[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8443-8445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02740]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6372-N-01]


Request for Information Regarding HUD's Learning Agenda 
Supplement: Fiscal Year 2023

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

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: Developing and using rigorous research and relevant evidence

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is essential for HUD's mission of creating strong, sustainable, 
inclusive communities and quality, affordable homes for all. In March 
2022, HUD published its first Department-wide HUD Learning Agenda: FY 
2022-2026 (the ``Learning Agenda''), identifying the Department's 
priority learning and evidence needs and proposing research, 
evaluation, and data linkage projects to address those needs. The 
Learning Agenda covers a period of five years, with an annual review 
and update process. Through this Request for Information (RFI), HUD's 
Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) seeks public input 
regarding potential additions and adjustments to the Department's 
published Learning Agenda to reflect changes in learning priorities 
since March 2022. Information provided in response to this RFI will 
inform the development of the ``Learning Agenda Supplement: Fiscal Year 
2023'' that HUD will publish to accompany the 2022-2026 Learning Agenda 
to document updates to the Department's priority learning needs.

DATES: Comments are requested on or before April 10, 2023. Late-filed 
comments will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments responsive 
to this RFI. All submissions must refer to the docket number and title 
of the RFI. Commenters are encouraged to identify the number of the 
specific question or questions to which they are responding. Responses 
may include the name(s) of the person(s) or organization(s) filing the 
comment; however, because any responses received by HUD will be 
publicly available, responses should not include any personally 
identifiable information or confidential commercial information.
    There are two methods for submitting public comments.
    1. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit 
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    2. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by 
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276, 
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
    HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit their feedback and 
recommendations electronically. Electronic submission of comments 
allows the commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a response, 
ensures timely receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make comments 
immediately available to the public. Comments submitted electronically 
through the http://www.regulations.gov website can be viewed by other 
commenters and interested members of the public. Commenters should 
follow the instructions provided on that site to submit comments 
electronically.

    Note:  To receive consideration as public comments, comments 
must be submitted through one of the two methods specified above. 
Again, all submissions must refer to the docket number and title of 
the RFI.

    Public Inspection of Public Comments. HUD will make all properly 
submitted comments and communications available for public inspection 
and copying during regular business hours at the above address. Due to 
security measures at the HUD Headquarters building, an advance 
appointment to review the public comments must be scheduled by calling 
the Regulations Division at (202) 708-3055 (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 all comments 
submitted are available for inspection and downloading at 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Turnham, Director, Policy 
Development Division, Office of Policy Development and Research, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
9266, Washington, DC 20410-0500; telephone number 202-402-6021 (this is 
not a toll-free number), or via email at [email protected]. 
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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Developing and using rigorous research and relevant evidence is 
essential for HUD's mission of creating strong, sustainable, inclusive 
communities and quality, affordable homes for all. In March 2022, HUD 
published its first Department-wide HUD Learning Agenda: FY 2022-
2026,\1\ replacing the Research Roadmap that had served as HUD's 
research plan since 2014.\2\ Drawing on extensive input from 
practitioners, advocates, people with lived experience in HUD programs, 
researchers, and policymakers at the Federal, State, and local levels, 
the Learning Agenda identifies the Department's priority learning and 
evidence needs and proposes research, evaluation, and data linkage 
projects to address those needs. The Learning Agenda covers a period of 
five years, with an annual review and update process. Accompanying the 
Learning Agenda, HUD also published Annual Evaluation Plans, which 
describe the significant evaluation activities HUD expects to launch 
each year as well as the major ongoing evaluation activities. To date, 
HUD has published Annual Evaluation Plans for 2022 and 2023.\3\
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    \1\ The Learning Agenda is posted publicly on the Learning 
Agenda page of the HUD User website at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/about/pdr_learningagenda.html. PD&R hosts a dedicated email 
address ([email protected]) where visitors to the site 
can send questions, comments, or suggestions on HUD's research, 
evaluation, and evidence-building activities.
    \2\ All three Research Roadmaps produced by HUD are available at 
https://www.huduser.gov/portal/about/pdr_learningagenda.html.
    \3\ The Annual Evaluation Plans are posted publicly on the 
Learning Agenda page of the HUD User website at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/about/pdr_learningagenda.html. PD&R hosts a 
dedicated email address ([email protected]) where 
visitors to the site can send questions, comments, or suggestions on 
HUD's research, evaluation, and evidence-building activities.
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    HUD plans to publish the next five-year Learning Agenda in 2027, 
covering the years 2027-2031. In the years preceding the publication of 
the 2027-2031 Learning Agenda, PD&R will conduct a periodic stakeholder 
engagement process to review and update the published Learning Agenda. 
This RFI is one component of HUD's stakeholder engagement process. The 
goal of the stakeholder engagement process is to identify new research 
and data priorities not included in the Learning Agenda that reflect 
emerging or unanticipated needs and knowledge gaps that, if answered, 
could help advance HUD's mission and strategic plan. This includes 
learning questions that relate to HUD programs and priorities that were 
not in place at the time the Learning Agenda: FY 2022-2026 was 
published. HUD will use the information obtained through this RFI and 
other forms of stakeholder engagement to produce the Learning Agenda 
Supplement: Fiscal Year 2023. The Learning Agenda Supplement: Fiscal 
Year 2023 will identify new

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priority learning questions not reflected in the published Learning 
Agenda as well as potential adjustments to the published priority 
questions. HUD will publish the Learning Agenda Supplement: Fiscal Year 
2023 on its HUD User website alongside the Learning Agenda: FY 2022-
2026.

II. Purpose of This Request for Information

    The purpose of this RFI is to solicit information regarding new 
research and data priorities that should be considered for 
incorporation into the Learning Agenda Supplement: Fiscal Year 2023 as 
well as adjustments to existing research and data priorities.

III. Specific Information Requested

    While PD&R welcomes all comments relevant to HUD's Learning Agenda, 
PD&R is particularly interested in receiving input from interested 
parties on the questions outlined below. In responding to these 
questions, interested parties should reference the Learning Agenda: FY 
2022-2026, available at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/about/pdr_learningagenda.html.
    1. Are there new priority learning questions (i.e., not already 
included in the Learning Agenda: FY 2022-2026) that reflect emerging or 
unanticipated needs and knowledge gaps and that, if answered, could 
help advance HUD's mission?
    2. Are there new priority data needs (i.e., not already included in 
the Learning Agenda: FY 2022-2026) that reflect emerging or 
unanticipated needs and knowledge gaps and that, if addressed, could 
help advance HUD's mission?
    3. Does the Learning Agenda: FY 2022-2026 contain learning 
questions or data priorities that need to be adjusted either because 
priorities have shifted or because they have been addressed through 
evidence-building activities by HUD or others?
    4. Are there any additional comments on how HUD's Learning Agenda 
could be enhanced or improved to strengthen the evidence base for HUD's 
mission of creating strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and 
quality, affordable homes for all?

Solomon Greene,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Policy Development and Research.
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