Notice2021-16263
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rent Reform Demonstration: 6-Year Follow-Up; OMB Control No.: 2528-0306
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Published
July 30, 2021
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
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 30 days of public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 144 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41081-41082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16263]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7034-N-44]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rent Reform
Demonstration: 6-Year Follow-Up; OMB Control No.: 2528-0306
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
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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 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b0402190a14383e29262238382224250b242629652e243b652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d9dfc4d7c9e5e3f4fbffe5e5fff9f8d6f9fbf4b8f3f9e6b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c889a6a6a9e698e68fbda1aca788a0bdace6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c2d02020d423c422b190508032c041908420b031a">[email protected]</span></a> or
telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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
December 18, 2020 at 85 FR 82498.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Rent Reform Demonstration: 6-Year
Follow-Up.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0306.
Type of Request: Revision or extension of currently approved
collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
The Department is conducting this study under contract with MDRC
and its subcontractors (The Bronner Group, Quadel Consulting
Corporation, and the Urban Institute). The project is a random
assignment trial of an alternative rent system. Families are randomly
assigned to participate either in the new/alternative rent system or to
continue in the current system. For voucher holders, outcomes of the
alternative system are hypothesized to be increases in earnings,
employment and job retention, among others. Random assignment will
limit the extent to which selection bias drives observed results. The
evaluation will document the progress of a group of housing voucher
holders, who will be drawn from current residents, and the impact of
the alternative rent system on the families as well as the
administrative burden on Public Housing Agencies (PHAs). Three PHAs
continue to participate in the long-term evaluation:
(1) Lexington Housing Authority (LHA), Lexington, Kentucky;
(2) Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA), Louisville,
Kentucky;
(3) San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA), San Antonio, Texas; and
Data collection efforts include the families that are part of the
treatment and control groups, as well as PHA staff. Data will be
gathered through a variety of methods including informational
interviews and discussions, direct observation, and analysis of
administrative records. The work covered under this information request
is for data collection proposed for the 6-year follow-up phase of the
Rent Reform Demonstration.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost
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Study Participant Interviews............ 60 1 60 1.5 90 $7.25 $652.50
PHA Supervisor Interviews............... 9 1 9 1.5 13.5 42.17 569.30
PHA Specialist Staff Interviews......... 15 1 15 1.5 22.5 25.64 576.90
Cost Study Data Collection Activities 9 1 9 2 18 28.50 513.00
with PHA staff.........................
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Total............................... 93 .............. .............. .............. 144 .............. 2,311.70
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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) If the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner;
(3) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(5) 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.
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Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-16263 Filed 7-29-21; 8:45 am]
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