Notice2024-14624
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Stepped and Tiered Rent Demonstration Evaluation OMB Control No.: 2528-0339
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July 3, 2024
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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 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55275-55277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14624]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7080-N-29]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Stepped and
Tiered Rent Demonstration Evaluation OMB Control No.: 2528-0339
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: August 2, 2024.
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#134372637661647c61784176776670677a7c7d5270675c75757a7076537b66773d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b6b5a4b5e494c544950695e5f4e584f5254557a584f745d5d52585e7b534e5f155c544d">[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; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb9baabbaeb9bca4b9a099aeafbea8bfa2a4a58aa8bf84adada2a8ae8ba3beafe5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="792918091c0b0e160b122b1c1d0c1a0d101617381a0d361f1f101a1c39110c1d571e160f">[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
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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 March
12, 2024 at 89 FR 17862.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Cohort 2 Stepped and Tiered Rent
Demonstration Evaluation.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0339.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD
has selected 10 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to participate in the
second cohort of the Moving to Work (MTW) Expansion, Stepped and Tiered
Rent Demonstration (STRD). These PHAs will implement an alternative
rent policy (a stepped rent or tiered rent) that is intended to reduce
PHA administrative burden and increase self-sufficiency of assisted
households. Five PHAs will implement a stepped rent and five PHAs will
implement a tiered rent. HUD's Office of Policy Development and
Research (PD&R) will evaluate the impacts of those alternative rent
policies, using a randomized controlled trial. The evaluation will rely
on data from a variety of sources, including new information collection
efforts proposed in this Notice. HUD has contracted with MDRC to
conduct the first phase of the evaluation, including random assignment,
baseline data collection, and monitoring PHA implementation.
Within the 10 participating PHAs, eligible households will be
randomly assigned to have their rent calculated under the new rules
(stepped/tiered rent) or old rules (the Brooke rent, typically 30% of
household income). Eligible households will be non-elderly, non-
disabled participants in the public housing and housing choice voucher
program. Prior to random assignment, each household will be asked to
complete a baseline information form (BIF), review the informed consent
form, and provide informed consent to authorize HUD's evaluator to use
their data for the evaluation. 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 average approximately 7 minutes long and reviewing the
consent form is expected to take approximately 11 minutes.
MDRC will also conduct interviews with staff from participating
PHAs, to better understand their experience implementing the new rent
policies. For the first phase of the evaluation, MDRC is expected to
conduct two rounds of staff interviews with each PHA. During the first
round, MDRC expects to interview up to ten staff per PHA (reflecting a
mix of executive management staff, public housing and HCV directors,
and public housing and HCV specialists). The second round will focus on
staff most directly involved with implementing the new rent policies
(public housing and HCV directors and/or managers, and public housing
and HCV specialists). The mode in Round 1will be a mix of one-on-one
interviews and group interviews, with small groups of 2-3 staff
performing similar roles. The mode in Round 2 will be group interviews,
with groups of 2-4 staff performing similar roles.
MDRC will collect data extracts that will include a small subset of
data elements captured by the PHAs exclusively for the demonstration,
called the ``Rent Policy Implementation Data Tracking Tool.'' MDRC will
collect these data fields along with MTW Expansion 50058 data, which is
collected under OMB control number 2577-0083, directly from PHAs during
the early implementation period to ensure that the new rent rules are
being implemented correctly and throughout the demonstration to track
hardship requests and collect updated contact information for ongoing
communications and reminders about the demonstration and for potential
follow-up surveys.
Exhibit A--Total Estimated Burden
[Note: Rows 1 through 8 are unchanged from the previously approved ICR. Rows 9 and 10 are being added with this ICR modification]
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Burden hour Annual Hourly cost
Information collection Number of Frequency Responses per burden per Annual cost
respondents of response per annum response hours response
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Baseline Information Form (household survey)................. 24,000 1 24,000 .12 2,880 $9.43 $27,158.40
Stepped Rent Informed Consent Form........................... 7,000 1 7,000 .18 1,260 9.43 11,881.80
Tiered Rent Informed Consent Form............................ 17,000 1 17,000 .18 3,060 9.43 28,855.80
PHA Executive Director Interviews (Round 1).................. 10 1 10 .75 7.5 59.86 448.95
PHA Program Director Interviews (Round 1).................... 20 1 20 1.5 30 44.24 1,327.20
PHA MTW Coordinator Interviews (Round 1)..................... 10 1 10 .75 7.5 44.24 331.80
PHA Housing Specialist Interviews (Round 1).................. 60 1 60 1.5 90 25.64 2,307.60
Rent Policy Implementation Data Tracking Tool................ 10 1 10 9 90 25.64 2,307.60
PHA Managers/Supervisors/Policy Informants Interview Guide 40 1 40 1.5 60 46.83 2,809.80
(Round 2)...................................................
Housing Specialist and Property Manager Interview Guide 80 1 80 1.5 120 27.00 3,240.00
(Round 2)...................................................
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Total.................................................... 48,230 ........... ........... ........... 7,605 ........... 80,668.95
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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
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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. 2024-14624 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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