Office of Policy Development and Research; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4351-N-04]

Office of Policy Development and Research; Notice of Proposed

Information Collection for Public Comment

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: June 29, 1998.

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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: 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:

Contact Priscila J. Prunella, 202-708-3700, extension 5711 (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

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

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: Neighborhood Networks Evaluation.

Description of the need for information and proposed use: The

Department is conducting under contract the evaluation of its new

initiative--Neighborhood Networks--to: document the extent to which

onsite access to computers and training resources in the Neighborhood

Network Centers influences the self-sufficiency, employability, and

economic self-reliance of low-income families living in HUD-insured and

-assisted properties; and, characterize the composition and performance

of the centers.

Members of the affected public: Residents of the HUD-insured and

assisted properties who use the computer learning centers and computer

learning center managers and/or staff.

Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the

information collection including number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response: The researchers will: (1) Survey 150

computer learning center managers twice; the interviews are expected to

last 40 minutes; (2) Survey computer learning center clients in three

waves--the first wave will cover an initial sample of 350 clients, the

second wave will cover fewer clients (approximately 275 clients), and

the last wave no fewer than 200 clients; the interviews will last

approximately 30 minutes; and (3) Conduct site visits at 9 sites at

three separate time periods, coinciding with the client interviews, to

interview center staff; the interviews will last approximately one

hour.

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, 1998.

Paul A. Leonard,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development.

[FR Doc. 98-11494 Filed 4-29-98; 8:45 am]

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