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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5909–N–49]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Family Self-Sufficiency
Program Demonstration
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 22,
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:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
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 Anna.P.Guido@
hud.gov 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
SUMMARY:

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 May 6, 2016 at
81 FR 27466.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
Demonstration.
OMB Control Number: 2528–0296.
Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of the Need for
Information and Proposed Use: The
Department is conducting this study
under contract with MDRC and its
subcontractors (Branch Associates and
M. Davis and Company, Inc.). The
project is an evaluation of the Family
Self-Sufficiency Program operated at
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) across
the United States. The study will use
random-assignment methods to evaluate
the effectiveness of the program. FSS
has operated since 1992 and serves
voucher holders and residents of public
housing. The FSS model is essentially a
five-year program, and includes case
management plus an escrow account.
FSS case managers create a plan with
families to achieve goals and connect
with services that will enhance their
employment opportunities. Families

accrue money in their escrow accounts
as they increase their earnings. To date,
HUD has funded two other studies of
the FSS program, but neither can
indicate how well families would have
done in the absence of the program. A
random assignment model is needed
because participant self-selection into
Family Self Sufficiency program limits
the ability to know whether program
features rather than the characteristics
of the participating families caused
tenant income gains. Random
assignment will limit the extent to
which selection bias is driving observed
results. The demonstration will
document the progress of a group of FSS
participants from initial enrollment to
program completion (or exit). The intent
is to gain a deeper understanding of the
program and illustrate strategies that
assist participants to obtain greater
economic independence. While the
main objective of FSS is stable, suitable
employment, there are many interim
outcomes of interest, including: Getting
a first job; getting a higher paying job;
self-employment/small business
ownership; no longer needing benefits
provided under one or more welfare
programs; obtaining additional
education, whether in the form of a high
school diploma, higher education
degree, or vocational training; buying a
home; buying a car; setting up savings
accounts; or accomplishing similar goals
that lead to economic independence.
Data collection will include the
families that are part of the treatment
and control groups. Data will be
gathered through surveys.
Members of the Affected Public:

Families receiving subsidized housing and enrolled in the FSS program (treatment group) .............................................................
Families receiving subsidized housing and not enrolled in the FSS program (control group) ...........................................................

Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of

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respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response:

Number of
respondents

Instrument

1,281
1,270

Number of
responses per
respondent

Average burden/response
(in hours)

Total burden
hours

36-Month Survey .............................................

2,551

1

45 minutes (.75) .............................................

1,913

Total .........................................................

........................

........................

.........................................................................

1,913

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:

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(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
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(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
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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: July 13, 2016.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR- 5921–N–09]

Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a
Computer Matching Program Between
the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) and the
Department of Education (ED)
Office of Administration, HUD.
Notice of a Computer Matching
Program between HUD and ED.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended by the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub.
L. 100–503), and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching
Programs (54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989);
and OMB Bulletin 89–22, ‘‘Instructions
on Reporting Computer Matching
Programs to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Congress and the
Public,’’ HUD is issuing a public notice
of its intent to conduct a recurring
computer matching program with ED for
the purpose of incorporating ED debtor
files into the Credit Alert Verification
Reporting System (CAIVRS), which is a
HUD computer information system.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of the matching program shall begin
August 22, 2016, or at least 40 days from
the date that copies of the Computer
Matching Agreement, signed by both
HUD and ED Data Integrity Boards
(DIBs), are sent to OMB and Congress,
whichever is later, provided that no
comments that would result in a
contrary determination are received.
Comments Due Date: August 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk,
Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, Room 10110, SW.,
Washington, DC 20410.
Communications should refer to the
above docket number and title. A copy

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of each communication submitted will
be available for public inspection and
copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. weekdays at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the ‘‘Recipient Agency’’ Acting
Departmental Privacy Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 10139, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone number (202) 402–6147 or the
‘‘Source Agency’’ Department of
Education, Federal Student Aid/
Borrower Services, 830 First Street NE.,
Room UCP–41F2, Washington, DC
20202, telephone number (202) 377–
3436. [These are not a toll-free
numbers.] A telecommunication device
for hearing- and speech-impaired
individuals (TTY) is available at (800)
877–8339 (Federal Relay Service).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD’s
CAIVRS database includes delinquent
debt information from the Departments
of Education (ED), Veteran’s Affairs
(VA), Justice (DOJ), the Small Business
Administration (SBA), and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA). This
data match will allow the prescreening
of applicants for Federal direct loans or
Federally guaranteed loans, for the
purpose of determining the applicant’s
credit worthiness, by ascertaining
whether the applicant is delinquent or
in default on a loan owed directly to, or
Federally guaranteed by, the Federal
government. Lending Federal agencies
and authorized private lending
institution will be able to use the
CAIVRS debtor file to verify that the
loan applicant is not in default, or
delinquent on a Federal direct or
Federally guaranteed loan, prior to
granting the applicant a loan. The
CAIVRS database contains Personally
Identifiable Information (PII)
contributed by participating Federal
agencies, including Social Security
Numbers (SSNs) and other records of
borrowers delinquent or in default on
debts owed to, or guaranteed by HUD
and other Federal agencies. Authorized
users may not deny, terminate, or make
a final decision concerning any loan
assistance to an applicant or take other
adverse action against such applicant
based on the information produced by
data matches conducted under CAIVRS,
until such authorized users have
independently verified such adverse
information.
Reporting of Matching Program
In accordance with Public Law 100–
503, the Computer Matching and
Privacy Protection Act of 1988 as
amended, and OMB Bulletin 89–22,
‘‘Instructions on Reporting Computer

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Matching Programs to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
Congress and the Public,’’ copies of this
notice and report are being provided to
the U.S. House Committee on Oversight
Government Reform, the U.S. Senate
Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Committee, and OMB.
Authority: HUD has authority to collect
and review mortgage data pursuant to the
National Housing Act, as amended, 12 U.S.C.
1701 et seq., and related laws. The
Department of Education (ED) oversees and
manages Federal student aid programs
pursuant to the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
This computer matching will be conducted
pursuant to Pub. L. 100–503, ‘‘The Computer
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of
1988,’’ as amended, and OMB Circulars A–
129 (Managing Federal Credit Programs). One
of the purposes of all Executive departments
and agencies is to implement efficient
management practices for Federal Credit
Programs. OMB Circular A–129 was issued
under the authority of the Budget and
Accounting Act of 1921, as amended; the
Budget and Accounting Act of 1950, as
amended; the Debt Collection Act of 1982, as
amended by the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996; Section 2653 of
Pub. L. 98–369; the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990, as amended; the Federal Debt
Collection Procedures Act of 1990, the Chief
Financial Officers Act of 1990, as amended;
Executive Order 8248; the Cash Management
Improvement Act Amendments of 1992; and
pre-existing common law authority to charge
interest on debts and to offset payments to
collect debts administratively.

Objectives To Be Met by the Matching
Program
The objective of this matching
program is to give program agencies
access to a system that allows them to
prescreen applicants for loans made, or
loans guaranteed, by the Federal
Government to ascertain if the applicant
is delinquent in paying a debt owed to
or guaranteed by the Federal
Government. As part of this process,
HUD will be provided access to ED’s
debtor data for prescreening purposes.
The use of CAIVRS will allow HUD to
better monitor its credit programs and to
reduce the credit extended to
individuals with outstanding
delinquencies on debts owed to HUD
and other Federal agencies. ED expects
that its participation in CAIVRS will
further other Federal agencies’ efforts to
reduce credit risks through loan
prescreening, and prompt student loan
defaulters, who are denied credit by
other Federal agencies, to make
arrangements to repay their defaulted
student loans.
Under this computer matching
program, HUD/CAIVRS receives limited
information on borrowers who have
defaulted on loans administered by

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