60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Pre-Purchase Homeownership Counseling Demonstration and Impact Evaluation, 13326-13327 [2014-05097]
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to conduct laboratory analyses should
request and receive written assurances
from the entity that it is accredited by
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Scientific Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5758–N–03]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Pre-Purchase
Homeownership Counseling
Demonstration and Impact Evaluation
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 9,
2014.
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:
SUMMARY:
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Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–5564
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th 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. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
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information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Focus
Group Protocols and Consent Collection
for Pre-Purchase Homeownership
Counseling Demonstration and Impact
Evaluation; Second Round.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0293.
Type of Request: Revision.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) is conducting an
important national study of the
effectiveness of pre-purchase
homeownership counseling services.
This information collection covers two
updates to the initial data collection: (a)
Replacement of telephone interviews
with focus groups to collect qualitative
data and (b) changes to the approach
used to collect consent from
coborrowers of study participants. The
Information collection
Number of
respondents
enrollment projections suggest that the
three largest study sites will include
approximately 720 eligible study
participants, although recruitment will
end sooner if the available focus group
slots are filled.
The collection of coborrower consent
involves including the coborrower
consent form in the study’s regular
tracking letters, along with a request for
the coborrower to review, sign, and
return the written consent form. The
study estimates that approximately 1800
study participants will have
coborrowers. The coborrowers’ review
and return of the coborrower consent
form is estimated to require
approximately 5 minutes per
coborrower.
The focus group recruitment call,
focus group, and coborrower will be
completed once by each applicable
respondent during the entire length of
the study.
information collected through the focus
groups will be used to support the
implementation analysis and to collect
qualitative information about study
participants’ experiences with prepurchase homeownership counseling
services. The collection of consent from
study participants’ coborrowers is
necessary to allow the study to collect
data related to the characteristics and
performance of study participants’
mortgage loans.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): A
total of up to 144 study participants will
participate in 12 focus groups of 8–12
participants each. Each focus group will
take approximately 120 minutes. Prior
to the focus groups, the study team will
contact eligible study participants in
three cities to request participation in a
focus group and confirm eligibility
information. The recruitment calls are
estimated to take approximately 5
minutes per person. The study’s
Frequency
of response
Burden hours
per response
(minutes)
Responses
per annum
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Focus group recruitment calls .................
Focus groups ...............
Coborrower consent
form ..........................
720
144
1
1
1
1
5
120
60
288
$25
25
$1,500
7,200
1800
1
1
5
150
25
3750
Total ......................
2520
3
3
........................
498
........................
12,450
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
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Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5800–N–02]
Notice of HUD’s Funding Availability
for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015
Comprehensive Housing Counseling
Grant Program
Grant Program NOFA. The
Comprehensive Housing Counseling
NOFA is comprised of both the General
Section to the Department’s FY 2014
NOFAs for Discretionary Programs
(General Section) published February
19, 2014 and this NOFA. In addition to
the application requirements set forth in
the NOFA, applicants must also comply
with the requirements established in the
General Section, and all Housing
Counseling Program requirements. HUD
reserves the right to award both FY 2014
and FY 2015 funds on the basis of this
single NOFA competition. FY 2015
grants to be awarded under this NOFA
are contingent upon future
Congressional action, and subject to the
availability of funding. HUD’s intent to
award FY 2015 funds to FY 2014 and
FY 2015 applicants will be announced
separately if such funds become
available.
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) for the Department’s Fiscal Year
(FY) 2014–FY 2015 Comprehensive
Housing Counseling Grant Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This notice announces that
HUD has posted on https://
www.Grants.gov and https://
www.HUD.gov its FY 2014 and FY 2015
Comprehensive Housing Counseling
Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to
housing.counseling@hud.gov. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access these numbers via TTY by
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SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5758-N-03]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Pre-Purchase
Homeownership Counseling Demonstration and Impact Evaluation
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 9, 2014.
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: Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone
(202) 402-5564 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
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. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access
this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339.
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from
Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
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information collection described in Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Focus Group Protocols and Consent
Collection for Pre-Purchase Homeownership Counseling Demonstration and
Impact Evaluation; Second Round.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0293.
Type of Request: Revision.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is conducting an
important national study of the effectiveness of pre-purchase
homeownership counseling services. This information collection covers
two updates to the initial data collection: (a) Replacement of
telephone interviews with focus groups to collect qualitative data and
(b) changes to the approach used to collect consent from coborrowers of
study participants. The information collected through the focus groups
will be used to support the implementation analysis and to collect
qualitative information about study participants' experiences with pre-
purchase homeownership counseling services. The collection of consent
from study participants' coborrowers is necessary to allow the study to
collect data related to the characteristics and performance of study
participants' mortgage loans.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): A total of up to 144 study
participants will participate in 12 focus groups of 8-12 participants
each. Each focus group will take approximately 120 minutes. Prior to
the focus groups, the study team will contact eligible study
participants in three cities to request participation in a focus group
and confirm eligibility information. The recruitment calls are
estimated to take approximately 5 minutes per person. The study's
enrollment projections suggest that the three largest study sites will
include approximately 720 eligible study participants, although
recruitment will end sooner if the available focus group slots are
filled.
The collection of coborrower consent involves including the
coborrower consent form in the study's regular tracking letters, along
with a request for the coborrower to review, sign, and return the
written consent form. The study estimates that approximately 1800 study
participants will have coborrowers. The coborrowers' review and return
of the coborrower consent form is estimated to require approximately 5
minutes per coborrower.
The focus group recruitment call, focus group, and coborrower will
be completed once by each applicable respondent during the entire
length of the study.
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Burden hours
Information collection Number of Frequency of Responses per per response Annual burden Hourly cost Annual cost
respondents response annum (minutes) hours per response
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Focus group recruitment calls........... 720 1 1 5 60 $25 $1,500
Focus groups............................ 144 1 1 120 288 25 7,200
Coborrower consent form................. 1800 1 1 5 150 25 3750
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Total............................... 2520 3 3 .............. 498 .............. 12,450
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in
Section A on the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: February 27, 2014.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and
Research.
[FR Doc. 2014-05097 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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