[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51178-51180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19715]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7041-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Older Adult 
Home Modification Evaluation

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. 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 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: November 15, 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: 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 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; 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 information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Older Adult Home Modification 
Evaluation.
    OMB Approval Number: 252-New.
    Type of Request: New request.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Congress authorized HUD to make grants to experienced non-profit 
organizations, States, local governments, or public housing agencies 
for safety and functional home modification repairs to meet the needs 
of low-income elderly homeowners to enable them to remain in their 
primary residence. This information collection supports HUD's 
evaluation on the effectiveness of the grants. HUD will both evaluate 
grantee implementation and the impact of the modification on the client 
recipients whose homes are modified.
    Respondents: Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes 
Grantees and Recipients for home modifications.

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    Total Burden Estimate: The table below reflects our estimate of the 
burden on the grantees and the home modification recipients.
    Respondent's Obligation: Grantees' participation in the Evaluation 
is mandatory, as it is a stipulation for receiving grant funds. 
Clients' participation in the Evaluation is voluntary and participation 
does not affect their eligibility to receive home modifications.
    Legal Authority: The data collection is conducted under Title 12, 
United States Code, Section. 1701z and Section 3507 of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 44, U.S.C., 35, as amended.

                                                     Estimated Time and Costs to Grantee Respondents
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                                                            Respondents    Frequency of     Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
                 Information collection                      per annum       response      per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Client Eligibility Documentation Form *.................           4,478               1            0.08             373          $33.46         $12,485
Lost-to-Project Form *..................................           2,790               1            0.08             233           33.46           7,780
OAHM Program Documentation of Work Completed Form.......           2,250               1            0.50           1,125           33.46          37,643
Grantee Process Evaluation Online Survey *..............              32               1            4.00             128           33.46           4,283
Grantee Site Visit Interview Guide *....................             5.3               2            2.00              21           33.46             714
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    Total...............................................           9,555  ..............            6.67           1,880  ..............          62,904
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        Total Over 3 Years..............................  ..............  ..............           20.00           5,640  ..............         188,712
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* The 32 grantees will be expected to complete the Evaluation Client Eligibility Documentation form and the Lost-to-Project form for all prospective
  clients. One program manager from each of the 32 grantees will complete the Grantee Process Evaluation Online Survey each year. The Contractor will
  administer Grantee Site Visit Interview Guide to up to two grantee representatives at up to 16 site visits.


                                                Estimated Time and Costs to Client Recipient Respondents
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                                                                                                                            Hourly cost    Annual hourly
                 Information collection                     Respondents    Frequency of     Burden hour    Annual burden  per response e     cost per
                                                             per annum       response      per response        hours                         response
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OAHM Client Program Questionnaire Baseline..............           3,000               1            0.10             300          $11.31          $3,393
OAHM Client Program Questionnaire Post-modification.....           1,688               1            0.10             169           11.31           1,909
OAHM Program Evaluation Informed Consent................           2,250               1            0.25             563           11.31           6,362
Home Hazard Checklist Baseline..........................           3,000               1            0.42           1,250           11.31          14,138
Home Hazard Checklist Post-modification.................           1,688               1            0.42             703           11.31           7,952
OAHM Client Impact Evaluation Interview Baseline........           2,250               1            0.33             750           11.31           8,483
OAHM Client Impact Evaluation Interview Post-                      1,688               1            0.33             563           11.31           6,362
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Script to Schedule Client Process Evaluation Interview..             188               1            0.08              16           11.31             177
Client Process Evaluation Interview.....................             169               1            0.50              84           11.31             954
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    Total Annual........................................  ..............  ..............            2.53           4,397  ..............          49,729
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        Total Over 3 Years..............................  ..............  ..............            7.60          13,191  ..............         149,186
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* Over the three-year period of performance for the OAHMP grant, we expect up to 9,000 clients may apply for services. Of these potential clients, we
  conservatively estimate 33% (or 4,433) will be determined ineligible, 25% (or 2,250) will not consent to participate in the Evaluation, and another
  25% (or 1,688) will be lost to Evalution follow-up six- to nine-months after the homes have received modifications. Of the 5,625 homes expected to
  receive modifications, up to 563 clients are expected to be contacted to participate in the Client Process Evaluation Interview and up to 506 are
  anticipated to participate.


                                        Estimated Combined Time and Costs
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                                    Annualized      Annualized       Annualize     Total number     Total over
                                   total grantee   total client   total combined     of years       three years
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Cost............................         $62,904         $49,729        $112,633               3        $337,898
Hours...........................           1,880           4.397           6,277               3          18,831
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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;

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    (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 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.
    The General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, Todd M. Richardson, having reviewed and approved this 
document, is delegating the authority to electronically sign this 
document to submitter, Nacheshia Foxx, who is the Federal Register 
Liaison for HUD, for purposes of publication in the Federal Register.

Nacheshia Foxx,
Federal Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-19715 Filed 9-13-21; 8:45 am]
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