HUD's Office of Policy Development and
Research is conducting a five-year study that will track outcomes
for a sample of 300 FSS enrollees taken from a sample of twenty
Public Housing Authorities operating the FSS program. The study
will provide an assessment of the results of the program for
participating families and an analysis of the types of program
models and features that appear to be associated with successful
participant outcomes. The study focuses on the FSS program serving
participants in the Housing Choice Voucher program.
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the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
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