60 Day Notice Focus Groups

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 29, 2016 / Notices
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: March 22, 2016.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs
and Legislative Initiatives.
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A. Overview of Information Collection

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5915–N–02]

60 Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment on the:
ConnectHome Use and Barriers Focus
Groups
AGENCY:

Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection.

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SUMMARY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: May 31,

2016.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB

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Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at
[email protected] or telephone
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.

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Title of Information Collection:
ConnectHome Use and Barriers Focus
Groups.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: Focus groups.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
President Barack Obama and HUD
Secretary Julia´n Castro announced
ConnectHome on July 15, 2015, as the
next step in the Obama Administration’s
efforts to increase access to high-speed
Internet access for all Americans.
Through public-private partnerships,
nonprofit organizations, businesses, and
Internet service providers (ISPs),
ConnectHome will offer high-speed
Internet service, devices, technical
training, and digital literacy programs to
residents of HUD-assisted housing in 28
pilot communities, including the
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
As communities begin to implement
ConnectHome in 2016 and connect
residents to Internet access within their
homes, these focus groups will
illuminate how families are taking
advantage of ConnectHome as well as
barriers they may encounter. The focus
groups will explore ConnectHome
subscribers’ previous broadband access,

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current and planned patterns of use, and
current and anticipated benefits of their
at-home high-speed Internet access.
Questions will emphasize educational
Internet use such as completing
homework, connecting parents with
educators, and applying to college. In
addition, the focus groups will explore
barriers to signing up for ConnectHome,
securing devices, and using the Internet.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
ConnectHome-eligible residents in 5 of
the 28 pilot communities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 45
total—9 respondents each at 5
ConnectHome sites.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Average Hours per Response: 1.5
hours.
Total Estimated Burden: 67.5 hours.
Respondents’ Obligation: Voluntary.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice solicits comments from
members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: March 22, 2016.
Katherine M. O’Regan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
Development and Research.
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