82_FR_41804 82 FR 41635 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation

82 FR 41635 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)

Page Range41635-41637
FR Document2017-18578

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 comments from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6003-N-08]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of 
the HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 comments 
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: October 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: 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 toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
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 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the HUD Youth 
Homelessness Demonstration Project.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Type of Request: New.
    Agency Form Numbers: No agency forms will be used.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation 
(YHDE), by the Office of Policy Development and Research, at the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is to assess the 
progress and results of the 2017 YHDP grantee communities in developing 
and executing a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending 
youth homelessness. YHDP grant funds help communities to work with 
youth advisory boards, child welfare agencies, and other community 
partners to create comprehensive community plans to end youth 
homelessness; these comprehensive plans are a major focus for the 
grantees in the first grant year. The grant funding is used for a 
variety of housing options, including rapid re-housing, permanent 
supportive housing, and transitional housing, as well as innovative 
programs. YHDP also will support youth-focused performance measurement 
and coordinated entry systems. In order to obtain a clear picture of 
YHDP grant activities, this longitudinal, multi-level evaluation will 
measure activities and progress of grantees essential to building and 
sustaining effective community change.
    Data collection will occur during two evaluation components with 
each component including data collection activities and analyses. These 
components include two waves of a web-based survey of Continuums of 
Care, and site visits with each demonstration community and the three 
selected comparison sites.
    Component one, a web-based survey of Continuums of Care (CoCs) in 
the U.S. will be administered twice, in Years 1 and 4 of the 
evaluation, to all CoC program directors across the country excluding 
the 10 YHDP grantees and three comparison communities, for a total of 
400 survey participants each wave. These data will provide an 
understanding of system developments occurring across the country and 
provide a comparative basis for understanding the demonstration 
communities. The survey will ask questions about the nature and 
capacity of the prevention and crisis approaches in place, the housing 
and service solutions, and the strategies for screening and assessing 
youth. It will focus on understanding the coordination and 
collaboration between the homeless assistance system and mainstream 
service systems, as well as whether and how the system prioritizes and 
coordinates referrals to the different programs.
    The second data collection component is comprised of site visits 
which will be conducted with each demonstration community and the three 
comparison non-grantee CoCs. The site visits will include interviews 
with key informants, with project technical assistance (TA) providers, 
and youth, as well as focus groups with different subgroups of youth. 
The site visit guide will describe data collection procedures to be 
followed to ensure rigor and consistency across site visit teams. The 
first site visit will be conducted as soon as OMB approval is received 
to collect information while grantees are developing their coordinated 
community plans. The second site visit will be conducted in early 2019 
to explore how the plans are being implemented, as well as barriers to 
or facilitators of change. The third and final site visits will be 
scheduled after community plans have been in effect for at least one 
year (mid-2020).
    Respondents: Continuum of Care Lead Agency contacts, key community 
partners, TA provider staff and youth with interaction with CoCs.
    Estimated total number of hours needed to prepare the information 
collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, 
hours of response, and cost of response time: Based on the assumptions 
and tables below, we calculate the estimated annual burden hours for 
the study to be 380 hours and the annual cost to be $6,716.90. Across 
the four years of the study, the total burden hours would be 1,520 and 
the total cost for the four years to be $26,867.60. The annual cost of 
information collection from CoC program directors assumes 400 
respondents, surveyed on two occasions over the four years of the 
evaluation,

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((400*2)/4=200). It is further assumed that two YHDP Grantee staff per 
site, and six Program administrators per site will be interviewed. The 
full calculation assumptions are shown below. Derivations for the 
column ``Hourly Cost Per Response,'' are explained below.

                                                Estimated Hour and Cost Burden of Information Collection
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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response    Annual cost $
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CoC Program Directors...................             400               2             200             0.2              40           30.54       $1,221.60
YHDP Grantee Staff......................              26               3              20             2.0              40           20.14          805.60
Program Administrators..................              78               3              59             1.0              59           30.54        1,801.86
Service Providers.......................              78               3              59             1.0              59           20.14        1,188.26
Government Agency Staff.................              26               3              20             0.8              16           24.56          392.96
TA Providers............................              10               3               8             1.0               8           20.14          161.12
Youth (Interviews)......................              26               3              20             1.0              20            7.25          145.00
Youth (Focus Groups)....................             468               3              92             1.5             138            7.25        1,000.50
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    Total...............................           1,112  ..............             478  ..............             380  ..............        6,716.90
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                        Estimated Hour Burden of Information Collection Calculation Basis
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                                                                              Frequency of
           Information collection                 Number of respondents         response     Responses per annum
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CoC Program Directors......................  400...........................               2      (400x2)/4 = 200
YHDP Grantee Staff.........................  2/site, 13 sites = 26.........               3        (26x3)/4 = 20
Program Administrators.....................  6/site, 13 sites = 78.........               3        (78x3)/4 = 59
Service Providers..........................  6/site, 13 sites = 78.........               3        (78x3)/4 = 59
Government Agency Staff....................  2/site, 13 sites = 26.........               3        (26x3)/4 = 20
TA Providers...............................  10............................               3         (10x3)/4 = 8
Youth (Interviews).........................  2/site, 13 sites = 26.........               3        (26x3)/4 = 20
Youth (Focus Groups).......................  36/site, 13 sites = 468.......               3       (468x3)/4 = 92
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    Total..................................  1,112.........................  ..............                  478
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    As summarized below, we estimated the hourly cost per response 
using the May 2015 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment 
Statistics median hourly wages for the labor categories, Social and 
Community Services Manager (11-9151, $30.54) and Social and Community 
Services Specialist, All Other (21-1099, $20.14). We used the Social 
and Community Services Manager rate for the CoC Program Directors and 
Program Administrators. We used the Social and Community Services 
Specialist, All Other rate for YHDP grantee staff, service providers, 
and TA providers. For the government workers, we used an average of 
state and local Social and Community Services Specialist, All Other 
(21-2099, $24.56). The youth hourly wage is based on the federal 
minimum wage of $7.25/hour.

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              Respondent                          Occupation               SOC code        Median hourly wage
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CoC program directors.................  Social and Community Services          11-9151  $30.54.
                                         Manager.
YHDP grantee staff....................  Social and Community Services          21-1099  $20.14.
                                         Specialist, All Others.
Program administrators................  Social and Community Services          11-9151  $30.54.
                                         Manager.
Service providers.....................  Social and Community Services          21-1099  $20.14.
                                         Specialist, All Others.
Government agency staff...............  Social and Community Services          21-1099  Average of state and
                                         Specialist, All Others.                         local, $24.56.
TA providers..........................  Social and Community Services          21-1099  $20.14.
                                         Specialist, All Others.
Youth.................................  Federal minimum wage..........              --  $7.25.
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2015), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.

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 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.


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    Dated: August 23, 2017.
Todd M. Richardson,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research.
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                                                  (4) Ways to minimize the burden of                    SW., Washington, DC 20410; email                      Years 1 and 4 of the evaluation, to all
                                                the collection of information on those                  Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@                        CoC program directors across the
                                                who are to respond: Including through                   hud.gov or telephone (202) 402–5535                   country excluding the 10 YHDP grantees
                                                the use of appropriate automated                        (this is not a toll-free number). Persons             and three comparison communities, for
                                                collection techniques or other forms of                 with hearing or speech impairments                    a total of 400 survey participants each
                                                information technology, e.g., permitting                may access this number through TTY by                 wave. These data will provide an
                                                electronic submission of responses.                     calling the toll-free Federal Relay                   understanding of system developments
                                                  HUD encourages interested parties to                  Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of                  occurring across the country and
                                                submit comment in response to these                     available documents submitted to OMB                  provide a comparative basis for
                                                questions.                                              may be obtained from Ms. Guido.                       understanding the demonstration
                                                  Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                       communities. The survey will ask
                                                Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.            notice informs the public that HUD is                 questions about the nature and capacity
                                                                                                        seeking approval from OMB for the                     of the prevention and crisis approaches
                                                  Dated: August 23, 2017.                                                                                     in place, the housing and service
                                                                                                        information collection described in
                                                Inez C. Downs,                                          Section A.                                            solutions, and the strategies for
                                                Department Reports Management Officer,                                                                        screening and assessing youth. It will
                                                Office of the Chief Information Officer.                A. Overview of Information Collection                 focus on understanding the
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–18579 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am]               Title of Information Collection:                    coordination and collaboration between
                                                BILLING CODE 4210–67–P                                  Evaluation of the HUD Youth                           the homeless assistance system and
                                                                                                        Homelessness Demonstration Project.                   mainstream service systems, as well as
                                                                                                          OMB Approval Number: Pending.                       whether and how the system prioritizes
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                                 Type of Request: New.                               and coordinates referrals to the different
                                                URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                         Agency Form Numbers: No agency                      programs.
                                                                                                        forms will be used.                                      The second data collection
                                                [Docket No. FR–6003–N–08]                                 Description of the need for the                     component is comprised of site visits
                                                60-Day Notice of Proposed Information                   information and proposed use: The                     which will be conducted with each
                                                                                                        purpose of the Youth Homelessness                     demonstration community and the three
                                                Collection: Evaluation of the HUD
                                                                                                        Demonstration Project Evaluation                      comparison non-grantee CoCs. The site
                                                Youth Homelessness Demonstration
                                                                                                        (YHDE), by the Office of Policy                       visits will include interviews with key
                                                Project Evaluation
                                                                                                        Development and Research, at the U.S.                 informants, with project technical
                                                AGENCY: Office of Policy Development                    Department of Housing and Urban                       assistance (TA) providers, and youth, as
                                                and Research, HUD.                                      Development (HUD), is to assess the                   well as focus groups with different
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                         progress and results of the 2017 YHDP                 subgroups of youth. The site visit guide
                                                                                                        grantee communities in developing and                 will describe data collection procedures
                                                SUMMARY:   HUD is seeking approval from                 executing a coordinated community                     to be followed to ensure rigor and
                                                the Office of Management and Budget                     approach to preventing and ending                     consistency across site visit teams. The
                                                (OMB) for the information collection                    youth homelessness. YHDP grant funds                  first site visit will be conducted as soon
                                                described below. In accordance with the                 help communities to work with youth                   as OMB approval is received to collect
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is                         advisory boards, child welfare agencies,              information while grantees are
                                                requesting comments from all interested                 and other community partners to create                developing their coordinated
                                                parties on the proposed collection of                   comprehensive community plans to end                  community plans. The second site visit
                                                information. The purpose of this notice                 youth homelessness; these                             will be conducted in early 2019 to
                                                is to allow for 60 days of public                       comprehensive plans are a major focus                 explore how the plans are being
                                                comment.                                                for the grantees in the first grant year.             implemented, as well as barriers to or
                                                DATES:   Comments Due Date: October 31,                 The grant funding is used for a variety               facilitators of change. The third and
                                                2017.                                                   of housing options, including rapid re-               final site visits will be scheduled after
                                                                                                        housing, permanent supportive housing,                community plans have been in effect for
                                                ADDRESSES:    Interested persons are                    and transitional housing, as well as                  at least one year (mid-2020).
                                                invited to submit comments regarding                    innovative programs. YHDP also will                      Respondents: Continuum of Care Lead
                                                this proposal. Comments should refer to                 support youth-focused performance                     Agency contacts, key community
                                                the proposal by name and/or OMB                         measurement and coordinated entry                     partners, TA provider staff and youth
                                                Control Number and should be sent to:                   systems. In order to obtain a clear                   with interaction with CoCs.
                                                Anna P. Guido, Reports Management                       picture of YHDP grant activities, this                   Estimated total number of hours
                                                Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing                    longitudinal, multi-level evaluation will             needed to prepare the information
                                                and Urban Development, 451 7th Street                   measure activities and progress of                    collection including number of
                                                SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC                          grantees essential to building and                    respondents, frequency of response,
                                                20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–5534                    sustaining effective community change.                hours of response, and cost of response
                                                (this is not a toll-free number) or email                 Data collection will occur during two               time: Based on the assumptions and
                                                at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov for a copy of                   evaluation components with each                       tables below, we calculate the estimated
                                                the proposed forms or other available                   component including data collection                   annual burden hours for the study to be
                                                information. Persons with hearing or                    activities and analyses. These                        380 hours and the annual cost to be
                                                speech impairments may access this                                                                            $6,716.90. Across the four years of the
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                                                                                                        components include two waves of a
                                                number through TTY by calling the toll-                 web-based survey of Continuums of                     study, the total burden hours would be
                                                free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–                Care, and site visits with each                       1,520 and the total cost for the four
                                                8339.                                                   demonstration community and the three                 years to be $26,867.60. The annual cost
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        selected comparison sites.                            of information collection from CoC
                                                Anna P. Guido, Reports Management                         Component one, a web-based survey                   program directors assumes 400
                                                Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing                    of Continuums of Care (CoCs) in the                   respondents, surveyed on two occasions
                                                and Urban Development, 451 7th Street                   U.S. will be administered twice, in                   over the four years of the evaluation,


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                                                ((400*2)/4=200). It is further assumed                                    will be interviewed. The full calculation                                   Derivations for the column ‘‘Hourly Cost
                                                that two YHDP Grantee staff per site,                                     assumptions are shown below.                                                Per Response,’’ are explained below.
                                                and six Program administrators per site

                                                                                                ESTIMATED HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION
                                                                                          Number of                Frequency of                Responses                Burden hour               Annual burden                Hourly cost                Annual cost
                                                  Information collection                 respondents                 response                  per annum                per response                 hours                    per response                    $

                                                CoC Program Directors                                    400                           2                      200                        0.2                         40                       30.54          $1,221.60
                                                YHDP Grantee Staff ....                                   26                           3                       20                        2.0                         40                       20.14             805.60
                                                Program Administrators                                    78                           3                       59                        1.0                         59                       30.54           1,801.86
                                                Service Providers .........                               78                           3                       59                        1.0                         59                       20.14           1,188.26
                                                Government Agency
                                                  Staff ..........................                        26                           3                       20                        0.8                        16                        24.56             392.96
                                                TA Providers ................                             10                           3                        8                        1.0                         8                        20.14             161.12
                                                Youth (Interviews) ........                               26                           3                       20                        1.0                        20                         7.25             145.00
                                                Youth (Focus Groups)                                     468                           3                       92                        1.5                       138                         7.25           1,000.50

                                                      Total ......................                    1,112       ........................                    478      ........................                    380       ........................         6,716.90


                                                                                       ESTIMATED HOUR BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION CALCULATION BASIS
                                                                                                                                                               Number of                                            Frequency of                        Responses
                                                                      Information collection                                                                  respondents                                             response                          per annum

                                                CoC Program Directors ...........................................                400 ..........................................................................                          2              (400×2)/4 = 200
                                                YHDP Grantee Staff ................................................              2/site, 13 sites = 26 ................................................                                  3                (26×3)/4 = 20
                                                Program Administrators ...........................................               6/site, 13 sites = 78 ................................................                                  3                (78×3)/4 = 59
                                                Service Providers .....................................................          6/site, 13 sites = 78 ................................................                                  3                (78×3)/4 = 59
                                                Government Agency Staff ........................................                 2/site, 13 sites = 26 ................................................                                  3                (26×3)/4 = 20
                                                TA Providers ............................................................        10 ............................................................................                         3                 (10×3)/4 = 8
                                                Youth (Interviews) ....................................................          2/site, 13 sites = 26 ................................................                                  3                (26×3)/4 = 20
                                                Youth (Focus Groups) .............................................               36/site, 13 sites = 468 ............................................                                    3               (468×3)/4 = 92

                                                      Total ..................................................................   1,112 .......................................................................     ........................                         478



                                                  As summarized below, we estimated                                       Specialist, All Other (21–1099, $20.14).                                    the government workers, we used an
                                                the hourly cost per response using the                                    We used the Social and Community                                            average of state and local Social and
                                                May 2015 Bureau of Labor Statistics,                                      Services Manager rate for the CoC                                           Community Services Specialist, All
                                                Occupational Employment Statistics                                        Program Directors and Program                                               Other (21–2099, $24.56). The youth
                                                median hourly wages for the labor                                         Administrators. We used the Social and                                      hourly wage is based on the federal
                                                categories, Social and Community                                          Community Services Specialist, All                                          minimum wage of $7.25/hour.
                                                Services Manager (11–9151, $30.54) and                                    Other rate for YHDP grantee staff,
                                                Social and Community Services                                             service providers, and TA providers. For

                                                             Respondent                                                                  Occupation                                                     SOC code                       Median hourly wage

                                                CoC program directors ............                Social     and   Community          Services      Manager ...............................                   11–9151          $30.54.
                                                YHDP grantee staff .................              Social     and   Community          Services      Specialist, All Others ...........                        21–1099          $20.14.
                                                Program administrators ...........                Social     and   Community          Services      Manager ...............................                   11–9151          $30.54.
                                                Service providers .....................           Social     and   Community          Services      Specialist, All Others ...........                        21–1099          $20.14.
                                                Government agency staff ........                  Social     and   Community          Services      Specialist, All Others ...........                        21–1099          Average of state and local,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 $24.56.
                                                TA providers ............................         Social and Community Services Specialist, All Others ...........                                            21–1099          $20.14.
                                                Youth .......................................     Federal minimum wage ............................................................                                —           $7.25.
                                                   Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2015), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrci.htm.


                                                B. Solicitation of Public Comment                                           (2) The accuracy of the agency’s                                          technology, e.g., permitting electronic
                                                                                                                          estimate of the burden of the proposed                                      submission of responses.
                                                   This notice is soliciting comments
                                                                                                                          collection of information;                                                    HUD encourages interested parties to
                                                from members of the public and affected
                                                parties concerning the collection of                                        (3) Ways to enhance the quality,                                          submit comment in response to these
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                                                information described in Section A on                                     utility, and clarity of the information to                                  questions.
                                                the following:                                                            be collected; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
                                                   (1) Whether the proposed collection                                      (4) Ways to minimize the burden of                                        Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
                                                of information is necessary for the                                       the collection of information on those
                                                proper performance of the functions of                                    who are to respond, including the use
                                                the agency, including whether the                                         of appropriate automated collection
                                                information will have practical utility;                                  techniques or other forms of information


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                                                  Dated: August 23, 2017.                               the FMRs and to request reevaluation of               submitted comments and reevaluation
                                                Todd M. Richardson,                                     the FY 2018 FMRs to the Regulations                   requests and communications regarding
                                                Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary               Division, Office of General Counsel,                  this notice submitted to HUD will be
                                                for Policy Development and Research.                    Department of Housing and Urban                       available for public inspection and
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–18578 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am]             Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,                  copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
                                                BILLING CODE 4210–67–P                                  Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410–                     weekdays at the above address. Due to
                                                                                                        0001. Communications must refer to the                security measures at the HUD
                                                                                                        above docket number and title and                     Headquarters building, an advance
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                               should contain the information                        appointment to review the public
                                                URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                       specified in the ‘‘Request for Comments/              comments and reevaluation requests
                                                                                                        Request for Reevaluation’’ section.                   must be scheduled by calling the
                                                [Docket No. FR–6021–N–02]
                                                                                                        There are two methods for submitting                  Regulations Division at 202–708–3055
                                                Fair Market Rents for the Housing                       public comments.                                      (this is not a toll-free number).
                                                Choice Voucher Program, Moderate                           1. Submission of Comments by Mail.                 Individuals with speech or hearing
                                                Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy                    Comments or requests for reevaluation                 impairments may access this number
                                                Program, and Other Programs Fiscal                      may be submitted by mail to the                       through TTY by calling the Federal
                                                Year 2018 and Adoption of                               Regulations Division, Office of General               Relay Service at 800–877–8339 (toll-free
                                                Methodology Changes for Estimating                      Counsel, Department of Housing and                    number). Copies of all comments and
                                                Fair Market Rents                                       Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,                reevaluation requests submitted are
                                                                                                        Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410–                     available for inspection and
                                                AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant                        0500. Due to security measures at all                 downloading at http://
                                                Secretary for Policy Development and                    federal agencies, however, submission                 www.regulations.gov.
                                                Research, HUD.                                          of comments by mail often results in
                                                                                                        delayed delivery. To ensure timely                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                ACTION: Notice of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
                                                Fair Market Rents (FMRs) and adoption                   receipt of comments or reevaluation                   technical information on the
                                                of methodology changes for estimating                   requests, HUD recommends that                         methodology used to develop FMRs or
                                                FMRs.                                                   comments or requests submitted by mail                a listing of all FMRs, please call the
                                                                                                        be submitted at least two weeks in                    HUD USER information line at 800–
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                                                States Housing Act of 1937 (USHA), as                   all comments or reevaluation requests                 the HUD USER Web site http://
                                                amended by the Housing Opportunities                    received by mail available to the public              www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/
                                                Through Modernization Act of 2016                       at http://www.regulations.gov.                        fmr.html. FMRs are listed at the 40th or
                                                (HOTMA), requires the Secretary to                         2. Electronic Submission of                        50th percentile in Schedule B. For
                                                publish FMRs not less than annually,                    Comments. Interested persons may                      informational purposes, 40th percentile
                                                adjusted to be effective on October 1 of                submit comments or reevaluation                       rents for the areas with 50th percentile
                                                each year. Section 8(c)(1)(B) of USHA,                  requests electronically through the                   FMRs will be provided in the HUD FY
                                                as amended by HOTMA, requires that                      Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                 2018 FMR documentation system at
                                                HUD publish for comment a notice of                     www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly                     https://www.huduser.gov/portal/
                                                proposed material changes in the                        encourages commenters to submit                       datasets/fmr.html#2018_query and 50th
                                                methodology for estimating FMRs and a                   comments or reevaluation requests                     percentile rents for all FMR areas will
                                                notice containing HUD’s final decisions                 electronically. Electronic submission of              be published at http://
                                                regarding such proposed substantial                     comments or reevaluation requests                     www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/
                                                methodological changes. On May 26,                      allows the author maximum time to                     50per.html.
                                                2017, HUD published a notice                            prepare and submit a comment or                          Questions related to use of FMRs or
                                                proposing changes to the methodology                    reevaluation request, ensures timely                  voucher payment standards should be
                                                used for estimating FMRs and requested                  receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to                    directed to the respective local HUD
                                                public comment.                                         make them immediately available to the                program staff. Questions on how to
                                                  This notice adopts HUD’s May 26,                      public. Comments or reevaluation                      conduct FMR surveys may be addressed
                                                2017 proposed material changes to the                   requests submitted electronically                     to Marie L. Lihn or Peter B. Kahn of the
                                                methodology for estimating FMRs and                     through the http://www.regulations.gov                Economic and Market Analysis
                                                notifies interested parties that FY 2018                Web site can be viewed by other                       Division, Office of Economic Affairs,
                                                FMRs are available at www.huduser.gov.                  submitters and interested members of                  Office of Policy Development and
                                                This notice also describes the methods                  the public. Commenters or reevaluation                Research at HUD headquarters, 451 7th
                                                used to calculate the FY 2018 FMRs and                  requestors should follow instructions                 Street SW., Room 8208, Washington, DC
                                                enumerates the procedures for Public                    provided on that site to submit                       20410; telephone number 202–402–2409
                                                Housing Agencies (PHAs) and other                       comments or reevaluation requests                     (this is not a toll-free number), or they
                                                interested parties to request                           electronically.                                       may be reached at emad-hq@hud.gov.
                                                reevaluations of their FMRs as required                                                                       Persons with hearing or speech
                                                                                                          Note: To receive consideration as public
                                                by HOTMA. Lastly, this notice responds                  comments or reevaluation requests,                    impairments may access HUD numbers
                                                to public comments HUD received on its                  comments or requests must be submitted                through TTY by calling the Federal
                                                May 26, 2017 notice.                                    through one of the two methods specified              Relay Service at 800–877–8339 (toll-free
                                                                                                        above. Again, all submissions must refer to
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                                                DATES:                                                                                                        number).
                                                  Comment Due Date: October 2, 2017.                    the docket number and title of the notice.               Electronic Data Availability. This
                                                  Applicability Date: October 2, 2017                     No Facsimile Comments or                            Federal Register notice will be available
                                                unless HUD receives a request for                       Reevaluation Requests. Facsimile (FAX)                electronically from the HUD User page
                                                reevaluation of specific area FMRs as                   comments or requests for FMR                          at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/
                                                described below.                                        reevaluation are not acceptable.                      datasets/fmr.html. Federal Register
                                                ADDRESSES: HUD invites interested                         Public Inspection of Public Comments                notices also are available electronically
                                                persons to submit comments regarding                    and Reevaluation Requests. All properly               from https://www.federalregister.gov/


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments Due Date: October 31, 2017.
ContactAnna P. Guido, Reports Management 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 toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.
FR Citation82 FR 41635 

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