81 FR 41328 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: ConnectHome Use and Barriers Focus Groups

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)

HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41328-41329]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15024]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-41]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: ConnectHome Use 
and Barriers Focus Groups

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The

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purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 25, 2016.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5533. 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. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on 
the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
March 29, 2016 at 81 FR 17489.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: ConnectHome Use and Barriers Focus 
Groups.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: Focus groups.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
President Barack Obama and HUD Secretary Juli[aacute]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, 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: 55 Total 11 Respondents each at 5.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1.5.
    Total Estimated Burden: 82.5.
    Respondents' Obligation: Voluntary.

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: June 21, 2016.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-15024 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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