Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4200-N-59]

Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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 expedited review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The

Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: June 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB

Control Number 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 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Goering, Office of Policy Development and Research--telephone

(202) 708-3700 Extension 131 (this is not a toll-free number).

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 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, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

This notice also lists the following information:

Title of Proposal: Extension of the Moving to Opportunity (MTO)

Demonstration data collection forms (OMB Clearance Number 2528-161,

Expires 6/97).

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The

information is being collected to establish this research demonstration

and to fulfill the reporting requirements mandated by Congress,

including the number of families served, short- and long-term effects

of MTO program participation on families, cost comparison to regular

Section 8 operations, and information on the types of counseling

services provided. The forms are currently in use under OMB clearance

number 2528-161, expiration date June 1997. This request is for an

extension of clearance, which is made necessary by a slower pace of

lease-up than anticipated and by the addition families to the program.

This data collection is being done to assist the Department in

providing congressionally mandated reports on the long-term effects of

providing assistance to low-income families living in assisted housing

to move out of the high poverty areas of central cities.

Members of affected public: Respondents for this continued data

collection effort include new participants in the Moving to Opportunity

Demonstration, as well as staff of public housing authorities and

nonprofit organizations participating in the demonstration. We estimate

that 2,110 people will apply for MTO during the period July 1997

through the end of the demonstration.

Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the

information collection including number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response: We estimate 2,110 new MTO applicants

and extended use of the forms being completed by PHA and NPO staff. See

Exhibit 1 for details. Note that total burden for applicants will

remain within the original estimates (dated April 1994). However, total

burden for PHA and NPO staff will exceed original estimates due to the

longer demonstration period.

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Status of the proposed information collection: Ongoing under

existing approval through June 1997, and continued pending extended OMB

approval through June 2000.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: April 23, 1997.

Michael A. Stegman,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.

[FR Doc. 97-11533 Filed 5-2-97; 8:45 am]

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