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ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE—Continued
Information collection

Number of
respondents

Frequency
of response

Burden hour
per response

Annual
burden hours

Hourly cost
per response

Cost

Interviews with NonMTW (Control Group)
PHAs ........................

20.00

1

20.00

1.00

20.00

52.14

1,042.80

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

129.00

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

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

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

124.00

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

6,465.36

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 comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: 2021 American Housing
Survey; OMB Control No. 2528–0017
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection

SUMMARY:

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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 30 days of public
comment.
DATES:

Comments Due Date: January 13,

2021.
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:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax:202–395–5806, Email:
OIRA [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at
[email protected] or telephone
202–402–5535. This is not a toll-free
number. Person 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. The Federal Register notice
that solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on Friday August 4,
2020 at 85 FR 47981.
ADDRESSES:

A. Overview of Information Collection

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Responses
per annum

Title of Information Collection: 2021
American Housing Survey.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0017.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of the American Housing
Survey (AHS) is to supply the public
with detailed and timely information
about housing quality, housing costs,

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and neighborhood assets, in support of
effective housing policy, programs, and
markets. Title 12, United States Code,
Sections 1701Z–1, 1701Z–2(g), and
1710Z–10a mandates the collection of
this information.
Like the previous surveys, the 2021
AHS will collect ‘‘core’’ data on
subjects, such as the amount and types
of changes in the housing inventory, the
physical condition of the housing
inventory, the characteristics of the
occupants, housing costs for owners and
renters, including a redesigned mortgage
section, the persons eligible for and
beneficiaries of assisted housing,
remodeling and repair frequency,
reasons for moving, the number and
characteristics of vacancies, and
characteristics of resident’s
neighborhood. In addition to the ‘‘core’’
data, HUD plans to collect supplemental
data on the renter housing search
process, intent to move, housing
characteristics that increase wildfire
risk, household pets, delinquent
payments and notices for mortgage, rent,
or utility bills, and smoking.
In 2015, the AHS began a new
longitudinal panel. The sample design
has two components: an integrated
longitudinal national sample, and an
independent metropolitan areas
longitudinal sample. The integrated
longitudinal national sample includes
three parts: (1) 35,731 national cases
representative of the US and 9 Census
Divisions outside the top 15
metropolitan areas; (2) 12,060 HUDassisted oversample cases; and (3)
47,175 sample cases of the top 15
metropolitan areas in the US. The total
integrated longitudinal national sample
for 2021 will consist of 94,966 housing
units. In addition to the integrated
national longitudinal sample, HUD
plans to conduct 10 additional
metropolitan area longitudinal samples,
each with approximately 3,000 housing
units (for a total 30,000 metropolitan
area housing units). The 10 additional
metropolitan area longitudinal samples
were last surveyed in 2017.
To help reduce respondent burden on
households in the longitudinal sample,
the 2021 AHS will make use of
dependent interviewing techniques,

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which will decrease the number of
questions asked. Policy analysts,
program managers, budget analysts, and
Congressional staff use AHS data to
advise executive and legislative
branches about housing conditions and
the suitability of public policy
initiatives. Academic researchers and
private organizations also use AHS data
in efforts of specific interest and
concern to their respective
communities.
HUD needs the AHS data for the
following two reasons:
1. With the data, policy analysts can
monitor the interaction among housing
needs, demand and supply, as well as
changes in housing conditions and
costs, to aid in the development of
housing policies and the design of
Information collection

Number of
respondents

Frequency
of response

Responses
per annum

Burden hour
per response

introducing bias to the sample
characteristics of respondents randomly
selected to receive incentives at random.
Additionally, the incentive amounts
will be randomly varied among
respondents selected to receive
incentives. Conditions will be compared
to determine sensitivity to the amount
of the incentive in motivating response
compared to a no-incentive control.
The incentive project will address the
following research questions:
1. Can incentives reduce nonresponse bias in the AHS?
2. Where is the inflection point for
diminishing marginal returns for
monetary incentives?
3. What are the effects of introducing
incentives into a panel survey on
responses in later survey waves?
Annual
burden hours

Hourly cost
per response

Annual cost

Occupied Interviews .....
Vacant Interviews .........
Non-interviews .............
Ineligible .......................
Subtotal .................
Reinterviews .................

86,962.00
12,788.00
24,298.00
3837.00
127,885.00
8,952.00

1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

86,962.00
12,788.00
24,298.00
3,837.00
127,885.00
8,952.00

.66
.33
.00
.00
.00
.17

57,395.00
4,220.00
0.00
0.00
.00
1,522.00

$0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

$0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

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

136,837.00

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

136,837.00

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

63,137.00

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

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

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

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housing programs appropriate for
different target groups, such as first-time
home buyers and the elderly.
2. With the data, HUD can evaluate,
monitor, and design HUD programs to
improve efficiency and effectiveness.
HUD intends to test the use of
incentives to reduce nonresponse bias
in the AHS. The proposed incentive
project will test whether offering
incentives to respondents in units both
at high risk of nonresponse and likely to
introduce bias can successfully increase
responses from groups that would
contribute to nonresponse bias. The
incentive study will compare the
sample characteristics of respondents
randomly selected to receive incentives
according to their predicted risk of
nonresponse and likelihood of

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 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.

DATES:

Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.

ADDRESSES:

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7025–N–10]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Continuum of Care (CoC)
Program Homeless Assistance Grant
Application OMB Control No: 2506–
0112
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, (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:

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Comments Due Date: February
12, 2021.
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sherri Boyd, Senior Program Specialist,
Office of Special Needs Assistance
Programs, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email Sherri
Boyd at [email protected]
telephone 202–402–6070. 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.

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