[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78705-78706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27781]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7050-N-65]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: American 
Housing Survey; OMB Control No.: 2528-0017

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 23, 2023.

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 [email protected] or www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, 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. 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 https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has

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submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 September 19, 2022 at 87 FR 57215.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection American Housing Survey.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0017.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    The purpose of the American Housing Survey (AHS) is to supply the 
public with detailed and timely information about housing quality, 
housing costs, and neighborhood assets, in support of effective housing 
policy, programs, and markets. Title 12, United States Code, Sections 
1701Z-1, 1701Z-2(g), and 1710Z-10a mandates the collection of this 
information.
    Like the previous surveys, the 2023 AHS will collect ``core'' data 
on subjects, such as the amount and types of changes in the housing 
inventory, the physical condition of the housing inventory, the 
characteristics of the occupants, housing costs for owners and renters, 
mortgages, the persons eligible for and beneficiaries of assisted 
housing, remodeling and repair frequency, reasons for moving, the 
number and characteristics of vacancies, and characteristics of 
resident's neighborhood. In addition to the ``core'' data, HUD plans to 
collect supplemental data on potential health and safety hazards in the 
home, housing insecurity, perceptions of urbanization, sexual 
orientation and gender identity, parent's country of birth, first-
generation home ownership, housing characteristics that increase heat 
vulnerability, and experience and consequences of power outages.
    In 2015, the AHS began a new longitudinal panel. The sample design 
has two components: an integrated longitudinal national sample, and an 
independent metropolitan areas longitudinal sample. The integrated 
longitudinal national sample includes three parts: (1) 36,610 national 
cases representative of the U.S. and 9 Census Divisions outside the top 
15 metropolitan areas; (2) 12,068 HUD-assisted oversample cases; and 
(3) 48,273 sample cases of the top 15 metropolitan areas in the U.S. 
The total integrated longitudinal national sample for 2021 will consist 
of 96,951 housing units. In addition to the integrated national 
longitudinal sample, HUD plans to conduct 10 additional metropolitan 
area longitudinal samples, each with approximately 3,000 housing units 
(for a total 32,830 metropolitan area housing units). The 10 additional 
metropolitan area longitudinal samples were last surveyed in 2019.
    To help reduce respondent burden on households in the longitudinal 
sample, the 2023 AHS will make use of dependent interviewing 
techniques, which will decrease the number of questions asked. Policy 
analysts, program managers, budget analysts, and Congressional staff 
use AHS data to advise executive and legislative branches about housing 
conditions and the suitability of public policy initiatives. Academic 
researchers and private organizations also use AHS data in efforts of 
specific interest and concern to their respective communities.
    HUD needs the AHS data for the following two reasons:
    1. With the data, policy analysts can monitor the interaction among 
housing needs, demand and supply, as well as changes in housing 
conditions and costs, to aid in the development of housing policies and 
the design of housing programs appropriate for different target groups, 
such as first-time home buyers and the elderly.
    2. With the data, HUD can evaluate, monitor, and design HUD 
programs to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

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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     Annual cost
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Occupied Interviews.....................          88,251               1          88,251             .75          66,188             $22      $1,456,142
Vacant Interviews.......................          12,978               1          12,978             .08           1,038              22          22,841
Non-interviews..........................          24,659               1          24,659             .00               0               0               0
Ineligible..............................           3,893               1           3,893             .00               0               0               0
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    Subtotal............................         129,781               1         129,781             .00          67,226               0       1,478,983
Reinterviews............................           9,084               1           9,084             .17           1,544              22          33,974
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    Total...............................         138,865  ..............         138,865  ..............          68,770  ..............       1,512,957
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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) If the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner;
    (3) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (5) 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.

Anna P. Guido,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-27781 Filed 12-21-22; 8:45 am]
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