Notice2023-15485
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Moving to Work (MTW) Expansion Asset Building Cohort, OMB Control No.: 2528-NEW
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July 21, 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 60 days of public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47158-47160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15485]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7075-N-07]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Moving to Work (MTW) Expansion Asset Building Cohort, 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: September 19, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be submitted within 60 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 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
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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 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7626170613040119041d2413120315021f19183715023910101f1513361e031258111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="257544554057524a574e7740415046514c4a4b6446516a43434c4640654d50410b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>.
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#39785757581769177e4c505d5679514c5d175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9a8878788c7b9c7ae9c808d86a9819c8dc78e869f">[email 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 Moving to Work
(MTW) Expansion Asset Building Cohort.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-New.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
purpose of this proposed information collection is to evaluate the
Moving to Work Expansion Asset Building Cohort (hereinafter ``Asset
Building Cohort''). This 60-day Notice informs the public of intent to
collect data about the asset building programs implemented by the PHAs
in the Asset Building Cohort and about the HUD-assisted residents
selected to participate in the asset building programs.
HUD selected 18 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to participate in
the Asset Building Cohort. Six of these PHAs have signaled intent to
implement an opt-out savings program, 5 intend to pilot rent reporting
for credit building, and 7 have designed custom asset building
programs. The savings account and rent reporting programs are described
in PIH Notice 2022-11. For the savings account program, PHAs will
contribute at least $10 per month for 24 months to at least 25
residents to support buildup of emergency savings. For the rent
reporting program, PHAs will report on-time rent payments made by
participating public housing residents to credit agencies so that the
residents' credit reports will gain a tradeline (rental tradeline). The
added rental tradeline may increase residents' credit visibility and
credit scores. HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R)
will evaluate the impacts of these asset building programs. The
evaluation requires data from several sources, including the new
information collection described in this Notice.
The first phase of the evaluation of the Asset Building Cohort is
guided by a few overarching questions: (1) What programs are PHAs
implementing? What are the characteristics of the group of residents
participating in the programs? (2) How do participants understand the
programs? And what do the programs mean for them personally? The
programs will run for two years. The first phase of the evaluation will
collect data from the following samples:
(1) PHA staff (n = 54), staff of partner organizations (n = 18),
and PHA residents (n = 32)
(2) Residents that volunteered for the rent reporting for credit
building pilot program, including households that were randomly
assigned to have their rent payments reported to credit agencies and
households that were assigned to a control group (who don't have their
rent payments reported to credit agencies) (n = 300)
(3) Residents that volunteered for the rent reporting for credit
building pilot program and agree to participate in in-depth qualitative
interviews at up to four time points during the two years that the PHA
is required to offer the program (n = 40)
The evaluator will conduct interviews of about 1 hour with staff
from participating PHAs, organizational partners (e.g., a bank that
partners with a PHA to set up savings accounts for unbanked residents),
and PHA residents to better understand facilitators and challenges to
starting and running the asset building programs. The evaluator will
interview up to 3 staff per PHA at all 18 PHAs, up to 3 partners at 6
PHAs selected for in-depth case studies, and up to 8 residents at 4 of
the case study PHAs.
Residents participating in the rent reporting programs must
complete an Informed Consent Form (ICF) and Baseline Information Form
(BIF). The BIF will provide important information not otherwise
available from HUD's administrative data, such as whether the household
has significant barriers to employment. The BIF will take on average 15
minutes to complete. After enrollment in the program, 40 participants,
including 20 members of the treatment group and 20 members of the
control group, will be asked to participate in qualitative interviews
of about 90 minutes each at two different time points during the first
year of the rent reporting programs. The qualitative interviews will
focus on experiences with the rent reporting program, household
budgeting, and the broader context of interactions with banking,
credit, and financial institutions. The Federal Register Notice
provides an opportunity to comment on the data collection instruments
and associated materials to be administered to the respondents at PHAs
(including staff and residents) in the Asset Building Cohort and at
partner organizations.
Respondents: Adults who work at or are assisted by PHAs
participating in the Asset Building Cohort.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Up to 54 PHA staff interviewees;
up to 18 partner organization staff interviewees; up to 32 resident
implementation interviewees; up to 300 residents who will complete the
ICF and BIF for the rent reporting evaluation; up to 40 resident
qualitative interviewees.
Estimated Time per Response: The ICF will take .25 hours to
complete. The BIF will take .25 hours to complete. PHA and partner
staff interviews will take on average 1 hour. Resident implementation
interviews will take on average 1 hour. Resident qualitative interviews
will take on average 1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated annual total
burden hours equals 125 with estimated cost of $2,400.91. Total burden
estimates are annualized over a 3-year period, anticipated to run from
October 2023 to October 2026. The average hourly rate for HUD-assisted
households ($10.43 or $11.05 depending on the states included in
calculating the average) is based on the average minimum wage of the
states the PHAs are located in. Data collection for the implementation
interviews will occur at all participating PHAs in 14 states; data
collection for interviews that apply only to rent reporting programs
will occur in only 6 states. The average hourly rate for PHA staff
($57.60) is based on the average employer costs for State and Local
Government employees. The average hourly rate for partner organization
staff ($42.48) is based on the average employer costs for civilian
employees. The source of this information is the Bureau of Labor
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Statistics, December 2022 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.
Legal Authority: The survey is conducted under Title 12, United
States Code, Section 1701z.
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Estimated Frequency of Burden hours Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection Assumption respondents response per response hours per response Annual cost
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Program Implementation PHA staff 18 PHAs, 3 staff per 54 1 1 18 $57.60 $1,036.80
interview guide. PHA.
Program Implementation partner 6 PHAs, 3 interviews 18 1 1 6 42.48 254.88
staff interview guide. per PHA.
Program Implementation resident 4 PHAs, 8 interviews 32 1 1 11 10.43 114.73
interview guide. per PHA.
Rent Reporting Informed Consent 6 PHAs, 25 Treatment 300 1 .25 25 11.05 276.25
Form. and 25 Control
residents per PHA.
Rent Reporting Baseline 6 PHAs, 25 Treatment 300 1 .25 25 11.05 276.25
Information Form. and 25 Control
residents per PHA.
Rent Reporting Qualitative 2 PHAs, 20 families 40 1 1.5 20 11.05 221.00
Interview Guide 1. per PHA.
Rent Reporting Qualitative 2 PHAs, 20 families 40 1 1.5 20 11.05 221.00
Interview Guide 2. per PHA.
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Total burden annualized over 3-year period, anticipated October 2023-October 2026.
The average hourly rate for HUD-assisted households is calculated as follows: (1) For the Program Implementation resident interview guide we averaged
the minimum wages of all states in the Asset Building Cohort, which includes California, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, and South Carolina, and calculate the average hourly minimum wage as $10.43. (2) For the interviews
that apply only to PHAs in the rent reporting study, we averaged the minimum wages of all states with a PHA in the rent reporting study, which
includes Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Florida, Illinois, and Idaho, and calculate the average hourly minimum wage as $11.05.
The average hourly rate for PHA staff ($57.60) is based on the average employer costs for State and Local Government employees (Source: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, December 2022 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).
The average hourly rate for partner organization staff ($42.48) is based on the average employer costs for civilian employees (Source: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, December 2022 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).
Respondent's Obligation: Participation is voluntary.
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.
Kurt G. Usowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-15485 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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