[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63902-63904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26902]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7007-N-06]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Data Collection 
for EnVision Center Demonstration Sites

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (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 comments from all interested 
parties on the proposed collection of information.

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The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 11, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5534 
(this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected] 
for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410-5000; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535 (this is not a toll-free 
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. 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 proposed collection of information 
described in Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: HUD EnVision Centers Demonstration 
Data Collection.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: TBD.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
seeks to collect data from the EnVision Center Demonstration sites to 
find out the effectiveness of collaborative efforts by government, 
industry, and nonprofit organizations to accelerate economic mobility 
of low-income households in communities that include HUD-assisted 
housing. The demonstration builds upon existing partnerships and 
continues collaborative work to improve the lives of residents housed 
with HUD assistance, by providing a forum by which cross-sector 
organizations can come together to design and implement local 
interventions to advance self-sufficiency and economic mobility through 
a four-pillar approach to opportunity. The four pillars are: (1) 
Economic Empowerment, (2) Educational Advancement, (3) Health and 
Wellness, and (4) Character and Leadership. HUD believes that these 
four pillars can be the foundation for driving collaboration amongst 
communities, the private sector, and the federal government, intended 
to improve the quality of life of HUD-assisted and low-income 
households and to empower them to become self-sufficient.
    Located in or near Public Housing Authorities (PHA), EnVision 
Centers are centralized hubs for supportive services focused on the 
four pillars listed above. The EnVision Centers demonstration is 
premised on the notion that financial support alone is insufficient to 
solve the problem of poverty. Intentional and collective efforts across 
a diverse set of organizations with an even more diverse set of 
supportive services expertise are needed to implement a holistic 
approach to long-lasting self-sufficiency. Envision Centers embody this 
concept, bringing together a diverse set of organizations and resources 
under one roof, alleviating barriers commonly faced by residents and 
other low-income individuals including access and transportation. An 
example of this includes the IRS offering free tax preparation services 
to residents in the EnVision Center, while simultaneously having the 
Department of Education provide coordinators to aide residents in 
gathering key tax and other pertinent information needed to apply for 
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Another example 
includes; CyberPatriots offering computer technical classes through 
Cybergenerations while the Small Business Administration (SBA) provides 
``off the shelf'' entrepreneurship courses to educate residents, and 
other low-income individuals interested in launching their own 
businesses.
    In its report released in January 2011, that focused on Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Families, Employment Services and Workforce 
Investment Act Adult employment programs funded by the U.S. Departments 
of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services, the Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) found that efficiencies in offering 
government services could be achieved by co-locating services and 
consolidating administrative structures. EnVision Centers aim to help 
foster efficiencies through co-locating government services and 
consolidating administrative structures. Data collection is necessary 
to assess and determine eligibility for EnVision Center designation and 
identify other activities to be conducted at EnVision Centers.
    Potential EnVision Center sites are required to submit letters of 
commitment and Action Plans that promote and expand economic mobility. 
These Action Plans will describe the goals of the community's 
participation in the demonstration and provide, to the extent as 
possible, objective goals regarding the number of partnerships 
established with state and local government, non-profits, faith-based 
organizations, and private and philanthropic organizations. Once 
designated as an EnVision Center, designees are required to keep 
records (e.g., Action Plans, etc.) that document how the Demonstration 
is being implemented, cooperate with the evaluation, and commit to 
providing quarterly progress reports. The Action plan serves as a 
vehicle for bringing together stakeholders and providing them with a 
tangible path for achieving the goals of the EnVision Center. These 
plans will specify and formalize the participation of community 
stakeholders, describe gaps in current service delivery models, 
describe the onsite arrangements for intake processing and referrals to 
network stakeholders, identify the physical location(s) which can act 
as a shared services site to house the EnVision Center, and/or outline 
specific benchmarks and goals for the EnVision Center. These plans 
could also capture the goals of the community's participation in the 
demonstration and provide, to the extent possible, objective indicators 
of success regarding the number of partnerships established with state 
and local government, non-profits, faith-based organizations, and 
private and philanthropic organizations. Progress reports will be 
required on a quarterly basis in order to track EnVision Center 
implementation, assess and address Technical Assistance (TA) needs, and 
monitor activities, outputs and outcomes. A Customer Satisfaction 
survey will be administered within 30-days to individuals who go 
through the EnVision Center's intake process. This will provide 
information about how participants are experiencing the supports, 
referrals, and placement processes.
    Envision Center sponsors may include Public Housing Authorities 
(PHAs), state and local governments, Tribes, Tribally-Designated 
Housing Agencies, participating jurisdictions, housing counseling 
agencies, multifamily owners/operators, faith-based and nonprofit 
organizations, and Continuums of Care (CoC).

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    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Executive Sponsor, Center 
Coordinator, Navigator and Participants.

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                                                                                                   Median hourly
                  Respondent                               Occupation                SOC code        wage rate
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EnVision Center Executive Sponsor.............  Chief Executive.................         11-1011          $88.11
EnVision Center Director......................  General and Operations Managers.         11-1021           48.27
EnVision Center Navigator.....................  Social and Human Service                 21-1093           15.92
                                                 Assistant.
EnVision Center Participant...................  Federal Minimum Wage Rate.......             N/A            7.25
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    Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment 
Statistics (May 2017), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm and 
Department of Labor, Minimum Wage (2009), https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/minimumwage.
    The EnVision Center Executive Sponsor and Envision Center Director 
at the 200 EnVision Centers will complete the Commitment Letter. The 
EnVision Center Executive Sponsor, EnVision Center Director and the 
EnVision Center Navigator will complete the Action Plan and the 
Quarterly Report while the EnVision Center Participant will complete 
the Customer Satisfaction Survey.
    For the Commitment Letter, it is assumed that the EnVision Center 
Executive Sponsor and the EnVision Center Director will need 0.25 hours 
to complete this a year. The total number of respondents would be 200 
based on the 200 centers.
    For the Action Plan, it is assumed that the EnVision Center 
Executive Sponsor and EnVision Center Director will need one hour to 
complete this and the EnVision Center Navigator will need seven hours 
to complete this for an average of 8 hours total.
    For the Quarterly Reports, it is assumed that the EnVision Center 
Executive Sponsor and EnVision Center Director will need one hour to 
complete the review and and the EnVision Center Navigator will need 
five hours to complete this task for an average of 6 hours total.
    For the Customer Satisfaction Survey, we anticipate an average 200 
Envision Center Participant visits a year from each of the 200 centers. 
This is a total of 40,000 respondents per year with each survey having 
a completion time of three minutes.

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                                                             Number of       Response      Burden hours    Annual burden    Hourly cost
                 Information collection                     respondents      frequency     per response        hours       per response     Total cost
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Commitment Letter (Completed by the EnVision Center                  200               1            0.25           50.00          $68.19       $3,409.50
 Navigator/EnVision Center Executive Sponsor/EnVision
 Center Director).......................................
Action Plan (Completed by the EnVision Center Navigator/             200               1            8.00        1,600.00           22.45          35,920
 EnVision Center Executive Sponsor/EnVision Center
 Director)..............................................
Quarterly Report (Completed by the EnVision Center                   200               4            6.00        4,800.00           24.63         118,224
 Navigator/EnVision Center Executive Sponsor/EnVision
 Center Director).......................................
Customer Satisfaction Survey (Completed by the EnVision           40,000               1            0.05        2,000.00            7.25       14,500.00
 Center Participant)....................................
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    Total...............................................          40,600  ..............  ..............         8450.00  ..............      172,053.50
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice solicits 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 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.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: November 30, 2018.
Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research.
[FR Doc. 2018-26902 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am]
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