[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39859-39861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13020]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7070-N-34]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of 
Public Housing Agencies (PHA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
Security (CARES) Act Waivers: PHA Interviews Data Collection; OMB 
Control No.: 2528-New

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data 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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 20, 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular

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information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should be sent to: Anna Guido, Clearance Officer, REE, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000; email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; phone number 202-402-5535 
or email: [email protected]. 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 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 April 
3, 2023 at 88 FR 19661.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of Public Housing 
Agencies (PHA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) 
Act Waivers: PHA Interviews Data Collection.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this proposed information collection is to conduct semi-
structured interviews with PHA staff and stakeholders to understand why 
and how PHAs utilized waivers offered by the CARES Act, and how these 
waivers impacted PHA operations and assisted households.
    In early 2020, Congress passed and the President signed the CARES 
Act. The landmark statute was a response to the COVID-19 pandemic and 
contained many provisions related to mitigating its worst effects. 
Included were provisions that gave the U.S. Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD) statutory and regulatory waiver authority to 
help programs adapt and operate in the changing circumstances and to 
encourage the continuity of critical PHA operations in order to support 
PHA residents and tenants.
    The Evaluation of Public Housing Agencies Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 
and Economic Security Act (CARES) Waivers is a mixed-method and multi-
phase study to understand how PHAs implemented the CARES Act waivers 
and the utility of these waivers on general operations and assisted 
households. The insights from this study will also help inform future 
policy and program implications related to the waivers offered by the 
CARES Act.
    2M will conduct semi-structured interviews with PHA stakeholders 
from a purposive sample of 50 PHAs. This includes interviews with three 
interview respondent groups (PHA leadership, PHA operations staff, and 
members of Resident Advisory Boards) from 45 PHAs that adopted waivers 
offered by the CARES Act (a total of 135 interviews with 135 
respondents), and one group interview with PHA leadership and 
operations staff from five PHAs that did not adopt any waivers offered 
by the CARES Act (a total of 5 interviews with 10 respondents). 
Collectively, 2M plans to conduct a total of 140 interviews across 145 
respondents. This data collection effort is expected to last five 
months.
    Respondents: At PHAs that adopted a waiver: PHA leadership, PHA 
operations staff (such as outreach staff or other relevant staff with 
knowledge about the impact of the CARES Act waivers), and members of 
Resident Advisory Boards. At PHAs that did not adopt a waiver: PHA 
leadership and PHA operations staff.
    Information Collection Form Number: N/A.

                                                                 Annualized Burden Table
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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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                                                               PHAs that Adopted a Waiver
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Interview of PHA Leadership.............              45               1              45             1.0            45.0          $77.58       $3,491.10
Interview of PHA Operations Staff.......              45               1              45             1.0            45.0           29.89        1,345.05
Interview of Members of Residents                     45               1              45             1.0            45.0           59.78        2,690.10
 Advisory Board.........................
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                                                           PHAs that did not Adopted a Waiver
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Interview of PHA Leadership and Staff                 10               1              10             1.0            10.0           53.74          537.40
 (combined).............................
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    Total...............................             145  ..............  ..............  ..............           145.0  ..............        8,063.65
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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;

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    (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 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.
    (4) 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.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35.

Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Office, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-13020 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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