82 FR 41635 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project Evaluation
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 41635-41637] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18578] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, [[Page 41636]] ((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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost $ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frequency of Information collection Number of respondents response Responses per annum ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total.................................. 1,112......................... .............. 478 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Respondent Occupation SOC code Median hourly wage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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(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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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
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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
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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–
SUMMARY: Section 8(c)(1) of the United advance of the deadline. HUD will make 245–2691 or access the information on
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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Comment Due Date: October 2, 2017. the docket number and title of the notice. Electronic Data Availability. This
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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
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| 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. | |
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