Notice2023-13020
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of Public Housing Agencies (PHA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Waivers: PHA Interviews Data Collection; OMB Control No.: 2528-New
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Published
June 20, 2023
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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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39859-39861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13020]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7070-N-34]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
Public Housing Agencies (PHA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act Waivers: PHA Interviews Data Collection; OMB
Control No.: 2528-New
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data 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 parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 20, 2023.
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="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
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information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number
and should be sent to: Anna Guido, Clearance Officer, REE, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210,
Washington, DC 20410-5000; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84d4e5f4e1f6f3ebf6efd6e1e0f1e7f0edebeac5e7f0cbe2e2ede7e1c4ecf1e0aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="500031203522273f223b023534253324393f3e1133241f3636393335103825347e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; phone number 202-402-5535
or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6a6978693848199849da493928395829f9998b79582b990909f9593b69e8392d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e5b584958097928a978eb780819086918c8a8ba48691aa83838c8680a58d9081cb828a93">[email protected]</span></a>. 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.
The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on April
3, 2023 at 88 FR 19661.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of Public Housing
Agencies (PHA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act Waivers: PHA Interviews Data Collection.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
purpose of this proposed information collection is to conduct semi-
structured interviews with PHA staff and stakeholders to understand why
and how PHAs utilized waivers offered by the CARES Act, and how these
waivers impacted PHA operations and assisted households.
In early 2020, Congress passed and the President signed the CARES
Act. The landmark statute was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and
contained many provisions related to mitigating its worst effects.
Included were provisions that gave the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) statutory and regulatory waiver authority to
help programs adapt and operate in the changing circumstances and to
encourage the continuity of critical PHA operations in order to support
PHA residents and tenants.
The Evaluation of Public Housing Agencies Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security Act (CARES) Waivers is a mixed-method and multi-
phase study to understand how PHAs implemented the CARES Act waivers
and the utility of these waivers on general operations and assisted
households. The insights from this study will also help inform future
policy and program implications related to the waivers offered by the
CARES Act.
2M will conduct semi-structured interviews with PHA stakeholders
from a purposive sample of 50 PHAs. This includes interviews with three
interview respondent groups (PHA leadership, PHA operations staff, and
members of Resident Advisory Boards) from 45 PHAs that adopted waivers
offered by the CARES Act (a total of 135 interviews with 135
respondents), and one group interview with PHA leadership and
operations staff from five PHAs that did not adopt any waivers offered
by the CARES Act (a total of 5 interviews with 10 respondents).
Collectively, 2M plans to conduct a total of 140 interviews across 145
respondents. This data collection effort is expected to last five
months.
Respondents: At PHAs that adopted a waiver: PHA leadership, PHA
operations staff (such as outreach staff or other relevant staff with
knowledge about the impact of the CARES Act waivers), and members of
Resident Advisory Boards. At PHAs that did not adopt a waiver: PHA
leadership and PHA operations staff.
Information Collection Form Number: N/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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PHAs that Adopted a Waiver
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Interview of PHA Leadership............. 45 1 45 1.0 45.0 $77.58 $3,491.10
Interview of PHA Operations Staff....... 45 1 45 1.0 45.0 29.89 1,345.05
Interview of Members of Residents 45 1 45 1.0 45.0 59.78 2,690.10
Advisory Board.........................
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PHAs that did not Adopted a Waiver
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Interview of PHA Leadership and Staff 10 1 10 1.0 10.0 53.74 537.40
(combined).............................
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Total............................... 145 .............. .............. .............. 145.0 .............. 8,063.65
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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;
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(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 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.
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
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 Office, Office of Policy Development and
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13020 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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