[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44142-44143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7070-N-36; OMB Control No.: 2528-New]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of 
the Eviction Protection Grant Program

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: August 10, 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 
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 
12, 2023 at 88 FR 22063.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Eviction 
Protection Grant Program.
    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 gather 
information in support of an evaluation of the U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Eviction Protection Grant 
Program. The overall purpose of the Eviction Protection Grant Program 
is to support experienced legal service providers, not limited to legal 
service corporations, in providing legal assistance at no cost to low-
income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. In 2021, HUD selected 
10 grantees for the first round of awards, and in FY 2022, HUD selected 
11 additional grantees for the second round of awards. HUD's evaluation 
of the Eviction Protection Grant Program will include data collection 
from the first two rounds of 21 grantees and their subrecipients that 
are helping to administer the program, as well as from program 
participants.
    The evaluation of the Eviction Protection Grant Program is a mixed-
methods and multiphase study designed to understand how the grantees 
implemented this new program and to assess the effectiveness of the 
grant program in supporting low-income families at risk or facing 
eviction through the provision of legal assistance at no-cost to 
eligible households. The evaluation is comprised of an implementation 
analysis utilizing qualitative and quantitative data to understand how 
the Eviction Protection Grant Program reduces or prevents eviction 
among program participants. The evaluation will comprehensively 
document the implementation of the Eviction Protection Grant Program, 
including a review and collection of data to understand successes and 
challenges to program implementation, the characteristics of grantees 
and other stakeholders, the types of client services provided, how 
grantees work with other social service providers, and program 
outcomes.
    Over the course of the evaluation, HUD plans to conduct two rounds 
of data collection. The first round of primary data collection will 
take place early in the grant period and be focused on assessing 
program rollout, program take-up, and program implementation. The 
second round of primary data collection will take place later in the 
grant period and will focus on the overall experience of grantees, 
subrecipients, and program participants with the Eviction Protection 
Grant Program. Each round of data collection will include semi-
structured interviews with staff from each of the 21 grantees and their 
21 subrecipients, as well as data collection from program participants 
to understand their perspective on the program. HUD intends to conduct 
focus groups with program participants, but if that is not feasible, 
HUD will conduct 1:1 online interviews with a sample of program 
participants.
    In the first round of data collection, HUD plans to conduct 42 
semi-structured interviews, which will include 126 grantee and 
subrecipient staff (an average of three staff per interview). In the 
second round of data collection, HUD again plans to conduct 42 semi-
structured interviews, which will include 126 grantee and subrecipient 
staff (an average of three staff per interview). Across both rounds of 
data collection, HUD will facilitate 21 focus groups with 105 program 
participants (5 program participants per focus group), and 1:1 online 
interviews with 42 program participants.
    All outreach may be made available in language-appropriate 
materials suggested by grantees as relevant for their beneficiary 
population. Recruitment materials will also specify the process of 
requesting accommodations for people with limited English proficiency 
and reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.
    Respondents: Staff from the 21 grantees of HUD's Eviction 
Protection Grant Program, staff fr.
    Information Collection Form Number: N/A.

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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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Round 1: Interview with Grantee/                     126               1             126               1             126          $77.42       $9,754.92
 Subrecipient Staff.....................
Round 2: Interview with Grantee/                     126               1             126               1             126           77.42        9,754.92
 Subrecipient Staff.....................
Focus Group with Program Participants...             105               1             105             1.5           157.5           41.86        6,592.95
Interview with Program Participants.....              42               1              42            0.75            31.5           41.86        1,318.59
Informed Consent to Provide Contact                  147               1             147            0.17           24.99           41.86        1,025.57
 Information............................
Informed Consent to Participate in the               147               1             147            0.08           11.76           41.86          512.79
 Study..................................
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          477.75  ..............       28,959.74
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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;
    (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 comments 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. 2023-14561 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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