[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57925-57926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15540]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7080-N-30]


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

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 15, 2024.

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]. 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 
November 16, 2023 at 88 FR 78776.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Eviction Protection Grant Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0331.

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    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.

 
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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Response per    Burden hours    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          year        per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Grant work plan.........................              21               1              21               2              42          $61.33       $2,575.86
Detailed Budget Worksheet, 424 CBW......              21               1              21               3              63           61.33        3,863.79
Household Services and Outcomes Report,               21           1,000          21,000            0.25           5,250           61.33      321,982.50
 52698..................................
Household Services and Outcomes                       21               4              84               1              84           61.33        5,151.72
 Submission Report 52698(a)[dagger].....
Benchmarks Plan and Report, 52699.......              21               4              84             0.5              42           61.33        2,575.86
Grant Detailed Voucher Worksheet, 52700.              21               4              84               1              84           61.33        5,151.72
Grant reporting (narratives, existing                 21               4              84               2             168           61.33       10,303.44
 process)...............................
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    Total...............................              21              18          21,378            9.75           5,733           61.33      351,604.89
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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. 2024-15540 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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