[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15990-15991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6607]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5486-N-06]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on
Evaluation of the Office of University Partnerships Programs Telephone
Survey
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: May 23, 2011.
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: Ndeye Jackson, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 8126, Washington DC 20401; telephone (202) 402-
5737, (this is not a toll free number). Copies of the proposed data
collection instruments and other available documents may be obtained
from Ms. Jackson.
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: Evaluation of the Office of University
Partnerships Programs.
Description of the need for information and proposed use: The
Department is conducting this evaluation under contract with Abt
Associates Inc. and its subcontractors, Econometrica and ACKCO. This
study is
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an evaluation of four grant programs funded through HUD's Office of
University Partnerships (OUP). The four OUP programs are: Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU); Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Assisting Communities (HSIAC); Alaskan Native/Native Hawaiian
Institutions Assisting Communities (ANNHIAC); and Tribal Colleges and
Universities Program (TCUP). This evaluation will be the first to
systematically document program outcomes and to assess where certain
factors, such as partnership structure or the types of activities
completed with grant funds affect outcomes. To collect the information
necessary for this study, the Department will conduct two telephone
surveys of staff members from a sample of OUP grant recipients that
have received a grant between fiscal years 2005 and 2008. Surveys will
be conducted with 67 OUP grantees. The first grantee survey will query
the number of OUP grants an institution received during the study
period; how the OUP grants were used; and whether the grants were
interrelated. The second grantee survey will ask about: community
outcomes were achieved; project beneficiaries other funding sources
used in conjunction with OUP funding; and how partners worked together
to implement grant activities.
Members of the affected public: The telephone surveys will affect
approximately 67 institutional recipients of an OUP Program Grant.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: For the OUP recipient survey, the
researchers will administer a set of two interviews to 67 recipient
staff. The first interview is expected to last 20 minutes; the second
interview is expected to last 60 minutes for a total burden hour
estimate of 90 hours.
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Number Average burden/
Respondents Number of responses per response (in Total burden
respondents respondent hours) hours
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Telephone interview......................... 67 2 40 90
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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: March 14, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-6607 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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