[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43869-43870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11009]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7090-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of 
the Emergency Housing Voucher Program; 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: July 19, 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: Evaluation of the Emergency 
Housing Voucher Program.
    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 
purpose of this proposed information collection is to gather 
information in support of the Evaluation of the Emergency Housing 
Voucher Program. The Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Program is one of 
eight housing provisions that was included in the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021 (ARP). Section 3202 of ARP provided $5 billion to HUD to 
fund a temporary voucher program that, in part, supported roughly 
70,000 incremental emergency vouchers to be allocated to Public Housing 
Agencies (PHAs) via formula.
    The Evaluation of the EHV program will document the implementation 
and early outcomes of the EHV Program through a mixed mode data 
collection approach to provide a broad overview of the program 
nationally.
    Data collection activities planned to be carried out as part of the 
evaluation include: (1) collecting HUD administrative data, (2) a 
national web survey of 611 PHAs administering the EHV program and 371 
referring partner Continuums of Care (CoCs), and (3) telephone/virtual 
interviews with staff from a selected sample of communities, including 
PHAs, CoCs, and other PHA partner organizations. The evaluation will 
use a mixed-methods approach with administrative data and web survey 
data to measure outcomes in key interest areas. The follow-up telephone 
interviews will collect information on the experiences of program staff 
in implementing the EHV program.
    In total, HUD plans to conduct a web survey of 611 PHAs, a web 
survey of 371 CoCs, and 50 telephone/virtual interviews (comprised of 
interviews with 25 PHAs and 25 CoCs/partner organizations).
    HUD will provide reasonable accommodations. Respondents who are 
blind or have vision-related disabilities, deaf or hard of hearing, as 
well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities can elect 
to participate through a web-based version of the data collection or 
through a telephone-based version of the data collection. 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. We will use translation and/or 
interpretation services as needed for individuals with Limited English 
Proficiency.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): PHA staff, CoC staff, and 
partner organization staff.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 611 respondents to the web survey 
of PHAs, 371 respondents to the web survey of CoCs, 50 respondents to 
the phone/virtual interviews with PHA staff, and 50 respondents to the 
phone/virtual interviews with CoC staff/partner organizations.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 611 responses to the web survey of 
PHAs, 371 responses to the web survey of CoCs, 50 responses to the 
phone/virtual interviews with PHAs, 50 responses to the phone/virtual 
interviews with CoCs/partner organizations.
    Average Hours per Response: The web survey for PHA staff is 
expected to take 35 minutes per respondent. The web survey for CoC 
staff is expected to take 57 minutes per respondent. Phone/virtual 
interviews with PHA staff are expected to take 105 minutes per 
respondent. Phone/virtual interviews with CoC/partner organization 
staff are expected to take 75 minutes per respondent.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 856.83 hours.

                                            Table 1--Estimated Hour and Cost Burden of Information Collection
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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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Web survey for PHA staff................             611               1             611             .58          354.38          $59.90      $21,227.36

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Web survey for CoC staff................             371               1             371             .95          352.45           59.90       21,111.75
Phone/Virtual Interviews with PHA staff.              50               1              50            1.75            87.5           59.90        5,241.25
Phone/Virtual Interviews with CoCs and                50               1              50            1.25            62.5           59.90        3,743.75
 non-CoC partner organization staff.....
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    Total...............................           1,082  ..............           1,082  ..............          856.83  ..............       51,324.11
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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.
    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.

Calvin C. Johnson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Research, Evaluation, & 
Monitoring.
[FR Doc. 2024-11009 Filed 5-17-24; 8:45 am]
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