[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 240 (Monday, December 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80815-80816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27432]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7024-N-54]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family Self-
Sufficiency Program (FSS) Long-Term Follow-Up Survey; OMB Control No. 
2528-NEW

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 13, 2021.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax:202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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 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 Tuesday 
March 24, 2020 at 85 FR 16649.

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A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Family Self-Sufficiency program 
(FSS) long-term follow-up Survey.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-New.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: N/A
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: In 
2012, HUD commissioned the national Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) 
Study. MDRC was selected to lead this evaluation. As part of the 
longer-term follow-up, which HUD authorized in 2018--and extends 
through 2021, MDRC will conduct a long-term follow-up survey with a 
sample of individuals who enrolled in the study and were randomly 
assigned to a program group (offered the opportunity to enroll in FSS 
and receive services) or a control group. The survey will allow us to 
understand the FSS program's long-term effects on indicators of 
economic self-sufficiency (employment and income, for example) and 
well-being (health, financial, material, housing, for example). The 
survey will also provide an opportunity to understand the program 
participation experiences of FSS participants in the study who continue 
to be enrolled in FSS and those who exited for a variety of reasons, 
including graduation from FSS. No other comprehensive data source 
exists to provide the type of information that will be collected by 
this follow-up survey.

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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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    Total...............................        1,300.00           1 .00        1,300.00        0.33 \1\          429.00       $9.87 \2\   $4,234.23 \3\
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\1\ Based on HUD feedback and suggestions on the instrument, the survey might run between 18-20 minutes, slightly longer than the 15-minute estimate in
  the Federal notice.
\2\ To compute the hourly cost per response, MDRC used the weighted average state minimum wage of the 18 study sites, as of October 1, 2020. The state
  minimum wages were weighted by the number of study participants in each state. State minimum wage rates were found on the DOL website (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/). The minimum wages in 7 states are: California ($12.00), Florida ($8.56), Maryland ($11.00), Missouri ($9.45),
  New Jersey ($11.00), Ohio ($7.25), and Texas ($7.25).
\3\ To compute the total estimated annual cost, the total estimated annual burden hours were multiplied by the hourly cost per response. The calculation
  assumes 429 total annual burden hours if all 1,300 study participants respond to the survey.

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.
    (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 comment in response to 
these questions.

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

Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-27432 Filed 12-11-20; 8:45 am]
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