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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5609–N–13]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request Family
Self-Sufficiency Program
Demonstration
Office of Policy Development
and Research, 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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 8,
2013.
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 8230, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Stoloff, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Office of
Policy Development and Research, 451
7th Street SW., Room 8120, Washington,
DC 20410; telephone (202) 402–5723,
SUMMARY:
(this is not a toll free number). Copies
of the proposed data collection
instruments and other available
documents may be obtained from Dr.
Stoloff.
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 if
the information will have practical
utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of
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: Family SelfSufficiency (FSS) Program
Demonstration
Description of the need for
information and proposed use: The
Department is conducting this study
under contract with MDRC and its
subcontractors (Branch Associates and
M. Davis and Company, Inc.). The
project is an evaluation of the Family
Self-Sufficiency Program operated at
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) across
the U.S. The study will use randomassignment methods to evaluate the
effectiveness of the program. FSS has
operated since 1992 and serves voucher
holders and residents of public housing.
The FSS model is essentially case
management plus an escrow account.
FSS case managers create a plan with
families to achieve goals and connect
with services that will enhance their
employment opportunities. Families
accrue money in their escrow accounts
as they increase their earnings. To date,
HUD has funded two other studies of
the FSS program, but neither can tell us
how well families would have done in
the absence of the program. A random
assignment model is needed because
participant self-selection into FSS limits
the ability to know whether program
features rather than the characteristics
of the participating families caused
tenant income gains. Random
assignment will limit the extent to
which selection bias is driving observed
results. The demonstration will
document the progress of a group of FSS
participants from initial enrollment to
program completion (or exit). The intent
is to gain a deeper understanding of the
program and illustrate strategies that
assist participants to obtain greater
economic independence. While the
main objective of FSS is stable, suitable
employment, there are many interim
outcomes of interest, which include:
Getting a first job; getting a higher
paying job; self-employment/small
business ownership; no longer needing
benefits provided under one or more
welfare programs; obtaining additional
education, whether in the form of a high
school diploma, higher education
degree, or vocational training; buying a
home; buying a car; setting up savings
accounts; or accomplishing similar goals
that lead to economic independence.
Data collection will include the
families that are part of the treatment
and control groups, as well as PHA staff.
Data will be gathered through a variety
of methods including surveys,
informational interviews, direct
observation, and analysis of
administrative records.
Members of the affected public:
PHA Staff ........................................................................................................................................................................
Families receiving subsidized housing and enrolled in the FSS program (treatment group) ........................................
Families receiving subsidized housing and not enrolled in the FSS program (control group) ......................................
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Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response:
Number
responses per
respondent
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Informed Consent Form (ICF)1 .......
3,000 ..................
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Approximately 72 (i.e., assuming up to 4 staff at up
to 18 PHAs).
Up to 1,500.
Up to 1,500.
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Number
responses per
respondent
Instrument
Number of
respondents
Average burden/response
(in hours)
Baseline Information Form (includes completion of the Contact
Sheet).
3,000 ..................
1
Tracking survey sample ..................
3,000 ..................
1
Implementation research (round 1
projected to occur in Year 3).
Meetings could include: FSS coordinator; FSS case management
staff; lead manager to whom the
FSS coordinator reports; representatives of 4 key partner
agencies; FSS participants.
Cost-Benefit analysis data collection meetings with: FSS MIS/data
analyst; FSS coordinator; FSS
case management staff; lead
manager to whom the FSS coordinator reports.
20 per PHA (or
20 * 18 sites).
1
6 per PHA (or 6 *
18 sites).
1
Total burden hours
30 minutes, on average (or .50
hours). Approximately 45 minutes (or .75 hours) for larger
households.
Maximum of 1 hour over the tracking period, mainly to update contact information.
Field research visits will last two
days. Meetings to run 30 to 60
minutes, depending on the group
of participants.
2,250 hours.
Site visits will last 1 day. Meetings
to run 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the group of participants.
126 hours or 7 hours (or 1
day) per site visit * 18
sites.
3,000 hours.
252 hours or
14 hours (or 2 days) per
site visit * 18 sites.
1 We assume that the Informed Consent Form (ICF) will include language to enable us to collect administrative records from the designated
state agency where the PHA is located. Therefore, the time to obtain this consent is included in the estimate to complete the ICF. Upon selection
of sites, MDRC will contact the corresponding state agencies to initiate legal agreements to obtain these records, including the approved language to incorporate into the ICF.
Total 6,378 hours.
Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 9(a),
and Title 12, U.S.C., Section 1701z-1 et seq.
Dated: December 3, 2012.
Erika C. Poethig,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
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To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by January
9, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
or requests for copies or more
information by any of the following
methods. Alternatively, you may use
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5609-N-13]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Family
Self-Sufficiency Program Demonstration
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: February 8, 2013.
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 8230, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Stoloff, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and
Research, 451 7th Street SW., Room 8120, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone (202) 402-5723, (this is not a toll free number). Copies of
the proposed data collection instruments and other available documents
may be obtained from Dr. Stoloff.
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 if the
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of
the agency's estimate of the burden of 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: Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
Demonstration
Description of the need for information and proposed use: The
Department is conducting this study under contract with MDRC and its
subcontractors (Branch Associates and M. Davis and Company, Inc.). The
project is an evaluation of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program
operated at Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) across the U.S. The study
will use random-assignment methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the
program. FSS has operated since 1992 and serves voucher holders and
residents of public housing. The FSS model is essentially case
management plus an escrow account. FSS case managers create a plan with
families to achieve goals and connect with services that will enhance
their employment opportunities. Families accrue money in their escrow
accounts as they increase their earnings. To date, HUD has funded two
other studies of the FSS program, but neither can tell us how well
families would have done in the absence of the program. A random
assignment model is needed because participant self-selection into FSS
limits the ability to know whether program features rather than the
characteristics of the participating families caused tenant income
gains. Random assignment will limit the extent to which selection bias
is driving observed results. The demonstration will document the
progress of a group of FSS participants from initial enrollment to
program completion (or exit). The intent is to gain a deeper
understanding of the program and illustrate strategies that assist
participants to obtain greater economic independence. While the main
objective of FSS is stable, suitable employment, there are many interim
outcomes of interest, which include: Getting a first job; getting a
higher paying job; self-employment/small business ownership; no longer
needing benefits provided under one or more welfare programs; obtaining
additional education, whether in the form of a high school diploma,
higher education degree, or vocational training; buying a home; buying
a car; setting up savings accounts; or accomplishing similar goals that
lead to economic independence.
Data collection will include the families that are part of the
treatment and control groups, as well as PHA staff. Data will be
gathered through a variety of methods including surveys, informational
interviews, direct observation, and analysis of administrative records.
Members of the affected public:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PHA Staff........................ Approximately 72 (i.e., assuming up
to 4 staff at up to 18 PHAs).
Families receiving subsidized Up to 1,500.
housing and enrolled in the FSS
program (treatment group).
Families receiving subsidized Up to 1,500.
housing and not enrolled in the
FSS program (control group).
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Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number responses Average burden/response
Instrument Number of respondents per respondent (in hours) Total burden hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Informed Consent Form (ICF)\1\....... 3,000................... 1 Up to 15 minutes (or .25 750 hours.
hours).
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Baseline Information Form (includes 3,000................... 1 30 minutes, on average 2,250 hours.
completion of the Contact Sheet). (or .50 hours).
Approximately 45
minutes (or .75 hours)
for larger households.
Tracking survey sample............... 3,000................... 1 Maximum of 1 hour over 3,000 hours.
the tracking period,
mainly to update
contact information.
Implementation research (round 1 20 per PHA (or 20 * 18 1 Field research visits 252 hours or
projected to occur in Year 3). sites). will last two days. 14 hours (or 2 days) per site visit * 18
Meetings could include: FSS Meetings to run 30 to sites.
coordinator; FSS case management 60 minutes, depending
staff; lead manager to whom the FSS on the group of
coordinator reports; representatives participants.
of 4 key partner agencies; FSS
participants.
Cost-Benefit analysis data collection 6 per PHA (or 6 * 18 1 Site visits will last 1 126 hours or 7 hours (or 1 day) per site
meetings with: FSS MIS/data analyst; sites). day. Meetings to run 30 visit * 18 sites.
FSS coordinator; FSS case management to 60 minutes,
staff; lead manager to whom the FSS depending on the group
coordinator reports. of participants.
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\1\ We assume that the Informed Consent Form (ICF) will include language to enable us to collect administrative records from the designated state agency
where the PHA is located. Therefore, the time to obtain this consent is included in the estimate to complete the ICF. Upon selection of sites, MDRC
will contact the corresponding state agencies to initiate legal agreements to obtain these records, including the approved language to incorporate
into the ICF.
Total 6,378 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 9(a), and Title 12, U.S.C.,
Section 1701z-1 et seq.
Dated: December 3, 2012.
Erika C. Poethig,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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