[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78776-78778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25301]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7075-N-13]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Eviction 
Protection Grant Program; OMB Control No.: 2528-0331

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: January 16, 2024.

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--
Open 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; [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: Eviction Protection Grant Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0331.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved 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 additional information for the Eviction Protection Grant 
Program (EPGP).
    The goal of this effort is to facilitate required management 
functions and analyses of the outcomes of HUD's Eviction Protection 
Grant Program. This research is expected to help the Federal 
government, states, and communities throughout the United States 
improve housing stability for households at risk of eviction or subject 
to eviction. In addition, this program can benefit municipalities and 
landlords per avoidance of evictions, improved timelines for evictions, 
reducing unpaid unit vacancies, and reducing the costs of litigation. 
This research will be used to assess the overall program, to include 
grantee and client outcomes. It will also assess variations in regional 
and local implementation of EPGP grants. The findings will support HUD 
in identifying opportunities for changes to legislation, policy, and 
program implementation for eviction support services.
    This Federal Register Notice provides an opportunity to comment on 
the information collection for this effort entitled Updating Eviction 
Protection Grant Program Documents. This information collection is 
designed to support the study of households at risk of or subject to 
eviction, specifically to identify effective processes and 
corresponding outcomes for eviction support programs and translate this 
research into actionable programmatic recommendations with appropriate 
timelines, policy making and implementation changes to improve these 
outcomes. The project includes data collection among HUD EPGP grantees 
and clients who receive eviction support services.
    Respondents: EPGP grantee representatives and administrators, and 
EPGP grantee clients.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: This information collection will 
affect 21 EPGP grantee organizations and tens of thousands of 
households who interact with the grantee organizations. Grantees will 
collect data on all households served, to include racial, age, income 
and other demographics, the eviction-related services provided, and 
case outcomes. Grantees will further provide additional details about 
grant execution to meet the needs and obligations of the EPGP.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hours    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response        Cost
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                                                                        Pre award
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NOFO application narrative..............             100               1             100              40           4,000          $52.36        $209,440
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-                0               0               0               0               0            0.00            0.00
 424)...................................
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-                 0               0               0               0               0            0.00            0.00
 LLL)...................................
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW......             100               1             100            3.12             312           52.36       16,336.32
Disclosure/Update Report (Form HUD-2880)             100               1             100               2             200           52.36          10,472
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    Total Pre award.....................             100               1             100           45.12           4,512           52.36      236,248.32
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                                                                       Post award
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Grant work plan.........................              21               1              21               2              42           56.50        2,373.00
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW......              21               1              21            3.12            65.5           56.50        3,700.75
Client Services and Outcomes Report,                  21         * 1,000          21,000            0.25           5,250           56.50      296,625.00
 52698..................................
Extended Outcomes Report 52698(a)                     21               4              84            0.03             630           56.50          35,595
 [dagger]...............................
Benchmarks Plan and Report, 52699.......              21               4              84             0.5              42           56.50        2,373.00
Grant Detailed Voucher Worksheet, 52700.              21               4              84               1              84           56.50        4,746.00
Grant reporting (narratives, existing                 21               4              84               2             168           56.50        9,492.00
 process)...............................
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    Total Post award....................              21              18          21,378             8.9         6,281.5           56.50      354,904.75
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        Totals..........................             268              19          21,478           54.02        10,793.5  [Dagger] 56.50      591,153.07
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* Anticipated average number of annual responses per respondent (grantee), to be reported to HUD quarterly with grant activity report.
[dagger] The 52698a combines individual 52698 form data into a comprehensive database document. Completion might occur simultaneously with the 52698 if
  using integrated software (21,000 responses), or data entry may require 2 additional minutes per form.
[Dagger] The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent reflects a wage of $35.87 pre-award (2021) and $38.70 post-award (2023) for professional and
  business services and a 1.46 multiplier to reflect a fully loaded wage rate.

    Estimated Time per Response: Please see the tables below.
    Frequency of Response: Please see the tables below.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The pre-award period is complete, and 
unchanged for the initial 2021 EPGP notice. Active post-award costs are 
estimated to be $354,904.75. To collect sufficient information to 
meaningfully rate and rank applicants, a significant amount of 
information is requested through the NOFO. However, the NOFO has been 
designed to ask only for essential information and imposes strict page 
limits to reduce the burden. Two years of program execution resulted in 
the requirements and estimates shown below for the post award phase. 
The pre award portion of the table is unchanged from the initial 
submission. Note that the hourly and total costs were adjusted per wage 
inflation between 2021 and 2023.
    Three federal staff members will review each eligible NOFO 
application. A single staff member will be responsible for all post 
award review. The number of hours and costs for staff to review are 
reflected in the following chart:

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                                             Number of                     Responses per     Hrs. per     Total hrs (per    Average pay     Total staff
         Information collection             submissions      Frequency         year           review          person)         per hr.          cost
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                                                                    Pre award review
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NOFO Narrative..........................             100               1             100               2             200          $98.04         $19,608
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-                0               0               0               0               0               0               0
 424)...................................
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-                 0               0               0               0               0               0               0
 LLL)...................................
Grant Application Detailed Budget                    100               1             100              .5              50           98.04           4,902
 Worksheet (424 CBW)....................
Disclosure/Update Report (Form HUD-2880)             100               1             100               2             200           98.04          19,608
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    Total pre award.....................             100               1             100             2.7             270           98.04          44,118
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                                                                    Post award review
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Assistance Award/Amendment (HUD-1044)...              21               1              21              .3             6.3          105.30          663.39
Grant work plan.........................              21               1              21               2              42          105.30        4,422.60
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW......              21               1              21               1              21          105.30        2,211.30
Client Services and Outcomes Report,                  21           1,000          21,000              NA              NA          105.30              NA
 52698 *................................
Extended Outcomes Report 52698(a).......              21               4              84               1              84          105.30        8,845.20

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Benchmarks Plan and Report, 52699.......              21               4              84              .5              42          105.30        4,422.60
Grant Detailed Voucher Worksheet, 52700.              21               4              84               1              84          105.30        8,845.20
Grant reporting (narratives, existing                 21               4              84               1              84          105.30        8,845.20
 process)...............................
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    Total post award....................             168              18             399             6.8           363.3          105.30       38,255.49
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        Total...........................             268              19             499             9.5           633.3        [dagger]       82,373.49
                                                                                                                                  105.30
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* Grantees submit individual 52698 forms online while the new 52698(a) data table report facilitates rapid aggregate analyses by federal staff.
[dagger] The ``Avg. Hourly Wage Rate'' for each respondent reflects a wage of $67.15 pre-award (2021) and $72.12 post-award (2023) and a 1.46 multiplier
  to reflect a fully loaded wage rate for GS 14, step 5 in the Washington, DC Locality Area (2023 OMB tables).

    There are no additional costs for contractor, facilities, computer 
hardware and software, equipment maintenance, travel, printing, or 
postage.
    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.

Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-25301 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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