Notice2023-25301
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Eviction Protection Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 2528-0331
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November 16, 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 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78776-78778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25301]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7075-N-13]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Eviction
Protection Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 2528-0331
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: January 16, 2024.
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 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#5707362732252038253c0532332234233e38391634231831313e3432173f223379303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6a6978693848199849da493928395829f9998b79582b990909f9593b69e8392d8919980">[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; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9b8979798d7a9d7be8c909d96b9918c9dd79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93d2fdfdf2bdc3bdd4e6faf7fcd3fbe6f7bdf4fce5">[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: Eviction Protection Grant Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0331.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved 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 additional information for the Eviction Protection Grant
Program (EPGP).
The goal of this effort is to facilitate required management
functions and analyses of the outcomes of HUD's Eviction Protection
Grant Program. This research is expected to help the Federal
government, states, and communities throughout the United States
improve housing stability for households at risk of eviction or subject
to eviction. In addition, this program can benefit municipalities and
landlords per avoidance of evictions, improved timelines for evictions,
reducing unpaid unit vacancies, and reducing the costs of litigation.
This research will be used to assess the overall program, to include
grantee and client outcomes. It will also assess variations in regional
and local implementation of EPGP grants. The findings will support HUD
in identifying opportunities for changes to legislation, policy, and
program implementation for eviction support services.
This Federal Register Notice provides an opportunity to comment on
the information collection for this effort entitled Updating Eviction
Protection Grant Program Documents. This information collection is
designed to support the study of households at risk of or subject to
eviction, specifically to identify effective processes and
corresponding outcomes for eviction support programs and translate this
research into actionable programmatic recommendations with appropriate
timelines, policy making and implementation changes to improve these
outcomes. The project includes data collection among HUD EPGP grantees
and clients who receive eviction support services.
Respondents: EPGP grantee representatives and administrators, and
EPGP grantee clients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: This information collection will
affect 21 EPGP grantee organizations and tens of thousands of
households who interact with the grantee organizations. Grantees will
collect data on all households served, to include racial, age, income
and other demographics, the eviction-related services provided, and
case outcomes. Grantees will further provide additional details about
grant execution to meet the needs and obligations of the EPGP.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hours Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Cost
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Pre award
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NOFO application narrative.............. 100 1 100 40 4,000 $52.36 $209,440
Application for Federal Assistance (SF- 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
424)...................................
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF- 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
LLL)...................................
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW...... 100 1 100 3.12 312 52.36 16,336.32
Disclosure/Update Report (Form HUD-2880) 100 1 100 2 200 52.36 10,472
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Total Pre award..................... 100 1 100 45.12 4,512 52.36 236,248.32
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Post award
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Grant work plan......................... 21 1 21 2 42 56.50 2,373.00
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW...... 21 1 21 3.12 65.5 56.50 3,700.75
Client Services and Outcomes Report, 21 * 1,000 21,000 0.25 5,250 56.50 296,625.00
52698..................................
Extended Outcomes Report 52698(a) 21 4 84 0.03 630 56.50 35,595
[dagger]...............................
Benchmarks Plan and Report, 52699....... 21 4 84 0.5 42 56.50 2,373.00
Grant Detailed Voucher Worksheet, 52700. 21 4 84 1 84 56.50 4,746.00
Grant reporting (narratives, existing 21 4 84 2 168 56.50 9,492.00
process)...............................
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Total Post award.................... 21 18 21,378 8.9 6,281.5 56.50 354,904.75
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Totals.......................... 268 19 21,478 54.02 10,793.5 [Dagger] 56.50 591,153.07
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* Anticipated average number of annual responses per respondent (grantee), to be reported to HUD quarterly with grant activity report.
[dagger] The 52698a combines individual 52698 form data into a comprehensive database document. Completion might occur simultaneously with the 52698 if
using integrated software (21,000 responses), or data entry may require 2 additional minutes per form.
[Dagger] The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent reflects a wage of $35.87 pre-award (2021) and $38.70 post-award (2023) for professional and
business services and a 1.46 multiplier to reflect a fully loaded wage rate.
Estimated Time per Response: Please see the tables below.
Frequency of Response: Please see the tables below.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The pre-award period is complete, and
unchanged for the initial 2021 EPGP notice. Active post-award costs are
estimated to be $354,904.75. To collect sufficient information to
meaningfully rate and rank applicants, a significant amount of
information is requested through the NOFO. However, the NOFO has been
designed to ask only for essential information and imposes strict page
limits to reduce the burden. Two years of program execution resulted in
the requirements and estimates shown below for the post award phase.
The pre award portion of the table is unchanged from the initial
submission. Note that the hourly and total costs were adjusted per wage
inflation between 2021 and 2023.
Three federal staff members will review each eligible NOFO
application. A single staff member will be responsible for all post
award review. The number of hours and costs for staff to review are
reflected in the following chart:
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Number of Responses per Hrs. per Total hrs (per Average pay Total staff
Information collection submissions Frequency year review person) per hr. cost
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Pre award review
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NOFO Narrative.......................... 100 1 100 2 200 $98.04 $19,608
Application for Federal Assistance (SF- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
424)...................................
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LLL)...................................
Grant Application Detailed Budget 100 1 100 .5 50 98.04 4,902
Worksheet (424 CBW)....................
Disclosure/Update Report (Form HUD-2880) 100 1 100 2 200 98.04 19,608
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Total pre award..................... 100 1 100 2.7 270 98.04 44,118
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Post award review
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Assistance Award/Amendment (HUD-1044)... 21 1 21 .3 6.3 105.30 663.39
Grant work plan......................... 21 1 21 2 42 105.30 4,422.60
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW...... 21 1 21 1 21 105.30 2,211.30
Client Services and Outcomes Report, 21 1,000 21,000 NA NA 105.30 NA
52698 *................................
Extended Outcomes Report 52698(a)....... 21 4 84 1 84 105.30 8,845.20
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Benchmarks Plan and Report, 52699....... 21 4 84 .5 42 105.30 4,422.60
Grant Detailed Voucher Worksheet, 52700. 21 4 84 1 84 105.30 8,845.20
Grant reporting (narratives, existing 21 4 84 1 84 105.30 8,845.20
process)...............................
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Total post award.................... 168 18 399 6.8 363.3 105.30 38,255.49
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Total........................... 268 19 499 9.5 633.3 [dagger] 82,373.49
105.30
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* Grantees submit individual 52698 forms online while the new 52698(a) data table report facilitates rapid aggregate analyses by federal staff.
[dagger] The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent reflects a wage of $67.15 pre-award (2021) and $72.12 post-award (2023) and a 1.46 multiplier
to reflect a fully loaded wage rate for GS 14, step 5 in the Washington, DC Locality Area (2023 OMB tables).
There are no additional costs for contractor, facilities, computer
hardware and software, equipment maintenance, travel, printing, or
postage.
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.
Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-25301 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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