Notice2021-22755
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Phase 1 Evaluation of the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration, OMB Control No.: 2528-New
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October 19, 2021
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Housing and Urban Development Department
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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 199 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57844-57846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22755]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7034-N-59]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Phase 1
Evaluation of the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration, OMB
Control No.: 2528-New
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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
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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: November 18, 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#baf5f3e8fbe5c9cfd8d7d3c9c9d3d5d4fad5d7d894dfd5ca94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a1513081b05292f38373329293335341a353738743f352a743d352c">[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#04456a6a652a542a43716d606b446c71602a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9fdef1f1feb1cfb1d8eaf6fbf0dff7eafbb1f8f0e9">[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 January
25, 2021 at 86 FR 6909.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Phase 1 Evaluation of the Housing
Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration.
OMB Approval Number: 252-New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), at the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is proposing the
collection of information for Phase 1 Evaluation of the Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) Mobility Demonstration. Under contract with HUD PD&R, Abt
Associates Inc. and its subcontractors the Urban Institute, MEF
Associates, Social Policy Research Associates, and Sage Consulting are
conducting Phase 1 of a planned two-phase Evaluation of the HCV
Mobility Demonstration. The Demonstration is a multi-site, randomized-
controlled trial of the effect of housing mobility-related services on
the share of HCV holders with children that move to lower poverty
areas.
This Demonstration will allow participating public housing agencies
(PHAs) throughout the country to implement housing mobility programs by
offering mobility-related services to increase the number of voucher
families with children living in opportunity areas. Participating PHAs
will work together in their regions to adopt administrative policies
that further enable housing mobility, increase landlord participation,
and reduce barriers for families to move across PHA jurisdictions
through portability. Eligible families that consent to participate in
the Demonstration are randomly assigned to either receive mobility-
related services or to not receive services.
Through the Demonstration, HUD will implement, test, and evaluate
whether housing mobility programs expand access to opportunity
neighborhoods. The Demonstration will roll out in two phases over a
period of approximately six years. The Phase 1 Evaluation has a five-
year period of performance and will evaluate the effectiveness of a
comprehensive set of mobility-related services at no more than 10
sites. For voucher holders, outcomes of the mobility-related services
are hypothesized to be increases in the number of families who move to
lower poverty areas. The Phase 1 evaluation will also document the
implementation of the Demonstration and analyze the cost-effectiveness
of mobility-related services.
Data collection efforts include the families that are part of the
treatment and control groups, as well as PHA and mobility-related
services staff, and landlords of properties participating in the HCV
program. Data will be gathered through a variety of methods including
informational interviews and discussions, direct observation, and
analysis of administrative records.
Exhibit A-4--Estimated Annual Respondent Burden
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Burden hour Annual Hourly cost
Information collection Number of Frequency Responses per burden per Cost
respondents of response per annum response hours response
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Household Roster and Baseline Information Form (Instrument 1) 10,100 1 10,100 0.75 7,575 $7.39 $55,979.25
Phase 1--Head of Household Existing Voucher Family Informed 6,334 1 6,334 0.25 1,583.5 7.39 11,702.07
Consent for Study Participation (Attachment B)..............
Phase 1--Head of Household Waitlist Family Informed Consent 3,166 1 3,166 0.25 791.5 7.39 5,849.19
for Study Participation (Attachment C)......................
Phase 2--Head of Household Existing Voucher Family Informed 400 1 400 0.25 100 7.39 739.00
Consent for Study Participation (Attachment N)..............
Phase 2--Head of Household Waitlist Family Informed Consent 200 1 200 0.25 50 7.39 369.50
for Study Participation (Attachment O)......................
Phase 1--Other Adult Household Member Informed Consent for 10,100 1 10,100 0.25 2,525 7.39 18,659.75
Study Participation (Attachment D)..........................
Phase 2--Other Adult Household Member Informed Consent for 5,050 1 5,050 0.25 1,262.5 7.39 9,329.88
Study Participation (Attachment P)..........................
Parent/Guardian Permission Form (Attachment E)............... 10,100 1 10,100 0.25 2,525 7.39 18,659.75
Baseline Survey (Instrument 2)............................... 10,100 1 10,100 0.75 7,575 7.39 55,979.25
PHA Staff Interview Guide (Instrument 3)..................... 45 1 45 1.5 67.5 42.47 2,866.73
Head of Household Family Interview Advance Letter (Attachment 180 1 180 0.17 30.6 7.39 226.13
I)..........................................................
Head of Household Family Interview Email Reminder (Attachment 180 1 180 0.08 14.4 7.39 106.42
J)..........................................................
Head of Household Family Interview Consent Form (Attachment 180 1 180 0.25 45 7.39 332.55
H)..........................................................
Interview Guide for Participating Families Currently 90 1 90 1.5 135 7.39 997.65
Searching for Housing (Instrument 5)........................
Interview Guide for Participating Families Who Have Leased Up 90 1 90 1.5 135 7.39 997.65
(Instrument 6)..............................................
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Mobility Services Provider Interview Outreach (Attachment K). 45 1 45 0.17 7.65 25.06 191.71
Mobility Services Provider Interview Guide (Instrument 4).... 45 1 45 1.5 67.5 25.06 1,691.55
Cost Study Data Collection Outreach (Attachment M)........... 34 1 34 0.17 5.78 42.47 245.48
Cost Data Collection Interview Guide (Instrument 8).......... 34 1 34 2 68 42.47 2,887.96
Landlord Interview Advance Letter (Attachment L)............. 72 1 72 0.17 12.24 35.37 432.93
Interview Guide for Opportunity Area Landlords (Instrument 7) 36 1 36 1 36 35.37 1,273.32
Mobility Services Delivery Tool (Attachment G)............... 30 1,512 45,360 0.2 9,072 25.06 227,344.32
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Total.................................................... 56,611 ........... 101,941 ........... 33,684.17 ........... 416,862.01
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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.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-22755 Filed 10-18-21; 8:45 am]
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