60- Day Notice Evaluation of Public Housing Agencies (PHA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Waivers: PHA Interviews Data Collection

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Information collection

Number of
respondents

Response
frequency
(average)

Total
annual
responses

Burden
hours per
response

Total
annual
hours

A

B

C

D

E

F

§ 578.7(a)(8) Centralized or coordinated assessment system
§ 578.7(a)(9) Written standards ..............................................
§ 578.7(b) Designate HMIS .....................................................
§ 578.9 Application for funds ...................................................
§ 578.11(c) Develop CoC plan ................................................
§ 578.21(c) Satisfying conditions ............................................
§ 578.23 Executing grant agreements ....................................
§ 578.35(b) Appeal—solo ........................................................
§ 578.35(c) Appeal—denied or decreased funding ................
§ 578.35(d) Appeal—competing CoC .....................................
§ 578.35(e) Appeal—Consolidated Plan certification ..............
§ 578.49(a)—Leasing exceptions ............................................
§ 578.65 HPC Standards ........................................................
§ 578.75(a)(1) State and local requirements—appropriate
service provision ..................................................................
§ 578.75(a)(1) State and local requirements—housing codes
§ 578.75(b) Housing quality standards ...................................
§ 578.75(b) Suitable dwelling size ..........................................
§ 578.75(c) Meals ....................................................................
§ 578.75(e) Ongoing assessment of supportive services .......
§ 578.75(f) Residential supervision .........................................
§ 578.75(g) Participation of homeless individuals ...................
§ 578.75(h) Supportive service agreements ...........................
§ 578.77(a) Signed leases/occupancy agreements ................
§ 578.77(b) Calculating occupancy charges ...........................
§ 578.77(c) Calculating rent ....................................................
§ 578.81(a) Use restriction ......................................................
§ 578.91(a) Termination of assistance ....................................
§ 578.91(b) Due process for termination of assistance ..........
§ 578.95(d)—Conflict-of-Interest exceptions ...........................
§ 578.103(a)(3) Documenting homelessness .........................
§ 578.103(a)(4) Documenting at risk of homelessness ..........
§ 578.103(a)(5) Documenting imminent threat of harm ..........
§ 578.103(a)(7) Documenting program participant records ....
§ 578.103(a)(7) Documenting case management ...................
§ 578.103(a)(13) Documenting faith-based activities ..............
§ 578.103(b) Confidentiality procedures .................................
§ 578.105(a) Grant/project changes—UFAs ...........................
§ 578.105(b) Grant/project changes—multiple project applicants ....................................................................................

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

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

395
395
395
395
395
7,000
7,000
10
15
10
5
5
20

8
5
10
180
9
4
1
4
1
5
2
1.5
10

3,160.00
1,975.00
3,950.00
71,100.00
3,555
28,000.00
7,000.00
40
15
50
10
7.5
200

45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14

142,642.40
89,151.50
178,303
3,209,454
160,472.70
1,263,920
315,980
1,805.60
677.10
2,257.00
451.4
338.55
9,028

7,000.00
20
72,800.00
72,800.00
70,720.00
8,000.00
6,600.00
11,500.00
3,000.00
104,000.00
1,840.00
2,000.00
20
395
4,500.00
10
300,000.00
10,000.00
200
350,000.00
8,000.00
8,000.00
11,500.00
20

1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
100
2
200
200
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
12
1
1
2

7,000.00
20
145,600.00
145,600.00
70,720.00
8,000.00
19,800.00
11,500.00
300,000.00
208,000.00
368,000.00
400,000.00
20
395
4,500.00
10
300,000.00
10,000.00
200
350,000
96,000.00
8,000.00
11,500.00
40

0.5
3
1
0.08
0.5
1.5
0.75
1
0.5
1
0.75
0.75
0.5
4
3
3
0.25
0.25
0.5
0.25
1
1
1
2

3,500.00
60
145,600.00
11,648.00
35,360.00
12,000.00
14,850.00
11,500.00
150,000.00
208,000.00
276,000.00
300,000.00
10
1,580
13,500.00
30
75,000.00
2,500.00
100
87,500
96,000.00
8,000.00
11,500.00
80

45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14
45.14

157,990.00
2,708.40
6,572,384.00
525,790.72
1,596,150.40
541,680.00
670,329.00
519,110.00
6,771,000.00
9,389,120.00
12,458,640.00
13,542,000.00
451.40
71,321.20
609,390.00
1,354.20
3,385,500.00
112,850.00
4,514.00
3,949,750.00
4,333,440.00
361,120.00
519,110.00
3,611.20

800

1

800

2

1,600.00

45.14

72,224.00

1,072,530

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

2,485,300

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

1,600,385.50

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

72,241,401.07

C. Authority

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) 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.

Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.

SUMMARY:

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Marion M. McFadden,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2023–06761 Filed 3–31–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7075–N–02; OMB Control
No. 2528–NEW]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of Public
Housing Agencies (PHA) Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act Waivers: PHA Interviews
Data Collection
Office of Policy Development
and Research, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).

AGENCY:

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Burden
cost per
instrument

395
395
395
395
395
7,000
7,000
10
15
10
5
5
20

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

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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.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: June 2,

2023.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be sent
within 60 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 60-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Interested persons are
also invited to submit comments

ADDRESSES:

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regarding this proposal by name and/or
OMB Control Number and can be sent
to: Anna Guido, Reports Management
Officer, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410–
5000; telephone 202–402–5535 (this is
not a toll-free number) or email Anna
Guido at [email protected] for a
copy of the proposed forms or other
available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Guido, Reports Management
Officer, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email Anna
Guido at [email protected],
telephone 202–402–5535 (this is not a
toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is
prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing, as well as individuals with
speech or communication disabilities.
To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
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 Public Housing Agencies
(PHA) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act
Waivers: PHA Staff Interviews Data
Collection.

OMB Approval Number: 2528–
Pending.
Type of Request: New data collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of this proposed information
collection is to conduct semi-structured
interviews with PHA staff and
stakeholders to understand why and
how PHAs utilized waivers offered by
the CARES Act, and how these waivers
impacted PHA operations and assisted
households.
In early 2020, Congress passed and
the President signed the CARES Act.
The landmark statute was a response to
the COVID–19 pandemic and contained
many provisions related to mitigating its
worst effects. Included were provisions
that gave the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
statutory and regulatory waiver
authority to help programs adapt and
operate in the changing circumstances
and to encourage the continuity of
critical PHA operations in order to
support PHA residents and tenants.
The Evaluation of Public Housing
Agencies Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act (CARES) Waivers
is a mixed-method and multi-phase
study to understand how PHAs
implemented the CARES Act waivers
and the utility of these waivers on
general operations and assisted
households. The insights from this
study will also help inform future
policy and program implications related
to the waivers offered by the CARES
Act.
2M will conduct semi-structured
interviews with PHA stakeholders from

a purposive sample of 50 PHAs. This
includes interviews with three
interview respondent groups (PHA
leadership, PHA operations staff, and
members of Resident Advisory Boards)
from 45 PHAs that adopted waivers
offered by the CARES Act (a total of 135
interviews with 135 respondents), and
one group interview with PHA
leadership and operations staff from five
PHAs that did not adopt any waivers
offered by the CARES Act (a total of 5
interviews with 10 respondents).
Collectively, 2M plans to conduct a total
of 140 interviews across 145
respondents. This data collection effort
is expected to last five months.
This Federal Register Notice provides
an opportunity to comment on the data
collection instruments and associated
materials to be administered to PHA
staff and stakeholders.
Respondents:
At PHAs that adopted a waiver: PHA
leadership, PHA operations staff (such
as outreach staff or other relevant staff
with knowledge about the impact of the
CARES Act waivers), and members of
Resident Advisory Boards.
At PHAs that did not adopt a waiver:
PHA leadership and PHA operations
staff.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
145 respondents.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Average Hours per Response:
Completion of each semi-structured
interview is expected to last an average
of 1 hour.
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 145.0
hours.

ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE 1
Number of
respondents

Information collection

Frequency
of response

Responses
per annum

Burden
hour per
response

Annual
burden
hours

Hourly
cost per
response

Cost

PHAs that Adopted a Waiver
Interview of PHA Leadership ...................
Interview of PHA Operations Staff ...........
Interview of Members of Resident Advisory Board ............................................

45
45

1
1

1
1

1.0
1.0

45.0
45.0

$77.58
29.89

$3,491.10
1,345.05

45

1

1

1.0

45.0

59.78

2,690.10

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PHAs that Did Not Adopt a Waiver
Interview of PHA Leadership and Staff
(combined) ............................................

10

1

1

1.0

10.0

53.74 2

537.40

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

145

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

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

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

145.0

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

8,063.65

1 To estimate the hourly cost per respondent, the
research team used the average hourly
compensation (wages and benefits) for private
workers in Service-Providing Industry according to
Table 4 on page 8 in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Survey
from September 2022 (https://www.bls.gov/

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news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf). The hourly cost for
PHA leadership was assumed to be those who are
in Management, business, and financial
occupations. The hourly cost for PHA staff was
assumed to be those in Office and administrative
support occupations. The hourly cost for members
of Resident Advisory Boards was assumed to be
those in Professional and related occupations.

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2 The average hourly cost per response for the
combined interviews of PHA Leadership and Staff
was calculated as the average for the hourly rate for
PHA Leadership ($77.58) and PHA Staff ($29.89)
[($77.58+$29.89)/2].

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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.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2023–06756 Filed 3–31–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2023–0050;
FF09E41000–234–FXES111609C0000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0177]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Policy Regarding Voluntary
Prelisting Conservation Actions
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are proposing to renew,
without change, an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 2,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
one of the following methods (reference
‘‘1018–0177’’ in the subject line of your
comment):

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SUMMARY:

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• Internet (preferred): https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2023–
0050.
• Email: [email protected].
• U.S. mail: Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church,
VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
[email protected], or by telephone at (703)
358–2503. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
public and other Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The Service is charged with
implementing the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). The goal of the Act is to
provide a means to conserve the
ecosystems upon which listed species
depend and a program for listed species
conservation. Through our Candidate
Conservation program, we encourage
the public to take conservation actions
for species prior to them being listed
under the Act. Doing so may result in
precluding the need to list a species,
may result in listing a species as
threatened instead of endangered, or, if
a species becomes listed, may provide
the basis for its recovery and eventual
removal from the protections of the Act.
This policy provides incentives to
landowners, government agencies, and
others to carry out voluntary
conservation actions for unlisted
species. It allows the use of any benefits
to the species from voluntary
conservation actions undertaken prior to
listing under the Act—by the person
who undertook such actions or by third
parties—to mitigate or offset the
detrimental effects of other actions
undertaken after listing. The policy
requires participating States to track the
voluntary conservation actions and
provide this information to us on an
annual basis. We require this
information in order to provide the
entities that have taken the conservation
actions with proper credit that can later
be used to mitigate for any detrimental
actions they take after the species is
listed.
We plan to collect the following
information:
• Description of the prelisting
conservation action being taken.
• Location of the action (does not
include a specific address).
• Name of the entity taking the action
and their contact information (email
address only).
• Frequency of the action (ongoing for
X years, or one-time implementation)

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