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information collection for a period of 60
days was published on December 29,
2014 at 79 FR 78100.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5831–N–22]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Family Self Sufficiency
Program Demonstration
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection
requirement described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 28,
2015.
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:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at
Colette Pollard@hud.gov or telephone
202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. This is not a toll-free number.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of the information collection
described in Section A.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
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SUMMARY:
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A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Demonstration.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0296.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: 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.
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
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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.
This 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 referenced in this
notice focuses on program participation
and data will be collected for FSS
program participants only.
Respondents: 18 PHAs
(approximately 1 staff per PHA) 1,785
Study Participants.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response:
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Average burden/
response
(in hours)
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Number responses per
respondent
Management Information System (MIS) ..
18 PHAs .................
.83 hours (assume 50
minutes/year).
Tracking Survey .......................................
1,785 Study Participants.
3.5 responses (assumes
annual entry 2015,
2016, 2017, and part
of 2018).
2 responses (semi-annual follow-ups).
.................................
.......................................
.......................................
Total ..................................................
.17 hours (assume 20
minutes/year).
Total burden hours
3,809 burden (18 PHAs
* 73 program participants1 * 3.5 responses * .83 hours).
607 burden (18 PHAs *
1,785 program participants * 2 responses *
.17 hours).
4,416 hours
1 Total
sample = 2,609, of which 1,306 is in the FSS group and 1,303 are in the Control group (excluding withdrawn or ineligible participants).
There is an average of 73 FSS group members per PHA (1306 FSS group members/18 PHAs).
Estimated Number of Reponses: See
table.
Frequency of Response: See table.
Average Hours per Response: See
table.
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 4,416
Burden Hours.
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.
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Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: April 21, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5841–N–01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Certification of
Consistency With Sustainable
Communities Planning and
Implementation
Office of Strategic Planning and
Management, Grants Management and
Oversight Division, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information
Collection.
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.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: June 29,
2015.
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 202–402–3400
(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
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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
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Certification of Consistency and Nexus
between Activities Proposed by the
Applicant with Livability Principles
Advanced in Preferred Sustainability
Status Communities.
OMB Approval Number: 2535–0121.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: HUD–2995.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: HUD
seeks grantees that envision and work
toward sustainable communities, and
provides a number of strategies to do so.
To receive points for this policy
priority, applicants must go beyond the
basic minimum requirements of the
NOFA to which they are applying, and
must commit to incorporate into their
proposed activities the appropriate
Livability Principles described by the
Partnership for Sustainable
Communities, which includes HUD, the
Department of Transportation, and the
Environmental Protection Agency.
These activities include: metropolitan
regional plans, neighborhood plans,
infrastructure investments, site plans, or
architectural plans, so that resulting
development or reuse of property takes
into account the impacts of the
development on the community and the
metropolitan region, consistent with
sustainable development as expressed
in the Livability Principles, as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5831-N-22]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family Self
Sufficiency Program Demonstration
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 28, 2015.
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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at Colette Pollard@hud.gov or
telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection
described in Section A.
The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on
December 29, 2014 at 79 FR 78100.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Demonstration.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0296.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 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.
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.
This 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 referenced in this notice focuses on program
participation and data will be collected for FSS program participants
only.
Respondents: 18 PHAs (approximately 1 staff per PHA) 1,785 Study
Participants.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
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Average burden/
Information collection Number of Number responses response (in Total burden hours
respondents per respondent hours)
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Management Information System 18 PHAs........... 3.5 responses .83 hours (assume 3,809 burden (18
(MIS). (assumes annual 50 minutes/year). PHAs * 73 program
entry 2015, 2016, participants\1\ *
2017, and part of 3.5 responses *
2018). .83 hours).
Tracking Survey................. 1,785 Study 2 responses (semi- .17 hours (assume 607 burden (18
Participants. annual follow- 20 minutes/year). PHAs * 1,785
ups). program
participants * 2
responses * .17
hours).
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Total....................... .................. .................. .................. 4,416 hours
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\1\ Total sample = 2,609, of which 1,306 is in the FSS group and 1,303 are in the Control group (excluding
withdrawn or ineligible participants). There is an average of 73 FSS group members per PHA (1306 FSS group
members/18 PHAs).
Estimated Number of Reponses: See table.
Frequency of Response: See table.
Average Hours per Response: See table.
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 4,416 Burden Hours.
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: April 21, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09769 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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