[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71921-71922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19738]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7080-N-41]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Relocation 
Options Study 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: October 4, 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 March 
28, 2024 at 89 FR 21537.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Relocation Options Study.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0297.
    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 Relocation Options study.
    Increasing threats of natural hazards due to climate change may 
necessitate the movement of households or entire communities to 
mitigate risk to people and properties. This research will conduct 
analysis of the efficacy of buyouts, relocation, and resettlement in 
mitigating hazard risk exposure; assess the potential adverse outcomes, 
inequities, and opportunity of such programs; and determine the needed 
capacity and coordination of Federal, state, and local levels to enable 
successful buyout, relocation, and resettlement initiatives. The goal 
of this research is to improve equity in how disaster recovery and 
mitigation funds are used for households that participate in buyout 
programs in communities that have received Community Development Block 
Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grants or Community Development Block 
Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) grants. Results from this research shall be 
interpretable to inform a framework for a pilot program and evaluation 
structure to inform the ongoing federal approach to hazard-related 
relocation. Currently, a ``buyout'' for CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT grants 
means the acquisition of a property located in a floodway, floodplain, 
or other grantee-designated high-risk area, that is intended to reduce 
risk from future hazards.
    This Federal Register Notice provides an opportunity to comment on 
the information collection for this study titled Relocation Options. 
The

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information collection is designed to support the Relocation Options 
study to better understand outcomes of households and communities that 
have participated in homeowner buyout programs using CDBG-DR or CDBG-
MIT funds. This work will include a qualitative component and generate 
principles for equitable and responsible buyouts, relocation, and 
resettlement strategies. The study includes interviews of CDBG-DR 
grantees and program administrators, other relevant community 
stakeholders, and homeowners that have gone through a CDBG-DR or CDBG-
MIT funded buyout process.

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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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Interviews with government stakeholders.              27               1              27               1              27          $59.90       $1,617.30
Interviews with community stakeholders..              27               1              27               1              27           43.93        1,186.11
Interviews with program participants....              15               1              15               1              15           43.93          658.95
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    Interview Total.....................              69  ..............  ..............  ..............              69  ..............        3,462.36
Informed consent to participate in the                27               1              27            0.17            4.59           59.90          274.94
 study--Government Stakeholders.........
Informed consent to participate in the                27               1              27            0.17            4.59           49.93          229.18
 study--Community Stakeholders..........
Informed consent to participate in the                15               1              15            0.17            2.55           49.93          127.32
 study--Program Participants............
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    Informed Consent Total..............              69  ..............  ..............  ..............           11.73  ..............          631.44
        Grand Total.....................              69  ..............  ..............  ..............           80.73  ..............        4,093.80
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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. 2024-19738 Filed 9-3-24; 8:45 am]
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