Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research

[Docket No. N-95-3872]

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described

below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

for expedited review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The

Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

[[Page 6144]] ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit

comments regarding this proposal. Comments must be received within

seven (7) working days from the date of this notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey,

Jr., OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management

Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone no. (202) 708-0050. This is not a

toll free number. Copies of the proposed forms and other available

documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the

Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB, for

expedited processing and information collection package for pre-testing

of a Survey of Homeless Persons Who Use Services. HUD is requesting an

review of this information collection pretest before or by February 10,

1995.

The pre-test of the Survey of Homeless Who Use Services will

involve pilot testing three instruments: (1) a Government Contacts for

Provider Questionnaire; (2) a Local Facility Contacts Questionnaire;

and (3) a Service Users (Respondent) Questionnaire. The pre-tests will

take place in just three areas: Atlanta, GA; Pittsburgh, PA, (includes

Allegheny Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties); and the

Armstrong County Community Action Agency Catchment area (a rural

Community Action Agency service area outside Pittsburgh).

In each of the three areas, the Census Bureau will select a sample

of three shelters, soup kitchens and/or homeless outreach programs to

test the Local Facility Survey and at each facility they will conduct

five Service Users Surveys, twice during a month, for a total of 90

homeless respondent interviews.

The Census Bureau sought substantial expert input over a two year

period to develop the pre-test instruments. Following the pre-test, the

Census Bureau will make necessary revisions to the three surveys.

Before the conduct of a national survey, the public will be given an

opportunity to review of the proposed final survey instruments.

The national survey is planned to be conducted starting in February

1996 pending finalization of the Federal funding. An estimated 76

localities would be contacted to produce national figures on the

characteristics of homeless persons and facilities assisting the

homeless.

Use will also be made of the pre-test results to produce for local

governments a guide on conducting local homeless surveys for planning

local continuums of care to address homeless needs. As part of the pre-

test, the Census Bureau will advise HUD on the development of a local

homeless survey guide. Local governments will shortly have an immediate

need for such a homeless survey guide under HUD's proposed

consolidation of McKinney homeless programs. A key aspect of granting

local governments more flexibility to use Federal homeless resources

under McKinney consolidation is a requirement that local governments

develop continuum of care plans for meeting the diverse needs of the

homeless. The pre-test will produce a proven: (1) methodology to

prepare a comprehensive list of all local homeless shelter and service

providers, (2) survey of homeless providers, and (3) survey of homeless

service users (no such standard instruments now exist). A guide on

conducting local homeless surveys would be provided as a technical

assistance document.

The Department has submitted the proposal for the collection of

information, as described below to OMB for review, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35):

(1) The title of the information collection proposal;

(2) The office of the agency to collect the information;

(3) The description of the need for the information and its

proposed use;

(4) The agency form number, if applicable;

(5) What members of the public will be affected by the proposal;

(6) How frequently information submission will be required;

(7) An estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the

information submission including numbers of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response;

(8) Whether the proposal is new or an extension, reinstatement, or

revision of an information collection requirement; and

(9) The names and telephone numbers of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk Officer for the Department.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44

U.S.C. 3507; Section 7 (d) of the Department of Housing and Urban

Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

Dated: January 23, 1995.

Michael A. Stegman,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

Proposal: Pretest of Survey of Homeless Persons Who Use Services

(HPWUS).

Office: Policy Development and Research.

Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use:

This is a pretest of a national survey that would provide up-to-date

information about the characteristics of today's homeless population

who use services and data on how this population has changed since 1987

in urban areas. Included in the survey would be the first national

examination of the characteristics of homelessness in rural America,

fulfilling a Congressional mandate for a report on this subject. The

data will assist in developing public policy responses and leveraging

appropriate resources to break the cycle of homelessness. The pretest

of the HPWUS is needed to ensure that the methodology and field

materials meet the operational requirements of the national survey.

Form Number: None.

Respondents: Individuals, Service Providers, and Local Government

Employees.

Frequency of Submission: One-Time.

Reporting Burden:

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Number of Frequency of Hours per Burden

respondents x response x response = hours

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See Attachment.........................

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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 184.

Status: New Survey.

Contact: James Hoben, HUD, (202) 708-0574, Ext. 132; Joseph F.

Lackey, Jr., OMB, (202) 395-7316; Marsha A. Martin, HUD/ICH, (202) 708-

1480.

Date: January 23, 1995.

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Estimate of Respondent Burden

The projected number of government contacts, service providers and

respondents to be contacted and the estimated burden for the survey are

indicated below:

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Estimated

number of

contracts/ Total burden

Forms service Time (minutes) (hours)

providers/

respondents

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Government Contracts for Providers Questionnaire HPWUS-100A.. 35 5 minutes......... 3 hours.

Review of Combined FEMA list and completion of Local Facility 125 60 minutes........ 125.

Contacts Questionnaire HPWUS-100B(X) hours.

Respondent Questionnaire HPWUS-200........................... 72 45 minutes........ 54 hours.

Nonrespondents............................................... 18 7 minutes......... 2 hours.

Total.................................................. 250 117 minutes....... 184 hours.

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We estimate the average time to complete the Government Contacts

for Providers Questionnaire (refer to Attachment A) to be 5 minutes;

the review of the Combined FEMA list and completion of the Local

Facility Contacts Questionnaire (refer to Attachment B) to be 60

minutes and the Service Provider Questionnaire (refer to Attachment C)

to be 30 minutes. These estimates are based on in-house testing of the

questionnaires by the Census Bureau.

We estimated the information burden for these forms to be 184

hours. This includes:

3 hours for the completion of Government Contacts for

Providers Questionnaire; 125 hours for review of the combined FEMA list

and completion of the Local Facility Contacts Questionnaire;

56 hours for the Service User Questionnaire.

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