient
HCV programs. The proposed data
collection will take place through site
visits to up to 30 PHAs and will include
interviews with PHA staff and reviews
of client files and administrative data
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collected by the PHA. The results of the
site visits will be used to identify PHAs
to participate in a national study of
administrative fees in the HCV program.
The national study of administrative
fees will include 50 PHAs, some of
which have already been identified
through site visits that took place at 60
PHAs between April and September
2011. The current request is to conduct
similar data collection at a new group of
PHAs to supplement the national study
sample. The results of the national
study—for which separate OMB
clearance will be sought—will be used
to estimate administrative fees and
develop a new administrative fee
allocation formula for the HCV program.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: Up to
150 public housing agency staff persons
(up to 5 staff members at up to 30 sites).
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: Up to 5 PHA staff at
each of the 30 study sites will be
involved in the data collection (150
respondents total). Together, the PHA
staff at each site will spend up to 12
hours preparing for the site visit and up
to 16 hours being interviewed or
otherwise assisting the research team
during the site visit. The total burden
for each PHA is 28 hours. The total
estimated burden across all PHAs is 840
hours.
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: October 11, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development
and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011–26918 Filed 10–17–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Docket No. FR–5486–N–24]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: PrePurchase Homeownership Counseling
Demonstration and Impact Evaluation
Office of the Policy
Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be submitted to the Office of
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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: December
19, 2011.
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 & Research, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 8226,
Washington, DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402–5705 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
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: Pre-Purchase
Homeownership Counseling
Demonstration and Impact Evaluation.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of data
collection instruments designed to
collect the information necessary to
conduct a random assignment
evaluation of pre-purchase
homeownership counseling. The
evaluation will produce valuable
information about the impact of prepurchase homeownership counseling on
a range of outcomes for low- to
moderate-income first-time FHA home
buyers. Four thousand study
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participants will be enrolled through the
branch offices and telephone centers of
three national lenders in 10
jurisdictions throughout the country.
Lender staff will ask potential home
buyers to voluntarily participate in the
study, directing interested participants
to the telephone call-in research center
for the eligibility assessment and
baseline survey. To achieve 4,000
enrolled study participants, the intake
and eligibility assessment will be
conducted with up to 7,000 potential
study participants over a period of 9 to
10 months. Additionally, 45 study
participants will be asked to participate
in semi-structured follow-up interviews
that seek to learn about participants’
experiences with enrollment and
interaction with participating
counseling agencies.
In each of the 10 jurisdictions for the
study, local counseling agencies and
national counseling intermediaries will
be recruited to provide (a) Online
education and telephone counseling and
(b) in-person education and counseling.
One national provider will be
responsible for the online education and
telephone counseling. Local counseling
agencies will be recruited to provide the
in-person education and counseling. In
each case, the counseling agencies will
be responsible for documenting the
counseling services provided to the
2,300 study participants assigned to
receive one of these types of counseling
(the remaining 1,700 study participants
constitute the control group). Staff of the
lenders and counseling agencies will be
asked to participate in semi-structured
interviews that seek to understand the
enrollment process and provision of
counseling in each jurisdiction. The
purpose of these data collection
activities is to collect the information
needed to evaluate the impact of prepurchase housing counseling.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: Up to
7,000 potential first-time homebuyers;
Up to 30 counseling organizations; and,
up to 1500 lender staff in 10
jurisdictions.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The average time per
client for the 7,000 potential study
participants to complete the intake and
eligibility assessment is 10 minutes. The
average time per client for the 4,000
enrolled study participants to complete
the baseline survey is 25 minutes. The
average time per client for the follow-up
interviews is 30 minutes. The average
time per client for counseling agencies
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to document the services provided to
study participants is 10 minutes, with
responses required for both the
educational component and for the
counseling services. The average time
for counseling agency staff to complete
interviews is 60 minutes—up to 8
interviews conducted at up to 30
counseling organizations. The average
time per client for lender staff to input
the intake information is 3 minutes,
with intake conducted with up to 7,000
potential study participants. The total
burden for the study is 4,274 hours:
2,857 hours for study participants and
potential study participants, 1,007 hours
for counseling agencies, and 410 hours
for lenders.
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: October 11, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011–26919 Filed 10–17–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5486–N–25]
Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB
Homelessness Prevention Study
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Housing
and Urban Development requests review
and approval of the Paperwork
Reduction Act requirements for site
visits that are part of HUD’s
Homelessness Prevention Study. The
proposed information collection was
approved under emergency review
(OMB Control #2528–0270). As required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
proposed information collection will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for full review and
extension of approval. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the
proposed collection of information to:
(1) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (2) 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
burden (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses).
SUMMARY:
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December 19, 2011.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be
received within sixty (60) days from the
date of this Notice. Comments should
refer to the proposal by name or OMB
approval number 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 8230,
Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Rudd, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW., Room 8120, Washington, DC
20410; e-mail
Elizabeth.C.Rudd@hud.gov; or
telephone 202–402–7607. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Dr. Rudd.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice informs the public that the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) has submitted to
OMB a request to extend approval for
information collection for the
Homelessness Prevention study that was
already approved under emergency
review (OMB Control #2528–0270).
HUD requests extension of approval for
the site visit interview guide.
Congress established the
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid ReHousing Program (HPRP) under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (ARRA) to provide
resources to state and local governments
to aid households at risk of
homelessness maintain stable housing
and to help currently homeless
households get back into permanent
housing quickly. HUD allocated $1.5
billion to 535 government agency
grantees (55 states and territories, 147
counties, and 333 cities) to be spent
over three years. HUD funded the
Homelessness Prevention Study to study
the prevention programs established by
communities with HPRP funds. The
study includes a survey of a nationally
representative sample of HPRP grantees
and 15–18 site visits to selected HPRP
grantees.
Title of Proposed Notice:
Homelessness Prevention Study.
Description of Information Collection:
This is a request to extend approval
granted under emergency review (OMB
Control # 2528–0270) that expires on
January 1, 2012. Administration of the
survey and half of the site visits will be
completed before the current OMB
approval expires. Therefore, this request
to extend approval applies only to the
collection of information during 7–8 site
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Docket No. FR-5486-N-24]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Pre-Purchase Homeownership Counseling Demonstration and Impact
Evaluation
AGENCY: Office of the 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: December 19, 2011.
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 & Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402-5705 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: Pre-Purchase Homeownership Counseling
Demonstration and Impact Evaluation.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of data collection instruments designed to
collect the information necessary to conduct a random assignment
evaluation of pre-purchase homeownership counseling. The evaluation
will produce valuable information about the impact of pre-purchase
homeownership counseling on a range of outcomes for low- to moderate-
income first-time FHA home buyers. Four thousand study
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participants will be enrolled through the branch offices and telephone
centers of three national lenders in 10 jurisdictions throughout the
country. Lender staff will ask potential home buyers to voluntarily
participate in the study, directing interested participants to the
telephone call-in research center for the eligibility assessment and
baseline survey. To achieve 4,000 enrolled study participants, the
intake and eligibility assessment will be conducted with up to 7,000
potential study participants over a period of 9 to 10 months.
Additionally, 45 study participants will be asked to participate in
semi-structured follow-up interviews that seek to learn about
participants' experiences with enrollment and interaction with
participating counseling agencies.
In each of the 10 jurisdictions for the study, local counseling
agencies and national counseling intermediaries will be recruited to
provide (a) Online education and telephone counseling and (b) in-person
education and counseling. One national provider will be responsible for
the online education and telephone counseling. Local counseling
agencies will be recruited to provide the in-person education and
counseling. In each case, the counseling agencies will be responsible
for documenting the counseling services provided to the 2,300 study
participants assigned to receive one of these types of counseling (the
remaining 1,700 study participants constitute the control group). Staff
of the lenders and counseling agencies will be asked to participate in
semi-structured interviews that seek to understand the enrollment
process and provision of counseling in each jurisdiction. The purpose
of these data collection activities is to collect the information
needed to evaluate the impact of pre-purchase housing counseling.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: Up to 7,000 potential first-time
homebuyers; Up to 30 counseling organizations; and, up to 1500 lender
staff in 10 jurisdictions.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The average time per client for the
7,000 potential study participants to complete the intake and
eligibility assessment is 10 minutes. The average time per client for
the 4,000 enrolled study participants to complete the baseline survey
is 25 minutes. The average time per client for the follow-up interviews
is 30 minutes. The average time per client for counseling agencies to
document the services provided to study participants is 10 minutes,
with responses required for both the educational component and for the
counseling services. The average time for counseling agency staff to
complete interviews is 60 minutes--up to 8 interviews conducted at up
to 30 counseling organizations. The average time per client for lender
staff to input the intake information is 3 minutes, with intake
conducted with up to 7,000 potential study participants. The total
burden for the study is 4,274 hours: 2,857 hours for study participants
and potential study participants, 1,007 hours for counseling agencies,
and 410 hours for lenders.
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: October 11, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-26919 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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