Notice2026-09138
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Community Choice Demonstration
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Published
May 8, 2026
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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 91, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25370-25371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09138]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7103-N-06; OMB Control No.: 2528-0337]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Community Choice Demonstration
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 7, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/
or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Teresa Souza, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC
20410. Comments may also be submitted via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b5b4f595b7e69676268486466666e657f784b637e6f256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2a2b6a0a287909e9b91b19d9f9f979c8681b29a8796dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa Souza, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f0f1b0d0f2a3d33363c1c3032323a312b2c1f372a3b71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afffebfdffdacdc3c6ccecc0c2c2cac1dbdcefc7dacb81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone (202) 402-5540. 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. Souza.
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 Community Choice
Demonstration (formerly known as the Evaluation of the Housing Choice
Voucher Mobility 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 Global to conduct an evaluation of the Community Choice
Demonstration (formerly the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility
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 evaluation is studying
whether the program helps families with children access and remain in
opportunity areas and exploring which services appear to be most
effective and cost-effective in achieving the goals of the program.
This proposed information collection includes 3 instruments
administered in all demonstration sites; and 20 instruments
administered in a subset of demonstration sites participating in the
Child Assessment and the Obesity and Diabetes Risk Assessment studies.
The core evaluation of the Demonstration and the Child Assessments
study are funded by HUD and conducted by Abt Global. HUD's contract
with Abt Global provides the flexibility to explore collaborations with
other researchers and funders to support additional knowledge-building
efforts that build on the foundation laid by the demonstration.
Research collaborations need to advance important research objectives,
not interfere with the core Demonstration and evaluation, and be
structured to minimize overall respondent burden. The Obesity and
Diabetes Risk Assessment represents such collaboration; it is funded by
the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK) and led by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as part of a study
called the Mobility Opportunity Vouchers for Eliminating Diabetes and
Obesity (MOVED) study. The data collection for the Child Assessment and
the MOVED studies will be conducted by JHU. While NIH-funded studies do
not normally require the submission of an information collection
request for compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, we included
the Obesity and 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
Diabetes Risk Assessment.
On May 31, 2022, and June 9, 2022, OMB approved the administration
of a series of data collection instruments as part of the core
Demonstration. On October 6, 2022, OMB approved non-substantive changes
to this information collection; on December 18, 2023, OMB approved a
revision to the collection to add three studies: the Home Assessment,
the Child Assessment, and the Obesity and Diabetes Risk Assessment; on
March 27, 2024, October 22, 2024, and May 28, 2025, OMB approved
additional non-substantive changes to select instruments.
Through this revised information collection request, HUD is seeking
approval to continue the information collection using a subset of the
previously approved instruments, outlined in the table below. No new
instruments are being added to this collection.
Respondents: There are two categories of respondents. (1) Adults
and children who have enrolled in the Demonstration and are either (a)
offered comprehensive mobility-related services along with
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their voucher or (b) offered standard PHA services along with their
voucher; and (2) Service Delivery staff providing Demonstration
services at eight Demonstration sites.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The number of respondents varies
based on the information collection instrument. See table for more
details.
Estimated Number of Responses: The number of responses varies based
on the information collection instrument. See table for more details.
Frequency of Response: The frequency of response varies based on
the information collection instrument. See table for more details.
Average Hours per Response: The average hours per response varies
based on the information collection instrument. See table for more
details.
Total Estimated Burdens: The estimated total annual burden hours
for this information collection is 96,437.26. The estimated total
annual cost for this information collection is $1,219,998.90. Three
hourly rates are used in this estimate:
<bullet> For Family Respondents, the hourly cost of response of
$12.08 is based on the average 2026 hourly minimum wage rate for
workers in the 8 study sites (Los Angeles, Louisiana, Minnesota, New
York State, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee).
<bullet> For Service Delivery staff, the hourly cost of response of
$30.28 is based on the average wage for counselors, social workers, and
career counselors (as of May 2024, accessed March 30, 2026, at <a href="https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/industry/000000">https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/industry/000000</a>).
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. The estimated total annual cost is calculated by
multiplying the total number of respondent hours by the applicable
hourly cost.
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Burden Annual Hourly
Information collection Number of Frequency Responses hour per burden cost per Annual cost
respondents of response per annum response hours response
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Mobility Service Delivery Tool
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Mobility Service Delivery Tool............................... 30 504.00 15,120.00 0.2 3,024.00 $30.28 $91,566.72
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Child Assessment
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Child Assessment & Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk 837 0.67 560.79 0.13 72.90 12.08 880.63
Assessment : Assent.........................................
Survey about child (asked of parent/guardian) and parent/ 837 0.67 560.79 0.75 420.59 12.08 5,080.73
guardian's presence during direct Child Assessment..........
Direct Child Assessment...................................... 837 0.67 560.79 0.53 297.22 12.08 3,590.42
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The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
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Advance Letter............................................... 1,285 0.67 860.95 0.08 68.88 12.08 832.07
Email Reminder............................................... 1,285 0.67 860.95 0.02 17.22 12.08 208.02
Follow-up Call Phone Script.................................. 1,285 0.67 860.95 0.13 111.92 12.08 1,351.99
Consent for Assessment....................................... 900 0.67 603.00 0.25 150.75 12.08 1,821.06
Adult Survey................................................. 900 0.67 603.00 1.17 705.51 12.08 8,522.56
Anthropometric assessments (adult)........................... 900 0.67 603.00 0.17 102.51 12.08 1,238.32
Anthropometric assessments (child)........................... 900 0.67 603.00 0.17 102.51 12.08 1,238.32
Anthropometric assessments (child, but accounting for 900 0.67 603.00 0.17 102.51 12.08 1,238.32
parent's time)..............................................
Blood Spot Samples (adult)................................... 900 0.67 603.00 0.17 102.51 12.08 1,238.32
Home Observations/Housing Assessment......................... 900 0.67 603.00 0.25 150.75 12.08 1,821.06
Accelerometers (adult)....................................... 400 0.67 268.00 169 45,292.00 12.08 547,127.36
Accelerometers (child)....................................... 400 0.67 268.00 169 45,292.00 12.08 547,127.36
Blood Pressure Reading (adult)............................... 900 0.67 603.00 0.25 150.75 12.08 1,821.06
Consent for Semi-Structured Interviews....................... 75 0.33 24.75 0.17 4.21 12.08 50.86
Semi-Structured Interviews................................... 75 0.33 24.75 1.5 37.13 12.08 448.53
Tracking Emails/Texts........................................ 900 0.67 603.00 0.13 78.39 12.08 946.95
Tracking Calls............................................... 900 1.00 900.00 0.17 153.00 12.08 1,848.24
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Total.................................................... ............ ............ 26,297.72 .......... 96,437.26 ......... 1,219,998.90
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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 comment in response to
these questions.
C. Authority
Section 2 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. 2026-09138 Filed 5-7-26; 8:45 am]
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