[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74504-74505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23988]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7070-N-74]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Study of Post-
Disaster Outcomes of Renter Households and Rental Housing Community 
Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR); 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: November 30, 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; email: 
[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 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 July 
11, 2023 at 88 FR 44144.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Study of Post-Disaster Outcomes of 
Renter Households and Rental Housing. Community Development Block 
Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR).
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-New.
    Type of Request: New 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 HUD 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

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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 HUD 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.

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                                                                                                      Burden hour     Annual    Hourly cost
                 Information collection                     Number of     Frequency of    Responses       per         burden        per          Cost
                                                           respondents      response      per annum     response      hours       response
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Interviews--Federal, state, and local government.......              25               1           25            1           25       $30.85      $771.25
Interviews--Professionals and business services........              20               1           20            1           20        39.64       792.80
Interviews--Private sector employees...................              25               1           25            1           25        33.03       825.75
Focus groups--Private sector employees.................             120               1          120          1.5          180        33.03     5,945.40
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    Total..............................................             190  ..............  ...........  ...........          250  ...........     8,335.20
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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
    (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.
    (5) 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. 2023-23988 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]
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