[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 104 (Monday, June 2, 2025)] [Notices] [Pages 23354-23355] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-09941] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-7103-N-01; OMB Control No.: 2528-0345] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Moving to Work (MTW), Asset Building Cohort Evaluation AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: August 1, 2025. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to www.regulations.gov. Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposed information collection to HUD. Comments should refer to the information collection by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Elizabeth Rudd, Social Science Analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 8120, Washington, DC 20410-5000. Comments may also be submitted via email to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Rudd, Social Science Analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8120, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected] or telephone 202- 402-7607. 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 Elizabeth Rudd. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is [[Page 23355]] seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Moving to Work Expansion, Asset Building Cohort Evaluation. OMB Approval Number: 2528-0345. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Form Number: N/A. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD contracted with Abt Global and its partner MEF Associates to evaluate the Moving to Work Asset Building Cohort (hereinafter ``Asset Building Cohort''). This 60-day Notice informs the public of intent to collect data from HUD-assisted households at Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) participating in the Moving to Work, Asset Building Cohort. Nine of the 17 PHAs in the Asset Building Cohort implemented an opt-out savings program. (See PIH Notice 2022-11 for information on the opt-out savings account program.) OMB approved data collection for the first phase of the evaluation of the Moving to Work Asset Building Cohort on January 10, 2024, under OMB Control Number 2528-0345. This 60-Day Notice seeks approval for the second phase of data collection, which includes a new instrument--the Opt-Out Saving Account Household Survey. The first phase of the Asset Building Cohort evaluation was guided by a few overarching questions: (1) What programs are PHAs implementing? What are the characteristics of the group of residents participating in the programs? (2) How do participants understand the programs? And what do the programs mean for them personally? The programs will run for up to two years. This information collection request covers the second phase, which is guided by the following questions: (1) What is the impact of the opt-out savings program on assisted households' ability to build and maintain an emergency savings fund that helps them avoid material hardships?'' (2) What is the impact of the program on their ability to use traditional financial products and decrease reliance on high-cost alternative financial products?'' This information collection request seeks approval for data collection needed to answer second phase questions. Consequently, it requests approval to collect data from a random sample of HUD-assisted households at PHAs implementing the opt-out savings account program, including randomly selected program participants and randomly selected non-participants (the control group) (n = 1,100). The evaluator will contact selected residents and ask them to participate in a 30-minute survey about financial goals and aspirations, and experiences with banking, savings, and credit. Participants assigned to the treatment group will be asked a few additional questions about their experiences with the program. Prior to the survey, the participants will receive an advance letter notifying them of the upcoming data collection. Respondents: Adults who are assisted by PHAs participating in the Asset Building Cohort. Estimated Number of Respondents: Up to 1,100 respondents (555 respondents from the treatment group and 545 respondents from the control group). Estimated Number of Responses: 1,100. Frequency of Response: Once. Average Hours per Response: The advance letter for the opt-out savings study survey will take .08 hours (less than 5 minutes) to read and consider. The survey will take about 0.5 hours (30 minutes) to complete. Average total response time per respondent will be 35 minutes. Total Estimated Burdens: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Frequency of Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost Information collection respondents response per response hours per response Annual cost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survey Advance Letter................................... 1,100 1 .08 88 $11.89 $1,046 Survey.................................................. 1,100 1 .5 550 11.89 6,540 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... .............. .............. .............. 638 .............. 7,586 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 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. 2025-09941 Filed 5-30-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P