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Date: March 21, 2017.
Anna P. Guido,
Department reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.

this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–5534
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@
hud.gov or telephone (202) 402–5535.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
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.

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A. Overview of Information Collection

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Title of Information Collection:
Evaluation of the Section 811 Project
Rental Assistance Program, Phase II.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0309.
Type of Request: Substantial revision
of currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Office of Policy Development and
Research, at the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), is proposing a revision of
currently approved data collection
activity as part of the evaluation of the
Section 811 Supportive Housing for
Persons with Disabilities (Section 811)
Project Rental Assistance (PRA)
Program. The Section 811 supportive
housing model provides people with
disabilities affordable housing and
access to appropriate, voluntary
supportive services. The traditional
Section 811 Project Rental Assistance
Contract (PRAC) program awarded
interest-free capital advances and
contracts for project-based rental
assistance to nonprofit organizations to
develop supportive housing. The
Section 811 PRA program is a new

B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice solicits 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 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 comment in response to these
questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6003–N–04]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of the Section
811 Project Rental Assistance
Program, Phase II
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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.

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SUMMARY:

DATES:

Comments Due Date: June 20,

2017.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding

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approach to supportive housing that
provides project-based rental assistance
to state housing agencies for the
development of supportive housing for
extremely low-income persons with
disabilities. Housing agencies must have
an interagency partnership agreement
with the state health and human service
agency and the state Medicaid provider
to provide services and supports
directly to residents living in units
funded with Section 811 PRA.
This evaluation is the second phase of
a two-phase evaluation. Phase I
evaluated the early implementation of
the Section 811 PRA Program in the 12
states that were awarded the first round
of PRA grants. The OMB Approval
Number for Phase I is 2528–0309. HUD
is now undertaking the second phase of
the Section 811 PRA evaluation. The
second phase will continue to evaluate
the implementation of the Section 811
PRA Program, but will also assess the
program’s effectiveness and its impact
on residents and will be limited to six
states. The evaluation of the Section 811
PRA Program, including the assessment
of its effectiveness compared to the
traditional Section 811 PRAC Program,
is mandated by the Frank Melville
Supportive Housing Investment Act of
2010. This Federal Register Notice
provides the opportunity to comment on
the revision of the approved information
collection activity for the second phase
of the Section 811 PRA evaluation.
Data collection for the second phase
of the evaluation of the Section 811 PRA
Program includes in-person surveys
with residents assisted by the Section
811 PRA and PRAC programs and inperson interviews with staff from PRA
program participating agencies
(property owners or managers of
properties where Section 811 PRA
residents live, manager-level staff at
organizations that provide supportive
services to PRA residents, and managerlevel staff at Public Housing Authorities
that committed housing subsidies for
the PRA program). The purpose of the
interviews is to assess the
implementation experience of the
Section 811 Project Rental Assistance
program and the program’s impact on
residents. Participation in the resident
survey is voluntary for PRA and PRAC
residents.
Respondents: Residents assisted with
HUD’s Section 811 program, Section
811 property managers, supportive
service providers, and Public Housing
Authorities.
Total Estimated Burdens: Researchers
will administer resident surveys for an
average of 45 minutes with an
additional 30 minutes needed to
schedule the call and conduct

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prescreening questions with the
respondent. The total burden for the 480
Section 811 residents is 600 hours. The
average burden of interviews for
property managers and service
providers is one hour, with an
additional half-hour to schedule the call

and compile information needed to
complete the interview. The average
burden for Public Housing Authorities
is 30 minutes with an additional 30
minutes needed to schedule the call and
compile information for the interview.
The total burden hours for property

owners is 36 hours, the total burden
hours for service providers is 72 hours,
and the total burden hours for Public
Housing Authorities is 12 hours. The
total respondent burden for these data
collection activities is 720 hours.

ESTIMATED HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION
Information collection
Section 811 Property
Owner .....................
Service Provider Manager ........................
Public Housing Authority Manager ......
Section 811 residents
Total ....................

Number of
respondents

Frequency of
response

Responses
per annum

Burden hour
per response

Annual
burden hours

Hourly cost
per response

Annual
cost

24

1

1

1.5

36

$26.63

$958.68

48

1

1

1.5

72

45.43

3,270.96

12
480

1
1

1
1

1
1.25

12
600

41.40
9.21

496.80
5,526.00

564

........................

........................

..........................

720

........................

10,252.44

Based on the assumptions and table
below we calculate the total annual cost
burden for this information collection to
be $10,252.44. For staff of participating
agencies, we estimated their cost per
response using the most recent (May
2015) Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Occupational Employment Statistics
median hourly wage for selected

occupations classified by Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC)
codes. To estimate hourly wage rates for
property owners and managers of
properties where Section 811 residents
live, we used the occupation code
Property, Real Estate, and Community
Association Managers (11–940), with a
median hourly wage of $26.63. For

managers of service providers of Section
811 residents, we used Medical and
Health Services Managers (11–911),
with a median hourly wage of $45.43.
For Public Housing Authority managers,
we used the Administrative Services
Manager (11–310), with a median
hourly wage of $41.40.
Occupation
SOC code

Respondent

Occupation title

Section 811 Property Manager ........
Service Provider Manager ...............
Public Housing Authority Manager ..

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers ................
Medical and Health Services Managers ...................................................
Administrative Services Manager ..............................................................

Median hourly
wage rate
($)

11–940
11–911
11–310

26.63
45.43
41.40

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2015), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.

Section 811 PRA and PRAC
households participating in the Section
811 evaluation will range in
employment position and earnings, but
national data indicate the population
has very low incomes. According to
2016 HUD Picture of Subsidized
Households Data (https://
www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/
assthsg.html), the average per person
household income for Section 811
PRAC residents in the six states where
the study is being conducted was
$10,573, but only six percent of PRAC
residents report wages as a major source
of household income (current data on
PRA participants is not yet available).
We estimated the hourly wage burden
for Section 811 residents, at $9.21, the
average expected prevailing minimum
wage in the six states where the
evaluation is being conducted
[California—$10.50; Delaware—$8.25;
Louisiana—$7.25 (federal minimum
wage); Maryland—$8.75; Minnesota—
$9.50; Washington—$11.00]. We
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survey sample will comprise of
approximately 80 residents from each of
the six states. (Source: U.S. Department
of Labor, Wage and Hour Division,
Minimum Wage Laws in the States—
January 2017, https://www.dol.gov/whd/
minwage/america.htm).
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

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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 comment in response to these
questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Dated: March 9, 2017.
Matthew E. Ammon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Development and Research.
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