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Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of this submission is for
applications for the Veterans Housing
Rehabilitation and Modification
Program grant process. The Veterans
Housing Rehabilitation and
Modification program is funded by the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2016, Section 1079 (Pub. L. 113–291).
Information is required to rate and rank
competitive applications and to ensure
eligibility of applicants for funding.
Quarterly reporting is required to
monitor grant management.
Respondents: Public.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Average Hours per Response: 12.74.
Total Estimated Burdens: 2,548.00.
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 comment in response to these
questions.

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Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: January 11, 2018.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7007–N–01]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Rent Reform
Demonstration: 36-Month Follow-Up
Survey and Comprehensive Impact
Analysis
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Housing
and Urban Development (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: March 26,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
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 20410–5000; 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.
SUMMARY:

A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Rent
Reform Demonstration: 36-Month

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Follow-Up Survey and Comprehensive
Impact Analysis.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0306.
Type of Request: Revision.
Agency Form Numbers: No agency
forms will be used.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) is conducting the
Rent Reform Demonstration under
contract with MDRC and its
subcontractors (The Bronner Group,
Quadel Consulting Corporation, and the
Urban Institute). The 36-month followup survey will be conducted by a survey
contractor. The project is a random
assignment trial of an alternative rent
system. In 2015 and 2016, 6,660 families
were randomly assigned to either
participate in the new/alternative rent
system or to continue in the current
system. For voucher holders, outcomes
of the alternative system are
hypothesized to be increases in
earnings, employment and job retention,
among others. Random assignment
limits the extent to which selection bias
drives observed results. The
demonstration will document the
progress of a group of housing voucher
holders, who were drawn from current
residents at the four Moving to Work
(MTW) Demonstration public housing
agencies (PHAs) that are participating in
the Rent Reform Demonstration:
(1) Lexington Housing Authority
(LHA), Lexington, Kentucky;
(2) Louisville Metro Housing
Authority (LMHA), Louisville,
Kentucky;
(3) San Antonio Housing Authority
(SAHA), San Antonio, Texas; and
(4) District of Columbia Housing
Authority (DCHA), Washington, DC.
The impact evaluation’s intent is to
gain an understanding of the impact of
the alternative rent system on the
families as well as the administrative
burden on Public Housing Agencies
(PHAs). Data collection will include the
families that are part of the treatment
and control groups, as well as PHA staff.
Data for this evaluation will be gathered
through a variety of methods including
informational interviews, direct
observation, surveys, and analysis of
administrative records. The work
covered under this information request
is for the 36-month follow-up survey
that will document and contextualize
administrative data findings related to
employment, earnings, and hardship
and study participants’ experience with
the demonstration.
Respondents: 6,660.
This includes:

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• Families with housing vouchers,
remaining in the current rent system
(control group): up to 3,350.
• Families with housing vouchers,
enrolled in the alternative rent system
(treatment group): up to 3,310.
Estimated total number of hours
needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response,
hours of response, and cost of response
Information collection

Number of
respondents

time: Based on the assumptions and
table below, we calculate the annual
burden hours for the study to be
4,462.20 hours and the annual cost to be
$40,338.29. For the study consent form
and the 36-month follow-up survey, we
averaged the median hourly minimum
wage across the 4 study sites: 1,904
enrolled participants, which is 28.59
percent of the study sample, in
Washington, DC at $13.50 per hour

Frequency of
response

Consent Forms ..........

6,660

1

Baseline Information ..

6,660

1

Total ....................

6,660

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

Burden hour
per response

expected in Q3 2018 (28.59 percent x
$13.50 = $3.86), and 4,756 enrolled
participants, which is 71.41 percent of
the study sample, in the remaining sites
at $7.25 per hour in Kentucky and Texas
(71.41 percent x $7.25 = $5.18) produces
a weighted average of the hourly wage
rates equal to $9.04.
All assumptions are reflected in the
table below.
Hourly cost
per response

Annual burden hours

Up to 10 minutes (or 0.17
hours).
30 minutes, on
average (or
0.50 hours).

1,132.2 hours (6,660
*0.17).

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

4,462.20 ....................

$9.04 1

3,330 hours (6,660
*0.50).

9.04

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

Total cost
$10,235.09 (6,660*
$9.04 * 0.17 hours)
$30,103.20 (6,660
*$9.04 * 0.50 hours)
$40,338,29

1 We

have estimated the hourly wage at the expected prevailing minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour in Kentucky and Texas and is the
same as the federal minimum wage rate. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor, https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm). The hourly minimum wage in the District of Columbia is expected to be $13.50 by Q3 of 2018. (Source: District of Columbia Department of Employment
Services,
http://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/page_content/attachments/DC%20Minimum%20Wage%20Increase%20%20DC%20Register%20Public%20Notice.pdf). Accordingly, we assume an hourly rate across all sites of $9.04 that represents an average of
these two rates, weighted by the enrolled sample at each site. (1,904 enrolled participants in Washington, DC and 4,756 enrolled in the remaining sites).

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

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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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: January 9, 2018.
Todd M. Richardson,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Policy Development and Research.
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