Evaluation of the Eviction Protection Grant Program 60-Day Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7075–N–03]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of the Eviction
Protection Grant Program; OMB
Control No.: 2528–NEW
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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 12,
2023.
ADDRESSES: 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 OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov or 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
regarding this proposal by name and/or
OMB Control Number and can be sent
to: Anna Guido, Reports Management
Officer, REE, 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
at PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov 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
PaperworkReductionActOffice@
hud.gov, 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/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs.

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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 Eviction Protection
Grant Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2528Pending.
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 gather information in
support of an evaluation of the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s (HUD) Eviction
Protection Grant Program. The overall
purpose of the Eviction Protection Grant
Program is to support experienced legal
service providers, not limited to legal
service corporations, in providing legal
assistance at no cost to low-income
tenants at risk of or subject to eviction.
In 2021, HUD selected 10 grantees for
the first round of awards, and in FY
2022, HUD selected 11 additional
grantees for the second round of awards.
HUD’s evaluation of the Eviction
Protection Grant Program will include
data collection from the first two rounds
of 21 grantees and their subrecipients
that are helping to administer the
program, as well as from program
participants.
The evaluation of the Eviction
Protection Grant Program is a mixedmethods and multiphase study designed
to understand how the grantees
implemented this new program and to
assess the effectiveness of the grant
program in supporting low-income
families at risk or facing eviction
through the provision of legal assistance
at no-cost to eligible households. The
evaluation is comprised of an
implementation analysis utilizing
qualitative and quantitative data to
understand how the Eviction Protection
Grant Program reduces or prevents
eviction among program participants.
The evaluation will comprehensively
document the implementation of the
Eviction Protection Grant Program,
including a review and collection of
data to understand successes and
challenges to program implementation,
the characteristics of grantees and other
stakeholders, the types of client services
provided, how grantees work with other
social service providers, and program
outcomes.

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Over the course of the evaluation,
HUD plans to conduct two rounds of
data collection. The first round of
primary data collection will take place
early in the grant period and be focused
on assessing program rollout, program
take-up, and program implementation.
The second round of primary data
collection will take place later in the
grant period and will focus on the
overall experience of grantees,
subrecipients, and program participants
with the Eviction Protection Grant
Program. Each round of data collection
will include semi-structured interviews
with staff from each of the 21 grantees
and their 21 subrecipients, as well as
data collection from program
participants to understand their
perspective on the program. HUD
intends to conduct focus groups with
program participants, but if that is not
feasible, HUD will conduct 1:1 online
interviews with a sample of program
participants.
In the first round of data collection,
HUD plans to conduct 42 semistructured interviews, which will
include 126 grantee and subrecipient
staff (an average of three staff per
interview). In the second round of data
collection, HUD again plans to conduct
42 semi-structured interviews, which
will include 126 grantee and
subrecipient staff (an average of three
staff per interview). Across both rounds
of data collection, HUD will facilitate 21
focus groups with 105 program
participants (5 program participants per
focus group), and 1:1 online interviews
with 42 program participants.
All outreach may be made available in
language-appropriate materials
suggested by grantees as relevant for
their beneficiary population.
Recruitment materials will also specify
the process of requesting
accommodations for people with
limited English proficiency and
reasonable accommodations for persons
with disabilities.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
Staff from the 21 grantees of HUD’s
Eviction Protection Grant Program, staff
from the 21 grant subrecipients, and a
sample of program participants.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
273 unique respondents (126 grantee
and subrecipient staff, and 147 program
participants).
Frequency of Response: Once for
grantee and subrecipient staff in the first
round of data collection; once for
grantee and subrecipient staff in the
second round; once for program
participants.
Average Hours per Response: Semistructured interviews with grantee and
subrecipient staff are expected to last an

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average of 1 hour in the first round of
data collection. Semi-structured
interviews with grantee and
subrecipient staff are expected to last an
average of 1 hour in the second round
of data collection. Focus groups with

10 minutes. Informed consent for the
program participants to participate in
the study is expected to take 5 minutes.
Total Estimated Burdens: 477.75
hours.

program participants are expected to
last 90 minutes. 1:1 online interviews
with program participants are expected
to last 45 minutes. Informed consent for
the program participants to provide
contact information is expected to take

EXHIBIT A—ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents

Information collection
Round 1 Interview with Grantee/Subrecipient Staff .............................................
Round 2 Interview with Grantee/Subrecipient Staff .............................................
Focus Group with Program Participants .......
Interview with Program Participants .............
Informed Consent to Provide Contact Information ........................................................
Informed Consent to Participate in the Study
Total .......................................................

Responses
per annum

Burden hour
per response

Cost

1

1

126

$77.42

$9,754.92

126
105
42

1
1
1

1
1
1

1
1.5
0.75

126
157.5
31.5

77.42
41.86
41.86

9,754.92
6,592.95
1,318.59

147
147

1
1

1
1

0.17
0.08

24.5
12.25

41.86
41.86

1,025.57
512.79

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

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

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

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

477.75

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

28,959.74

C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Todd Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2023–07701 Filed 4–11–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6331–N–02A]

Extension of Public Interest, General
Applicability Waiver of Build America,
Buy America Provisions as Applied to
Tribal Recipients of HUD Federal
Financial Assistance
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the Build
America, Buy America Act (BABA), this
notice advises that HUD is proposing an
extension to the previously issued
public interest, general applicability
waiver for an additional period of one
year to the Buy America Domestic
Content Procurement Preference (‘‘Buy
America Preference,’’ or ‘‘BAP’’) as
applied to Federal Financial Assistance
(‘‘FFA’’) provided to Tribes, Tribally
Designated Housing Entities (‘‘TDHE’’s),
and other Tribal Entities (hereinafter
collectively ‘‘Tribal Recipients’’).
DATES: HUD published this proposed
waiver on its website on April 7, 2023.
Comments on the proposed waiver set
out in this document are due on or
before April 24, 2023 in consideration of
Saturday being the fifteen-day
expiration of the comment period. HUD
will consider comments received and
announce any subsequent changes to
this waiver through a subsequent
Notice.
SUMMARY:

Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on the
general applicability waiver. Copies of
all comments submitted are available for
inspection and downloading at
www.regulations.gov. To receive

ADDRESSES:

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Hourly cost
per response

1

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 comments in response to these
questions.

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consideration as public comments,
comments must be submitted through
one of two methods, specified below.
All submissions must refer to the above
docket number and title.
1. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
make them immediately available to the
public. Comments submitted
electronically through the
www.regulations.gov website can be
viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public.
Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
2. Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the Regulations Division, Office of
General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410–0500.
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
(FAX) comments will not be accepted.
Public Inspection of Comments. All
properly submitted comments and
communications submitted to HUD will
be available for public inspection and
copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m. weekdays at the above address.
Due to security measures at the HUD
Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the submissions
must be scheduled by calling the
Regulations Division at (202) 708–3055
(this is not a toll-free number). HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive

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