[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67336-67338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21438]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7075-N-12]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Assessing CDBG-
DR and Disaster Recovery Outcomes of Renter Households, OMB Control 
No.: 2528-NEW

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection can be submitted within 60 days of publication of this 
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting, ``Currently under 60-day Review--
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for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal by 
name and/or OMB Control Number and can be sent to: Anna Guido, Reports 
Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000 or email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna Guido at [email protected], 
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 is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Assessing CDBG-DR and Disaster 
Recovery Outcomes of Renter Households.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-XXXX.
    Type of Request: New data collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), at the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is proposing the 
collection of information for the HUDRD CDBG Disaster Recovery Outcomes 
of Renter Households Cooperative Agreement.
    The goal of this research is to improve disaster recovery 
effectiveness for renter households by examining the disaster recovery 
outcomes of renter households and rental housing stock in places that 
received Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery grants 
(CDBG-DR). This research is expected to help the Federal government, 
states, and communities throughout the United States improve disaster 
recovery effectiveness for renter households by providing information 
about how disaster recovery programs funded through CDBG-DR have 
different impacts on renters and homeowners, and how disasters impact 
affordable rental housing stock over time. This research will be used 
to assess renter outcomes, barriers to accessing recovery resources, 
and mechanisms of Federal and local implementation of CDBG-DR grants. 
Results from this study will support HUD in identifying opportunities 
for changes to legislation, policy and program implementation in 
disaster recovery to improve outcomes for renters.
    This Federal Register Notice provides an opportunity to comment on 
the information collection for this study titled HUDRD CDBG Disaster 
Recovery Outcomes of Renter Households. The information collection is 
designed to support the study of disaster outcomes on renters, 
including to better understand CDBG-DR allocations across housing 
tenure, specifically for renters, identify successful processes with 
corresponding outcomes for rental housing recovery aid programs and 
translate this research into actionable programmatic recommendations 
with appropriate timelines, policy making and implementation changes to 
improve these outcomes. The study includes a survey, interviews and 
focus groups in communities that have received CDBG-DR funding.
    Respondents: CDBG-DR grantee representatives and administrators; 
elected and appointed government officials in CDBG-DR grantee 
jurisdictions and municipalities; landlords and developers in CDBG-DR 
grantee jurisdictions; representatives from housing and tenant advocacy 
organizations; and renters living in CDBG-DR grantee jurisdictions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: This information collection will 
affect approximately 435 respondents. This includes: (1) 150 individual 
qualitative interviews with renters, rental property developers and 
landlords within the study area; (2) 185 responses to a renter focused 
survey; (3); (4) 50 focus group participants in 5 focus groups; and (5) 
50 responses to a survey of CDBG-DR recipients.
    Estimated Time per Response: Interviews are expected to take one 
hour each, surveys of renters are expected to take 30 minutes each, 
surveys of CDBG-DR recipients are expected to take up to one hour each, 
and renter focus groups are expected to take four hours and will meet 
twice. The total estimated time is 692.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One time for each interview and survey. 
Focus groups will meet twice.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $30,576.48 for all individual 
document/information solicited for related research activities covered 
under approval for researchers conducting primary (interview, survey, 
focus group) data collection and research participants.
    The Table below provides the estimated burden hours for in-person 
focus groups, interviews, and survey data collection. These estimates 
assume the maximum targeted number of study participants and are 
calculated as the time needed to complete individual surveys and 
interviews or participate in focus groups.
    Calculating the annual total cost burden to respondents, the 
project team utilized Occupational Employment Statistics from the U.S. 
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify the median 
hourly wages (as classified by Standard Occupational Classification, 
SOC, codes) for potentially relevant occupations for interview and 
focus group participants.

                                                                 Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                      Burden hour     Annual    Hourly cost
                    Information collection                      Number of    Frequency    Responses       per         burden        per          Cost
                                                               respondents  of response   per annum     response      hours       response
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Interviews with renters, developers, landlords...............          150            1            1            1          150       $43.07     $6,460.5
Surveys of Renters...........................................          185            1            1          0.5         92.5        43.07     3,983.98
Renter focus groups..........................................           50            1            2            4          400        43.07    17,228.00
Survey of CDBG-DR recipients.................................           50            1            1            1           50        58.08     2,904.00
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    Total....................................................          435  ...........  ...........  ...........        692.5  ...........    30,576.48
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    Respondent's Obligation: Participation is voluntary.

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
    (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 comments in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

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

Kurt G. Usowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-21438 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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