60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Eviction Protection Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 2528-NEW

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April 12, 2023

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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 60 days of public comment.

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22063-22064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07701]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7075-N-03]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Eviction Protection Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 2528-NEW

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 12, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9e6e0fbe8f6dadccbc4c0dadac0c6c7e9c6c4cb87ccc6d987cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c28d8b90839db1b7a0afabb1b1abadac82adafa0eca7adb2eca5adb4">[email&#160;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 60-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Interested persons are also invited to submit
comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and
can be sent to: Anna Guido, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210,
Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5535 (this is not a toll-
free number) or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d1d2c3d283f3a223f261f2829382e392422230c2e39022b2b242e280d253829632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="613100110413160e130a330405140215080e0f2002152e0707080204210914054f060e17">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> for a copy
of the proposed forms or other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guido, Reports Management
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna Guido at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b6b5a4b5e494c544950695e5f4e584f5254557a584f745d5d52585e7b534e5f155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="356554455047425a475e6750514056415c5a5b7456417a53535c5650755d40511b525a43">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, telephone 202-402-5535 (this is
not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls
from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more
about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>.
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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Eviction
Protection Grant Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-Pending.
Type of Request: New data collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
purpose of this proposed information collection is to gather
information in support of an evaluation of the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Eviction Protection Grant
Program. The overall purpose of the Eviction Protection Grant Program
is to support experienced legal service providers, not limited to legal
service corporations, in providing legal assistance at no cost to low-
income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. In 2021, HUD selected
10 grantees for the first round of awards, and in FY 2022, HUD selected
11 additional grantees for the second round of awards. HUD's evaluation
of the Eviction Protection Grant Program will include data collection
from the first two rounds of 21 grantees and their subrecipients that
are helping to administer the program, as well as from program
participants.
The evaluation of the Eviction Protection Grant Program is a mixed-
methods and multiphase study designed to understand how the grantees
implemented this new program and to assess the effectiveness of the
grant program in supporting low-income families at risk or facing
eviction through the provision of legal assistance at no-cost to
eligible households. The evaluation is comprised of an implementation
analysis utilizing qualitative and quantitative data to understand how
the Eviction Protection Grant Program reduces or prevents eviction
among program participants. The evaluation will comprehensively
document the implementation of the Eviction Protection Grant Program,
including a review and collection of data to understand successes and
challenges to program implementation, the characteristics of grantees
and other stakeholders, the types of client services provided, how
grantees work with other social service providers, and program
outcomes.
Over the course of the evaluation, HUD plans to conduct two rounds
of data collection. The first round of primary data collection will
take place early in the grant period and be focused on assessing
program rollout, program take-up, and program implementation. The
second round of primary data collection will take place later in the
grant period and will focus on the overall experience of grantees,
subrecipients, and program participants with the Eviction Protection
Grant Program. Each round of data collection will include semi-
structured interviews with staff from each of the 21 grantees and their
21 subrecipients, as well as data collection from program participants
to understand their perspective on the program. HUD intends to conduct
focus groups with program participants, but if that is not feasible,
HUD will conduct 1:1 online interviews with a sample of program
participants.
In the first round of data collection, HUD plans to conduct 42
semi-structured interviews, which will include 126 grantee and
subrecipient staff (an average of three staff per interview). In the
second round of data collection, HUD again plans to conduct 42 semi-
structured interviews, which will include 126 grantee and subrecipient
staff (an average of three staff per interview). Across both rounds of
data collection, HUD will facilitate 21 focus groups with 105 program
participants (5 program participants per focus group), and 1:1 online
interviews with 42 program participants.
All outreach may be made available in language-appropriate
materials suggested by grantees as relevant for their beneficiary
population. Recruitment materials will also specify the process of
requesting accommodations for people with limited English proficiency
and reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
Respondents (i.e., affected public): Staff from the 21 grantees of
HUD's Eviction Protection Grant Program, staff from the 21 grant
subrecipients, and a sample of program participants.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 273 unique respondents (126
grantee and subrecipient staff, and 147 program participants).
Frequency of Response: Once for grantee and subrecipient staff in
the first round of data collection; once for grantee and subrecipient
staff in the second round; once for program participants.
Average Hours per Response: Semi-structured interviews with grantee
and subrecipient staff are expected to last an

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average of 1 hour in the first round of data collection. Semi-
structured interviews with grantee and subrecipient staff are expected
to last an average of 1 hour in the second round of data collection.
Focus groups with program participants are expected to last 90 minutes.
1:1 online interviews with program participants are expected to last 45
minutes. Informed consent for the program participants to provide
contact information is expected to take 10 minutes. Informed consent
for the program participants to participate in the study is expected to
take 5 minutes.
Total Estimated Burdens: 477.75 hours.

Exhibit A--Annualized Burden Table
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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 Cost
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Round 1 Interview with Grantee/ 126 1 1 1 126 $77.42 $9,754.92
Subrecipient Staff.....................
Round 2 Interview with Grantee/ 126 1 1 1 126 77.42 9,754.92
Subrecipient Staff.....................
Focus Group with Program Participants... 105 1 1 1.5 157.5 41.86 6,592.95
Interview with Program Participants..... 42 1 1 0.75 31.5 41.86 1,318.59
Informed Consent to Provide Contact 147 1 1 0.17 24.5 41.86 1,025.57
Information............................
Informed Consent to Participate in the 147 1 1 0.08 12.25 41.86 512.79
Study..................................
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Total............................... .............. .............. .............. .............. 477.75 .............. 28,959.74
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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) 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 comments in response to
these questions.

C. Authority

Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3507.

Todd Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-07701 Filed 4-11-23; 8:45 am]
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