Notice2024-11009
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Emergency Housing Voucher Program; OMB Control No.: 2528-NEW
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Published
May 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
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 89, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43869-43870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11009]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7090-N-05]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Emergency Housing Voucher 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: July 19, 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#732312031601041c01182116170610071a1c1d3210073c15151a1016331b06175d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3b382938691948c9188b186879680978a8c8da28097ac85858a8086a38b9687cd848c95">[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#cb8aa5a5aae59be58cbea2afa48ba3beafe5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fcee1e1eea1dfa1c8fae6ebe0cfe7faeba1e8e0f9">[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 Emergency
Housing Voucher Program.
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 gather
information in support of the Evaluation of the Emergency Housing
Voucher Program. The Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Program is one of
eight housing provisions that was included in the American Rescue Plan
Act of 2021 (ARP). Section 3202 of ARP provided $5 billion to HUD to
fund a temporary voucher program that, in part, supported roughly
70,000 incremental emergency vouchers to be allocated to Public Housing
Agencies (PHAs) via formula.
The Evaluation of the EHV program will document the implementation
and early outcomes of the EHV Program through a mixed mode data
collection approach to provide a broad overview of the program
nationally.
Data collection activities planned to be carried out as part of the
evaluation include: (1) collecting HUD administrative data, (2) a
national web survey of 611 PHAs administering the EHV program and 371
referring partner Continuums of Care (CoCs), and (3) telephone/virtual
interviews with staff from a selected sample of communities, including
PHAs, CoCs, and other PHA partner organizations. The evaluation will
use a mixed-methods approach with administrative data and web survey
data to measure outcomes in key interest areas. The follow-up telephone
interviews will collect information on the experiences of program staff
in implementing the EHV program.
In total, HUD plans to conduct a web survey of 611 PHAs, a web
survey of 371 CoCs, and 50 telephone/virtual interviews (comprised of
interviews with 25 PHAs and 25 CoCs/partner organizations).
HUD will provide reasonable accommodations. Respondents who are
blind or have vision-related disabilities, deaf or hard of hearing, as
well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities can elect
to participate through a web-based version of the data collection or
through a telephone-based version of the data collection. 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>. We will use translation and/or
interpretation services as needed for individuals with Limited English
Proficiency.
Respondents (i.e., affected public): PHA staff, CoC staff, and
partner organization staff.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 611 respondents to the web survey
of PHAs, 371 respondents to the web survey of CoCs, 50 respondents to
the phone/virtual interviews with PHA staff, and 50 respondents to the
phone/virtual interviews with CoC staff/partner organizations.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Number of Responses: 611 responses to the web survey of
PHAs, 371 responses to the web survey of CoCs, 50 responses to the
phone/virtual interviews with PHAs, 50 responses to the phone/virtual
interviews with CoCs/partner organizations.
Average Hours per Response: The web survey for PHA staff is
expected to take 35 minutes per respondent. The web survey for CoC
staff is expected to take 57 minutes per respondent. Phone/virtual
interviews with PHA staff are expected to take 105 minutes per
respondent. Phone/virtual interviews with CoC/partner organization
staff are expected to take 75 minutes per respondent.
Total Estimated Burdens: 856.83 hours.
Table 1--Estimated Hour and Cost Burden of Information Collection
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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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Web survey for PHA staff................ 611 1 611 .58 354.38 $59.90 $21,227.36
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Web survey for CoC staff................ 371 1 371 .95 352.45 59.90 21,111.75
Phone/Virtual Interviews with PHA staff. 50 1 50 1.75 87.5 59.90 5,241.25
Phone/Virtual Interviews with CoCs and 50 1 50 1.25 62.5 59.90 3,743.75
non-CoC partner organization staff.....
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Total............................... 1,082 .............. 1,082 .............. 856.83 .............. 51,324.11
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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.
Calvin C. Johnson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Research, Evaluation, &
Monitoring.
[FR Doc. 2024-11009 Filed 5-17-24; 8:45 am]
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