[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24962-24963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10687]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5382-N-10]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Disaster Assistance Program Incremental Rent Transition Study
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: Comment Due Date: July 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interest 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 7th Street,
SW., Room 8234, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina Myhre, PhD, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20410; telephone (202) 402-5705 (this is not a toll-free number).
Copies of the proposed data collection and other available documents
may be obtained from Dr. Myhre.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice is soliciting comments from
members of the public and affecting 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, such as permitting electronic submission of responses.
Title of Proposal: Disaster Assistance Program Incremental Rent
Transition Study.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To
assist households displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Disaster
Housing Assistance Program (DHAP) was implemented to provide rental
assistance and case management services to eligible displaced families
from September 1, 2007, through February 28, 2009. DHAP was implemented
in phases, and the type and terms of rental assistance varied over
time. DHAP presents a unique opportunity to track families
transitioning from stepped-down rental subsidies (i.e., starting with a
full subsidy of rent and then decreasing it by $50 per month) or a full
rental subsidy (i.e., a full subsidy--$0 rent) to market rate or
alternative housing assistance programs and to measure their outcomes
over time.
The U.S. Department of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is
conducting an outcome evaluation entitled the Disaster Housing
Assistance Program (DHAP) Incremental Rent Transition (IRT) Study. This
study represents an important opportunity for HUD to learn about rent-
setting strategies and case management services in a post-disaster
housing program. The results of this study will feed into decisions
about how HUD should operate such programs after future disasters. In
particular, this study will increase HUD's understanding of how to
structure and scale down voucher rent systems and the accompanying case
management services following a disaster.
The data collection effort for the DHAP IRT Study initially
involved a baseline survey conducted under OMB
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control number 2528-0256. Approximately 1,430 DHAP participants
responded to the baseline survey. Respondents were contacted in
January-February 2010 to update their contact information under the
same OMB control number.
A 12-month follow-up survey of respondents to the baseline survey
is planned for fall 2010 and is the subject of this notice. The survey
will collect data on participants' housing employment, income, and
savings/debt outcomes approximately 12 to 15 months after they
transitioned off DHAP assistance. The survey also will ask about
participants' experiences with the alternative strategies employed by
participating public housing authorities (PHAs) for providing case
management to help households with the recovery process. The
information collected through these surveys will be supplemented by
administrative data on participant characteristics and program services
(including rental assistance and case management) collected during
program operation. The participant survey will take approximately 40
minutes per respondent to complete.
Members of affected public: The data collection effort for the DHAP
IRT Study initially involved a baseline survey conducted under OMB
control number 2528-0256. Approximately 1,430 DHAP participants
responded to the baseline survey. Respondents were contacted in
January-February 2010 to update their contact information under the
same OMB control number.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection, including the number of respondents, frequency
of response, and hours of response: The researchers will survey 1,430
participants in all; the surveys are expected to last 40 minutes. This
constitutes a total burden hour estimate of 958 burden 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: April 20, 2010.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, R .
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