Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Pre-Purchase Homeownership Counseling Demonstration and Impact Evaluation, 50711-50712 [2012-20586]
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abstract: Primary: Employers,
employees, recruiters and referrers for a
fee (limited to agricultural associations,
agricultural employers, or farm labor
contractors), and state employment
agencies. This form was developed to
facilitate compliance with section 274A
of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
which prohibits the knowing
employment of unauthorized aliens.
This information collection is necessary
for employers, agricultural recruiters
and referrers for a fee, and state
employment agencies to verify the
identity and employment authorization
of individuals hired (or recruited or
referred for a fee, if applicable) for
employment in the United States.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: This figure was derived by
multiplying the number of employers,
recruiters and referrers for a fee (limited
to agricultural associations, agricultural
employers, or farm labor contractors),
and state employment agencies
(78,000,000) × frequency of response (1)
× .33 hours (20 minutes) per response
and the number of employees
(78,000,000) × frequency of response (1)
× .17 hours (10 minutes) per response.
The annual record keeping burden is
added to the total annual reporting
burden which is based on 20,000,000
record keepers at .08 hours (5 minutes)
per filing.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 40,600,000 annual burden
hours.
If you need a copy of the proposed
information collection instrument with
instructions, or additional information,
please visit the Federal eRulemaking
Portal Web site at: https://
www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
If additional information is required
contact: USCIS, Regulatory
Coordination Division, Office of Policy
and Strategy, 20 Massachusetts Avenue,
Washington, DC 20529, (202) 272–1470.
Dated: August 17, 2012.
Laura Dawkins,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5603–N–57]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: PrePurchase Homeownership Counseling
Demonstration and Impact Evaluation
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
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 home
buyers. This is the first OMB request for
this evaluation.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
21, 2012.
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, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410,
Room 9120 or the number for the
Federal Information Relay Service (1–
800–877–8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410;
email Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone (202) 402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB
may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
Copies of the proposed forms and other
available information may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department is submitting 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
SUMMARY:
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agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection 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
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.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
Pending.
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 home
buyers. Up to 7,000 study participants
will be recruited through branch offices
and telephone centers of three national
lenders in 20 jurisdictions throughout
the country. Lender staff will ask
potential homebuyers if they are
interested in learning more about the
study. If potential homebuyers are
interested in learning more about the
study, then the lender will pass
potential homebuyers’ contact
information to the study team. The
study team will then contact those
potential homebuyers to explore study
participation and complete an informed
consent agreement, an eligibility
assessment, and baseline survey. To
achieve 7,000 enrolled study
participants, the intake and eligibility
assessment will be conducted with up
to 17,500 potential study participants
over a period of 12 months. To achieve
17,500 potential study participants,
lenders will contact approximately
87,500 customers. Additionally, 200
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.
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In each of the 20 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
4,026 study participants assigned to
receive one of these types of counseling
(the remaining 2,975 study participants
constitute the control group). Staff of the
lenders will be asked to participate in
semi-structured interviews that seek to
understand the recruitment process and
provide the study team a weekly
outcome report for recruitment calls.
Staff at the counseling agencies will be
asked to participate in semi-structured
interviews that seek to understand
provision of counseling in each
jurisdiction and provide the study team
information on counseling and
education services that study
participants receive. The purpose of
these data collection activities is to
collect the information needed to
evaluate the impact of pre-purchase
housing counseling.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
None.
Estimation of the total numbers 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 lender staff to conduct a
recruitment call is 3 minutes, with
recruitment conducted with up to
87,500 potential homebuyers. The
average time per client for the 17,500
potential first-time homebuyers to
complete an eligibility assessment is 5
minutes. The average time per client for
the 7,000 potential study participants to
complete the consent form is 5 minutes.
The average time per client for the 7,000
enrolled study participants to complete
the baseline survey is 25 minutes. The
average time per study participant for
the 7,000 enrolled study participants to
complete each tracking letter is 5
minutes. There will be 9 tracking letters
issued over the course of 3 years. The
average time per client for the follow-up
interviews is 30 minutes. The average
time for each study participant’s coborrower to complete the co-borrower
consent agreement is 3 minutes. The
average time per client for counseling
agencies to document the services
provided to study participants is 10
minutes, with responses required for
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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 40
counseling organizations. The average
time for lenders’ staff to complete
recruitment calls and input the contact
information is 3 minutes. The average
time for lenders’ call center teams to
complete the recruitment call outcome
report is 30 minutes. These reports will
be provided to the study team weekly
through the enrollment period. The
enrollment period is estimated to last 52
weeks for each lender. The average time
for lenders’ staff to complete interviews
is 60 minutes. Up to 84 staff will be
interviewed across 3 lenders. The total
burden for the study is 21,056 hours:
14,683 hours for study participants and
potential study participants, 105 hours
for study participants’ co-borrowers,
1,662 hours for counseling agencies, and
4,606 hours for lenders.
Status of the proposed information
collection: This is a new collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 15, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[LLCO956000 L14200000.BJ0000]
Notice of Filing of Plats; Colorado.
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats;
Colorado.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Colorado State
Office is publishing this notice to
inform the public of the intent to
officially file the survey plat listed
below and afford all affected parties a
proper period of time to protest this
action prior to the plat filing. During
this time, the plat will be available for
viewing at https://
www.glorecords.blm.gov.
DATES: Unless there are protests of this
action, the filing of the plat described in
this notice will happen on September
21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office,
Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield
Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215–
7093.
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Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor
for Colorado, (303) 239–3856. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plat
and field notes of the dependent
resurvey and survey in Township 35
North, Range 11 West, New Mexico
Principal Meridian, Colorado, were
accepted on July 23, 2012.
Randy Bloom,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Number 1010–0181]
Information Collection: Southern
Alaska Sharing Network and
Subsistence Study; Proposed
Collection for OMB Review; Comment
Request
ACTION:
60-day notice.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) is inviting
comments on a collection of information
that we will submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The information
collection request (ICR) pertains to
conducting a survey in Alaska,
‘‘Southern Alaska Sharing Network and
Subsistence Study.’’
DATES: Submit written comments by
October 22, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please send your comments
on this ICR to the BOEM Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Arlene
Bajusz, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 381 Elden Street, HM–
3127, Herndon, Virginia 20170 (mail); or
arlene.bajusz@boem.gov (email); or
703–787–1209 (fax). Please reference
ICR 1010–0181 in your comment and
include your name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlene Bajusz, Office of Policy,
Regulations, and Analysis at (703) 787–
1025. You may also request a free copy
of the study description.
SUMMARY:
Bureau of Land Management
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-N-57]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Pre-Purchase Homeownership Counseling Demonstration and Impact
Evaluation
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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.
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 home buyers. This is the first OMB request
for this evaluation.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September 21, 2012.
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,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard. Copies of the proposed forms and other
available information may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 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 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.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: Pending.
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 home buyers. Up to 7,000 study participants will be
recruited through branch offices and telephone centers of three
national lenders in 20 jurisdictions throughout the country. Lender
staff will ask potential homebuyers if they are interested in learning
more about the study. If potential homebuyers are interested in
learning more about the study, then the lender will pass potential
homebuyers' contact information to the study team. The study team will
then contact those potential homebuyers to explore study participation
and complete an informed consent agreement, an eligibility assessment,
and baseline survey. To achieve 7,000 enrolled study participants, the
intake and eligibility assessment will be conducted with up to 17,500
potential study participants over a period of 12 months. To achieve
17,500 potential study participants, lenders will contact approximately
87,500 customers. Additionally, 200 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.
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In each of the 20 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 4,026 study
participants assigned to receive one of these types of counseling (the
remaining 2,975 study participants constitute the control group). Staff
of the lenders will be asked to participate in semi-structured
interviews that seek to understand the recruitment process and provide
the study team a weekly outcome report for recruitment calls. Staff at
the counseling agencies will be asked to participate in semi-structured
interviews that seek to understand provision of counseling in each
jurisdiction and provide the study team information on counseling and
education services that study participants receive. The purpose of
these data collection activities is to collect the information needed
to evaluate the impact of pre-purchase housing counseling.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
Estimation of the total numbers 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 lender
staff to conduct a recruitment call is 3 minutes, with recruitment
conducted with up to 87,500 potential homebuyers. The average time per
client for the 17,500 potential first-time homebuyers to complete an
eligibility assessment is 5 minutes. The average time per client for
the 7,000 potential study participants to complete the consent form is
5 minutes. The average time per client for the 7,000 enrolled study
participants to complete the baseline survey is 25 minutes. The average
time per study participant for the 7,000 enrolled study participants to
complete each tracking letter is 5 minutes. There will be 9 tracking
letters issued over the course of 3 years. The average time per client
for the follow-up interviews is 30 minutes. The average time for each
study participant's co-borrower to complete the co-borrower consent
agreement is 3 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 40 counseling organizations. The average time for
lenders' staff to complete recruitment calls and input the contact
information is 3 minutes. The average time for lenders' call center
teams to complete the recruitment call outcome report is 30 minutes.
These reports will be provided to the study team weekly through the
enrollment period. The enrollment period is estimated to last 52 weeks
for each lender. The average time for lenders' staff to complete
interviews is 60 minutes. Up to 84 staff will be interviewed across 3
lenders. The total burden for the study is 21,056 hours: 14,683 hours
for study participants and potential study participants, 105 hours for
study participants' co-borrowers, 1,662 hours for counseling agencies,
and 4,606 hours for lenders.
Status of the proposed information collection: This is a new
collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 15, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-20586 Filed 8-21-12; 8:45 am]
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