30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Phase 1 Evaluation of the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7034–N–55]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: FHA Catalyst: Multifamily
Application Portal; OMB Control No.:
2502–0620
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection
requirement described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November
18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
StartPrinted Page 15501PRAMain. Find
this particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
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. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of 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 July 2, 2021, at 86 FR 35310.
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SUMMARY:

A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: FHA
Catalyst: Multifamily Application
Portal.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0620.
OMB Expiration Date: 5/31/2021.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of previously approved

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collection for which approval has
expired.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD)/Federal Housing
Administration’s (FHA) Office of
Multifamily Housing Programs (MFH)
has developed a web-based portal for
FHA-approved multifamily lenders to
submit applications for FHA
multifamily mortgage insurance to HUD
electronically. The FHA Catalyst:
Multifamily Application Portal (‘‘FHA
Catalyst’’), was released in fall 2020 to
aid in the collection of information for
FHA multifamily mortgage insurance
program applications. The National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.)
and implementing regulations at 24 CFR
parts 200–266 authorize HUD/FHA to
administer the multifamily mortgage
insurance programs. The specific
authority to require a mortgage
insurance application is found at 24
CFR 200.45(b): ‘‘[a]n application for a
firm commitment must be made by an
approved mortgagee for any project for
which a mortgagor seeks mortgage
insurance under the Act.’’
FHA Catalyst allows FHA-approved
multifamily lenders to submit electronic
applications for FHA multifamily
mortgage insurance and related
documents to HUD through a web-based
portal, and HUD staff are able to receive
and download the documents from the
portal. The system is designed to
streamline existing processes for
collecting information to administer
FHA multifamily mortgage insurance
programs; no new information will be
collected as a result of FHA Catalyst.
Prior to the COVID–19 pandemic,
multifamily lenders submitted
applications to HUD in USB and hard
copy format via mail. Due to the
pandemic, multifamily lenders are
currently submitting electronic
applications using various online filesharing platforms (e.g., Dropbox) as a
short-term solution. FHA Catalyst
provides multifamily lenders and MFH
with a central, secure portal and longterm solution for online application
submissions that will be used for the
duration of the COVID–19 pandemic
and beyond. Hard copies and/or
removable USB drives will no longer be
required for applications submitted
through FHA Catalyst once FHA
Catalyst becomes mandatory.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; individuals or households; notfor-profit intuitions; state, local, or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
741.

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Estimated Number of Responses: 741.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 1.
Total Estimated Burden: 741.
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 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.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.
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–7034–N–59]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Phase 1 Evaluation of the
Housing Choice Voucher Mobility
Demonstration, OMB Control No.:
2528–New
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
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested

SUMMARY:

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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: November
18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov or www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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 January 25, 2021
at 86 FR 6909.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Phase
1 Evaluation of the Housing Choice
Voucher Mobility Demonstration.
OMB Approval Number: 252–New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use:
The Office of Policy Development and
Research (PD&R), at the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), is proposing the
collection of information for Phase 1
Evaluation of the Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) Mobility Demonstration.
Under contract with HUD PD&R, Abt
Associates Inc. and its subcontractors
the Urban Institute, MEF Associates,
Social Policy Research Associates, and
Sage Consulting are conducting Phase 1
of a planned two-phase Evaluation of
the HCV Mobility Demonstration. The
Demonstration is a multi-site,
randomized-controlled trial of the effect
of housing mobility-related services on
the share of HCV holders with children
that move to lower poverty areas.
This Demonstration will allow
participating public housing agencies
(PHAs) throughout the country to
implement housing mobility programs
by offering mobility-related services to
increase the number of voucher families
with children living in opportunity
areas. Participating PHAs will work
together in their regions to adopt

administrative policies that further
enable housing mobility, increase
landlord participation, and reduce
barriers for families to move across PHA
jurisdictions through portability.
Eligible families that consent to
participate in the Demonstration are
randomly assigned to either receive
mobility-related services or to not
receive services.
Through the Demonstration, HUD will
implement, test, and evaluate whether
housing mobility programs expand
access to opportunity neighborhoods.
The Demonstration will roll out in two
phases over a period of approximately
six years. The Phase 1 Evaluation has a
five-year period of performance and will
evaluate the effectiveness of a
comprehensive set of mobility-related
services at no more than 10 sites. For
voucher holders, outcomes of the
mobility-related services are
hypothesized to be increases in the
number of families who move to lower
poverty areas. The Phase 1 evaluation
will also document the implementation
of the Demonstration and analyze the
cost-effectiveness of mobility-related
services.
Data collection efforts include the
families that are part of the treatment
and control groups, as well as PHA and
mobility-related services staff, and
landlords of properties participating in
the HCV program. Data will be gathered
through a variety of methods including
informational interviews and
discussions, direct observation, and
analysis of administrative records.

EXHIBIT A–4—ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

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Information collection
Household Roster and Baseline Information Form (Instrument
1) ............................................................................................
Phase 1—Head of Household Existing Voucher Family Informed Consent for Study Participation (Attachment B) .......
Phase 1—Head of Household Waitlist Family Informed Consent for Study Participation (Attachment C) ..........................
Phase 2—Head of Household Existing Voucher Family Informed Consent for Study Participation (Attachment N) .......
Phase 2—Head of Household Waitlist Family Informed Consent for Study Participation (Attachment O) .........................
Phase 1—Other Adult Household Member Informed Consent
for Study Participation (Attachment D) ..................................
Phase 2—Other Adult Household Member Informed Consent
for Study Participation (Attachment P) ..................................
Parent/Guardian Permission Form (Attachment E) ..................
Baseline Survey (Instrument 2) ................................................
PHA Staff Interview Guide (Instrument 3) ................................
Head of Household Family Interview Advance Letter (Attachment I) ...................................................................................
Head of Household Family Interview Email Reminder (Attachment J) ...................................................................................
Head of Household Family Interview Consent Form (Attachment H) ..................................................................................
Interview Guide for Participating Families Currently Searching
for Housing (Instrument 5) ....................................................
Interview Guide for Participating Families Who Have Leased
Up (Instrument 6) ..................................................................

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Annual
burden
hours

Hourly
cost per
response

Frequency
of response

10,100

1

10,100

0.75

7,575

$7.39

$55,979.25

6,334

1

6,334

0.25

1,583.5

7.39

11,702.07

3,166

1

3,166

0.25

791.5

7.39

5,849.19

400

1

400

0.25

100

7.39

739.00

200

1

200

0.25

50

7.39

369.50

10,100

1

10,100

0.25

2,525

7.39

18,659.75

5,050
10,100
10,100
45

1
1
1
1

5,050
10,100
10,100
45

0.25
0.25
0.75
1.5

1,262.5
2,525
7,575
67.5

7.39
7.39
7.39
42.47

9,329.88
18,659.75
55,979.25
2,866.73

180

1

180

0.17

30.6

7.39

226.13

180

1

180

0.08

14.4

7.39

106.42

180

1

180

0.25

45

7.39

332.55

90

1

90

1.5

135

7.39

997.65

90

1

90

1.5

135

7.39

997.65

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EXHIBIT A–4—ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN—Continued
Hourly
cost per
response

Mobility Services Provider Interview Outreach (Attachment K)
Mobility Services Provider Interview Guide (Instrument 4) ......
Cost Study Data Collection Outreach (Attachment M) .............
Cost Data Collection Interview Guide (Instrument 8) ...............
Landlord Interview Advance Letter (Attachment L) ..................
Interview Guide for Opportunity Area Landlords (Instrument 7)
Mobility Services Delivery Tool (Attachment G) .......................

45
45
34
34
72
36
30

1
1
1
1
1
1
1,512

45
45
34
34
72
36
45,360

0.17
1.5
0.17
2
0.17
1
0.2

7.65
67.5
5.78
68
12.24
36
9,072

25.06
25.06
42.47
42.47
35.37
35.37
25.06

191.71
1,691.55
245.48
2,887.96
432.93
1,273.32
227,344.32

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

56,611

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

101,941

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

33,684.17

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

416,862.01

C. 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 THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0095;
FXIA16710900000–212–FF09A30000]

Fish and Wildlife Service,

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We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on applications to conduct
certain activities with foreign species
that are listed as endangered under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). With
some exceptions, the ESA prohibits
activities with listed species unless
Federal authorization is issued that
allows such activities. The ESA also
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing permits for any activity
otherwise prohibited by the ESA with
respect to any endangered species.

SUMMARY:

We must receive comments by
November 18, 2021.

DATES:

Obtaining Documents: The
applications, application supporting
materials, and any comments and other
materials that we receive will be
available for public inspection at http://
www.regulations.gov in Docket No.
FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0095.
Submitting Comments: When
submitting comments, please specify the
name of the applicant and the permit
number at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
• Internet: http://
www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS–
HQ–IA–2021–0095.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ–
IA–2021–0095; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W;
5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA
22041–3803.
For more information, see Public
Comment Procedures under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Foreign Endangered Species; Receipt
of Permit Applications
Interior.

Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.

ACTION:

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) If the information will be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(4) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(5) 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.

AGENCY:

Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358–
2185, via email at [email protected], or
via the Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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burden
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