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seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.

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A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Choice Neighborhoods.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0269.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Number: SF–424, SF–LLL, HUD
2880, HUD 53150, HUD 53152, HUD
53232, HUD 53151, HUD 53154, HUD–
53233, HUD–53234, HUD–53238, HUD–
53231, HUD–53235, HUD–53237, HUD–
53236, HUD–53239, HUD–2530, HUD–
2991, HUD–2995, HUD–53421, HUD–
53230, HUD–52515, HUD–50163.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
information collection is required to
administer the Choice Neighborhoods
program, including applying for funds
and grantee reporting.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
Potential applicants and grantees
(which would include local
governments, tribal entities, public
housing authorities, nonprofits, and forprofit developers that apply jointly with
a public entity).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
264 annually.
Estimated Number of Responses: 440
annually.
Frequency of Response: Frequency of
response varies depending on what
information is being provided (e.g., once
per year for applications and four times
per year for grantee reporting).
Burden Hours per Response: Burden
hours per response varies depending on
what information is being provided
(e.g., Choice Neighborhoods
Implementation grant application:
71.09; Choice Neighborhoods Planning
grant application: 36.59; Choice
Neighborhoods information collections
unrelated to the NOFA, including
grantee reporting and program
management: 14.58).
Total Estimated Burdens: Total
burden hours is estimated to be
4,562.45. Total burden cost is estimated
to be $192,672.26.
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
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(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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: February 1, 2018.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7007–N–02]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of the
Supportive Services Demonstration
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.

SUMMARY:

DATES:

Comments Due Date: April 30,

2018.
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
ADDRESSES:

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Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Anna
P. Guido at [email protected] 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 tollfree 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.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Evaluation of the Supportive Services
Demonstration.
OMB Approval Number: 2528Pending.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: 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) has contracted with
Abt Associates Inc. to conduct and
evaluate HUD’s Supportive Services
Demonstration (SSD), also referred to as
Integrated Wellness in Supportive
Housing (IWISH). The SSD is a threeyear demonstration sponsored by HUD
to test the impact of a new model of
housing-based supportive services on
the healthcare utilization and housing
stability of low-income older adults.
The goal of the SSD model is to help
older adults in HUD-assisted housing to
age in place successfully. The SSD
model funds a full-time Resident
Wellness Director (RWD) and part-time
Wellness Nurse (WN) to work in HUDassisted housing developments that
either predominantly or exclusively
serve households headed by people
aged 62 or over. These services are not
typically available in HUD-assisted
housing developments for this
population and are anticipated to
positively impact outcomes.
Eligible HUD-assisted properties
applied for the demonstration were
randomly assigned to one of three
groups: A ‘‘treatment group’’ that
received grant funding to hire a RWD
and WN and implement the SSD model
(40 properties); an ‘‘active control’’
group that did not receive grant funding
but received a stipend to participate in
the evaluation (37 properties); and a
‘‘passive control’’ group that received
neither grant funding nor a stipend (47
properties). The random assignment
permits an evaluation that quantifies the

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impact of the SSD model by comparing
outcomes at the 40 treatment group
properties to outcomes at the 84
properties in the active and passive
control groups.
Under contract with HUD’s Office of
Policy Development and Research, Abt
Associates Inc. will conduct a two-part
evaluation—a process study to describe
the implementation of the
demonstration and an impact study to
measure the impact of the SSD model
on residents’ use of healthcare services
and housing stability. The evaluation
features analysis of administrative data
and the following types of primary data
collection: (1) Questionnaires for one to
two housing and wellness staff at each
of the 40 treatment properties and the
37 active control properties (RWD,
service coordinator, and/or property
manager); (2) interviews with up to four
housing and wellness staff (RWDs, WNs,
and property managers) at the 40
treatment sites, with one to two staff
(service coordinator and/or property
manager) at the 37 active control
properties, and with a sample of 10 to
15 owners across the 40 treatment
properties; (3) focus groups with
residents of 20 of the treatment
properties; and, (4) focus groups with
community service provider partners at
20 of the treatment properties. The

purpose of these activities is to collect
data from multiple perspectives about
implementation experience with the
demonstration, the strengths and
weakness of the model, and how
resident wellness activities compare
across treatment and control properties.
The evaluation will also incorporate
data collected by The Lewin Group as
part of the implementation of the
demonstration. Information on the SSD
information collection was published in
the Federal Register on January 9, 2017
(FR–5915–N–14).
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
Resident Wellness Directors, Wellness
Nurses, Service Coordinators, and
housing property staff; property owners;
HUD-assisted residents (aged 62 and
over); and community health and
supportive services staff.
Total Estimated Burdens: The
estimated average burden for the
questionnaires is 1.25 hours per person
per questionnaire. The questionnaire
will take an average of 45 minutes to
complete by telephone or online, with
an additional 30 minutes for scheduling
and preparation. There will be one to
two respondents from each property and
two questionnaires over the course of
the evaluation. The total estimated
number of respondents for the

questionnaires is 117 and the total
estimated burden is 292.5 hours.
The estimated average burden for the
interviews is 1.5 hours. The interviews
will average one hour, with an
additional 30 minutes for scheduling
and preparation. There will be between
one and four interview respondents per
property for a total estimated number of
respondents of 182 and a total estimated
burden of 273 hours.
The estimated average burden for the
resident focus group is 1.5 hours. The
focus group discussion will average 60
minutes, with an additional 15 minutes
at the start for participants to orient
themselves to the group and 15 minutes
at the end for participants to ask any
questions they might have about the
study and or how the information will
be used. There will be up to 10
participants per resident focus group
across 20 properties, for a total of 200
respondents and 300 burden hours.
The estimated average burden for the
community partner focus group is 1.75
hours. The focus group discussion will
average 75 minutes, with an additional
15 minutes at the start and end for the
resident focus group. There will be up
to 15 participants per community
partner focus group across 20
properties, for a total of 300 respondents
and 525 burden hours.

ESTIMATED HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION

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Information collection

Number of
respondents

Frequency of
response

Burden
hour per
response

Responses
per annum

Annual
burden hour

Hourly
cost per
response

Annual
cost

Questionnaires .............
Interviews .....................
Focus groups—residents .........................
Focus groups—providers ........................

117
182

2
1

1
1

1.25
1.5

292.5
273

$34.95
36.84

$10,221.63
10,056.72

200

1

1

1.5

300

7.90

2,369.42

300

1

1

1.75

525

40.96

21,503.32

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

799

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

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

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

1,390.5

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

44,151.09

The total estimated annual cost for
this information collection is
$44,151.09. To estimate the cost per
hour for each type of respondent, we
used the most recent (May 2016) Bureau
of Labor Statistics, Occupational
Employment Statistics median hourly
wage for selected occupations classified
by Standard Occupational Classification
(SOC) codes and added 31.7 percent to
account for benefits costs. (According to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employer
Costs for Employee Compensation data
from September 2017, benefit costs
averaged 31.7 percent of employer costs
for employee compensation across all
job categories). To estimate hourly wage
rates for Resident Wellness Directors

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and Service Coordinators, we used the
occupation code Healthcare Social
Workers (21–1022) with a median
hourly wage of $25.85 and an estimated
cost with benefits of $34.04. For
property owners and managers of
properties, we used the occupation code
Property, Real Estate, and Community
Association Managers (11–940) with a
median hourly wage of $27.42 and an
estimated cost with benefits of $36.11.
For WNs, we used Registered Nurses
(29–1141) with a median hourly wage of
$32.91 and an estimated cost with
benefits of $43.34. We created weighted
averages of these rates, depending on
the respondent pool, to estimate the
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interviews. For the community partner
focus groups, we used Social and
Community Service Managers (11–9151)
with a median hourly wage of $31.10
and an estimated cost with benefits of
$40.96.
Most of the properties in the SSD are
funded through HUD’s Supportive
Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)
program. According to HUD’s Picture of
Subsidized Households for 2016
(https://www.huduser.gov/portal/
datasets/assthsg.html), the average
household income for Section 202
residents is $13,311. Some 98 percent of
households have something other than
wages or welfare benefits as their major
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Security benefits. To estimate the hourly
cost for the residents of properties in the
SSD, we translated the average monthly
Social Security benefit for retired
workers, which in 2017 was $1,369
(https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/
factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf), into an
hourly rate of $7.90 (by multiplying by
12 months and dividing by 2,080 hours).
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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: February 7, 2018.
Todd M. Richardson,
Acting General Deputy Assistant, Secretary
for Policy Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7002–N–03]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Protection and
Enhancement of Environmental Quality
Office of Community Planning
and Development, HUD.

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AGENCY:

ACTION:

A. Overview of Information Collection

Notice.

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.

SUMMARY:

DATES:

8693

Comments Due Date: April 30,

2018.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(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.

ADDRESSES:

Liz
Zepeda, Environmental Specialist,
Office of Environment and Energy,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email Liz
Zepeda at [email protected]
or telephone 202–402–3988. This is not
a toll-free number. Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
8339.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Zepeda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Information Collection: 24
CFR Part 50—Protection and
Enhancement of Environmental Quality.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0177.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: HUD
requests its applicants to supply
environmental information that is not
otherwise available to HUD staff for the
environmental review on an applicant’s
proposal for HUD financial assistance to
develop or improve housing or
community facilities. HUD itself must
perform an environmental review for
the purpose of compliance with its
environmental regulations found at 24
CFR part 50, Protection and
Enhancement of Environmental Quality.
Part 50 implements the National
Environmental Policy Act and
implementing procedures of the Council
on Environmental Quality, as well as
the related federal environmental laws
and executive orders. HUD’s agencywide provisions—24 CFR 50.3(h)(1) and
50.32—regulate how individual HUD
program staffs are to utilize such
collected data when HUD itself prepares
the environmental review and
compliance. Separately, individual HUD
programs each have their own
regulations and guidance implementing
environmental and related collection
responsibilities. For the next three
years, this approved collection will
continue unchanged under this OMB
control number to assure adequate
coverage for all HUD programs subject
to part 50.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
Businesses, not-for-profit institutions,
and local governments receiving HUD
funding.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,800.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,800.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 3.
Total Estimated Burdens: 5,400.

Information collection

Number of
respondents

Frequency
of response

Responses
per annum

Burden
hour per
response

Annual
burden hours

Hourly
cost per
response

Annual cost

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

1,800

1

1,800

3

5,400

$40.74

$219,996

Number of responses per annum was
based on a combination of data and
estimates. Most, but not all, HUD
programs complete their part 50

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environmental reviews using the HUD
Environmental Review Online System
(HEROS). There were 1,565 part 50
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HEROS in calendar year 2017. HUD
estimates that, with the additional part
50 environmental reviews completed
outside of HEROS, roughly 1,800 part 50

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