Notice2023-22847
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: The Community Choice Demonstration; OMB Control No.: 2528-0337
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October 17, 2023
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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 an additional 30 days of public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71594-71597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22847]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7070-N-73]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: The Community
Choice Demonstration; OMB Control No.: 2528-0337
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: November 16, 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
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#3c6c5d4c594e4b534e576e5958495f485553527d5f48735a5a555f597c544958125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="edbd8c9d889f9a829f86bf8889988e99848283ac8e99a28b8b848e88ad859889c38a829b">[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#99c9f8e9fcebeef6ebf2cbfcfdecfaedf0f6f7d8faedd6fffff0fafcd9f1ecfdb7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="217140514453564e534a734445544255484e4f6042556e4747484244614954450f464e57">[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 June
22, 2023 at 88 FR 40841.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: The Community Choice
Demonstration.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0337.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has contracted
with Abt Associates to conduct an evaluation of its Community Choice
Demonstration (formerly Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration).
This proposed information collection involves three instruments that
will be administered to subsets of households participating in the
Demonstration: a Home Assessment, a Child Assessment, and an Obesity
and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment.\1\ The Home Assessment will
assess how moving to an opportunity area affects exposure to pest
allergens and indoor pollutants that may impact health conditions among
low-income children. The Child Assessment will assess how moving to an
opportunity area may affect children's conduct problems and physical
and mental health. The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
will assess how moving to an opportunity area affects the risk of
obesity and type II diabetes (primarily for the head of household and
secondarily for one child in each household).
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\1\ As discussed below, the Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment is also known as the Mobility Opportunity Vouchers for
Eliminating Disparities (MOVED) study.
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The Home and Child Assessments are funded by HUD and being
conducted by Abt Associates. HUD's contract with Abt Associates
provides flexibility to explore collaborations with other researchers
and funders to support additional knowledge-building efforts that build
on the foundation laid by the Demonstration so long as they advance
important research objectives, do not interfere with the core
Demonstration, and are structured in a way that minimizes overall
respondent burden. The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
represents one such collaboration; it is funded by the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) \2\ and
led by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as part of a study called the
Mobility Opportunity Vouchers for Eliminating Disparities (MOVED)
study. The data collection for the MOVED study will also be conducted
by Abt. While NIH-funded studies do not normally require the submission
of an information collection request for compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, we are including the Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment as part of this information collection request because it
will be administered to a subset of households participating in the
HUD-funded Demonstration. In addition, the Child Assessment will be
administered during the same visit, to the same households, and by the
same interviewers as the Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment.
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\2\ The NIDDK grant number is R01DK136610.
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Background on Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-6) and the
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-94)
authorized the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
to implement and evaluate the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Mobility
Demonstration (now referred to as the Community Choice Demonstration or
CCD or ``Demonstration''). The primary purpose of the Demonstration is
to provide voucher assistance and mobility-related services to families
with children to encourage families to move to lower-poverty areas and
expand their access to opportunity areas. The Demonstration will be
evaluated using a mix of methods, including a random assignment impact
study, a process study, and a cost analysis. The Demonstration has two
phases: In Phase 1, currently underway, enrolled families are being
assigned to two groups: one group that is offered Comprehensive
Mobility Related Services (CMRS), and a control group that is offered
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PHA services. In Phase 2, scheduled to begin in the fall of 2024, a
second treatment group will be added that runs concurrently with the
CMRS and control groups, in which families will be offered selected
mobility-related services (SMRS). (In Phase 2, families will be
randomly assigned to one of three groups: CMRS, SMRS, or the control
group.) Phase 1 of the study is evaluating whether the offer of CMRS
helps families with children access and remain in opportunity areas and
exploring which services appear to be most effective and cost-
effective. Phase 2 will evaluate the effectiveness of SMRS and compare
the outcomes of CMRS and SMRS. For more information on the underlying
housing mobility demonstration program, see HUD's website at <a href="https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/communitychoicedemo">https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/communitychoicedemo</a> and <a href="https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/public-housing/housing-mobility-toolkit/">https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/public-housing/housing-mobility-toolkit/</a>.
On May 31, 2022 and June 9, 2022, OMB approved the administration
of a series of data collection instruments as part of the
Demonstration; OMB approved non-substantive changes to this information
collection in October 2022. The OMB Control # is 2528-0337 and expires
June 30, 2025. OMB approved non-substantive changes to this information
collection in October 2022.
Revised Information Collection Request
Through this revised information collection request, we are seeking
approval for three new assessments: a Home Assessment, a Child
Assessment, and an Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment. The
collection of information through these three assessments, and through
the underlying Demonstration, will be closely coordinated to minimize
burden on families and ensure there is no duplication in data
collection across each of the assessments and between the assessments
and the Demonstration.
We seek approval for two rounds of data collection (baseline and
follow-up assessments) for each of these three assessments, which are
described in more detail below.
Home Assessment
The Home Assessment will be administered at two of the eight
Demonstration sites and include the heads of household of an estimated
570 households. Households selected to participate in the Home
Assessment will be contacted shortly after random assignment in the
Demonstration for a baseline Home Assessment that will include three
components: direct measurements of pest allergens and indoor air
quality, a brief survey, and observations noted by the interviewer. The
same data collection will be repeated approximately 12 months later.
The direct assessment will measure (1) temperature and relative
humidity, (2) carbon dioxide, (3) carbon monoxide, (4) mouse and
cockroach allergens, (5) particulate matter, and (6) volatile organic
compounds (chemicals that enter the air from paints, cleaners, etc.).
The brief survey will obtain information from the parent or guardian on
risk factors for asthma and other respiratory conditions and child
health conditions, such as exposure to cigarette smoke through smokers
in the household or building. The interviewer observations will focus
on risk factors for asthma and respiratory conditions and housing and
neighborhood quality.
Child Assessment
The Child Assessment will be conducted at three Demonstration sites
that are different from those of the Home Assessment to minimize the
reporting burden on participating families. The Child Assessment will
be administered to one child and to the parent or guardian of that
child in each of an estimated 837 households who have a child between
ages 2 and 15. The study team will conduct in-person visits over a 3.5-
year data collection period, at two points in time: at baseline and at
a 2-year follow up. The Child Assessment will involve a survey about a
prespecified focal child and a direct assessment of that child's
executive functioning. Most of the questions on the survey will be
asked of the parent or guardian, with some questions being asked
directly of children.
Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment will be
administered to the same households that are participating in the Child
Assessment during the same visit. The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment will also be administered to some households that do not
have a child in the age range specified for the Child Assessment and to
some families that decline to participate in the Child Assessment. As
with the Child Assessment, the data collection will focus on one child
in each household along with the parent or guardian of that child. The
Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment, which is expected to be
administered to a total of 900 households, includes:
<bullet> an adult survey
<bullet> anthropometric assessments (height, weight, and waist
circumference) of the adult and one focal child
<bullet> blood spot samples to test HbA1c levels (a measure of diabetes
risk) of the adult
<bullet> blood pressure readings
<bullet> observations noted by the interviewer, and
<bullet> accelerometer data on a sub-set of 400 adults and 400
children.
At the 2-year follow-up visit, the study team will conduct a
follow-up Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment that will
include the same components with all households that can be located and
agree to participate. In addition, semi-structured interviews will be
conducted with a subset of 75 households. The interviews will dive
deeper into the factors explored in the survey that are potentially
associated with obesity and Type II diabetes risk in order to better
understand the mechanisms which impact health and well-being.
Hourly Cost per Response: The estimated total annual burden of this
information collection is 279,892.89 hours. The estimated total annual
cost for this information collection is $1,588,630.99. The estimated
total annual cost is calculated by multiplying the total number of
respondent hours for adults by $11.05. The hourly rate of $11.05 was
calculated using the average hourly minimum wage rate for households in
the Housing Choice voucher program living in the 8 study sites.\3\
Annualized cost estimates were not calculated for the child sample. The
child sample eligible to participate in the study will be under the age
of 18. Most, if not all, will be enrolled in school and working part-
time at the most. Thus, we did not calculate an hourly wage for the
child sample.
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\3\ Hourly minimum wage rates were averaged across the eight
study sites, which include Los Angeles, Louisiana, Minnesota, New
York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
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Respondents: Selected adults and children who have enrolled in the
Demonstration and are either (1) offered comprehensive mobility-related
services along with their voucher or (2) offered standard PHA services
along with their voucher.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The baseline and follow-up
assessments for the Home, Child, and the Obesity and Type II Diabetes
Risk Assessments will be completed for an estimated 2,370 respondents.
This consists of 570 heads of household participating in the Home
Assessment and 900 parents or guardians and 900 children
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participating in the Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment. We
estimate that the Child Assessment will be administered to 837
households that also participate in the Obesity and Type II Diabetes
Risk Assessment, so they are already included in the estimated number
of respondents above.
Frequency of Response: Twice (baseline and follow-up).
Average Hours per Response:
<bullet> The Home Assessment includes an advance letter (5 minutes
or .08 hours), an email (1 minute or .02 hours), and a follow-up call
from the research team (8 minutes or .13 hours). It also includes the
consent (10 minutes or .17 hours), direct measurement (30 minutes or .5
hours), interviewer observations (10 minutes or .17 hours) and a brief
survey (15 minutes or .25 hours) representing a total respondent burden
of 1.32 hours. The burden table reflects the evaluation contractor's
estimate that it may need to conduct initial outreach, via emails,
letters, and phone calls, to up to 814 families in order to recruit 570
families to participate in the Home Assessment.
<bullet> The Child Assessment includes the consent (8 minutes or
.13 hours), survey about child (asked of parent/guardian) and parent/
guardian's presence during direct child assessment (a total of 45
minutes or .75 hours), and the direct child assessment (22 minutes or
.37 hours for the child). This represents a total respondent burden of
75 minutes or 1.25 hours. Consent for the Child Assessment and the
Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment will be obtained at the
same time, through the same instrument; we have apportioned the total
time estimate for the combined instrument across the two assessments.
The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment includes an
advance letter (5 minutes or .08 hours), an email (1 minute or .02
hours), and a follow-up call from the research team (8 minutes or .13
hours). It also includes the consent and enrollment (15 minutes or .25
hours); adult survey (60 minutes or 1 hour); anthropometric assessments
for adults (10 minutes or 0.17 hours) and children (10 minutes or 0.17
hours and 10 minutes or .17 hours for the parent or guardian who must
also be present); and blood spot sample of the adult (10 minutes or
0.17 hours). The Home observations/housing assessment of the home will
take 15 minutes (.25 hours). For the subset of 400 adults and 400
children selected to wear an accelerometer, we estimate a total of 1
hour to put on and return the accelerometer. Returning the
accelerometer will involve the participant placing the device in the
self-addressed, postpaid return envelope that the interviewer provided
and mailing it back to the study team. We have also included the full
burden of participants wearing the accelerometer for 7 days for a total
burden of 169 hours per participant in the accelerometer sub-group. We
expect the blood pressure reading to take 15 minutes or .25 hours. For
the sub-set of 75 adults that are interviewed as part of the semi-
structured interviews, consent is expected to take 10 minutes (or .17
hours) and the interviews are expected to take 60-90 minutes, or 1-1.5
hours. Finally, we have included quarterly tracking emails/texts or
calls between the baseline survey and the follow-up survey that remind
participants to confirm or update their name, address, phone, and
email. The tracking also allows them to provide the name, address and
phone number of someone who will always know how to reach them. We
estimate the burden to be 8 minutes or .13 hours for tracking emails/
texts and 10 minutes or .17 hours for tracking calls. The burden table
reflects the evaluation contractor's estimate that it may need to
conduct initial outreach, via emails, letters, and phone calls, to up
to 1,285 families in order to recruit 900 families to participate in
the Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment.
Respondents: Public.
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 Annual cost
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Home Assessment
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Advance Letter.......................... 814 2 1,628 0.08 130.24 $11.05 $1,439.15
Email Reminder.......................... 814 2 1,628 0.02 32.56 11.05 359.79
Follow-up Call Phone Script............. 814 2 1,628 0.13 211.64 11.05 2,338.62
Consent for Assessment.................. 570 2 1,140 0.17 193.80 11.05 2,141.49
Direct Measurements..................... 570 2 1,140 0.50 570.00 11.05 6,298.50
Interviewer Observations................ 570 2 1,140 0.17 193.80 11.05 2,141.49
Survey.................................. 570 2 1,140 0.25 285.00 11.05 3,149.25
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Child Assessment
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Consent for Assessment.................. 837 2 1,674 0.13 217.62 11.05 2,404.70
Survey about child (asked of parent/ 837 2 1,674 0.75 1,255.50 11.05 13,873.28
guardian) and parent/guardian's
presence during direct Child Assessment
Direct Child Assessment................. 837 2 1,674 0.37 619.38 N/A ..............
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The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
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Advance Letter.......................... 1,285 2 2,570 0.08 205.60 11.05 2,271.88
Email Reminder.......................... 1,285 2 2,570 0.02 51.40 11.05 567.97
Follow-up Call Phone Script............. 1,285 2 2,570 0.13 334.10 11.05 3,691.81
Consent for Assessment.................. 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50
Adult Survey............................ 900 2 1,800 1.00 1,800.00 11.05 19,890.00
Anthropometric assessments (adult)...... 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30
Anthropometric assessments (child)...... 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 N/A ..............
Anthropometric assessments (child, but 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30
accounting for parent's time)..........
Blood Spot Samples (adult).............. 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30
Home Observations/Housing Assessment.... 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50
Accelerometers (adult).................. 400 2 800 169.00 135,200.00 11.05 1,493,960.00
Accelerometers (child).................. 400 2 800 169.00 135,200.00 N/A ..............
Blood Pressure Reading (adult).......... 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50
Consent for Semi-Structured Interviews.. 75 1 75 0.17 12.75 11.05 140.89
Semi-Structured Interviews.............. 75 1 75 1.50 112.50 11.05 1,243.13
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Tracking Emails/Texts................... 900 2 1,800 0.13 234.00 11.05 2,585.70
Tracking Calls...................... 900 3 2,700 0.17 459.00 11.05 5,071.95
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Totals.............................. 2,936 .............. 42,826 .............. 279,892.89 .............. 1,588,630.99
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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.
(5) 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 comments 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. 2023-22847 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
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