82 FR 49411 - 30 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on the: Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program Evaluation
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 205 (October 25, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 49411-49413] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23188] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5997-N-66] 30 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on the: Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program Evaluation AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: November 24, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: [email protected]. 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 Guido at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll- free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a Period of 60 days was published on January 9, 2017 at 82 FR 2390. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Resident Opportunity and Self- Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) Program Evaluation. OMB Approval Number: 2528-New. Type of Request: New. Form Number: No forms. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD is conducting this study under contract with the Urban Institute and its subcontractors (EJP Consulting). The project is an evaluation of the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinator (ROSS-SC) program operated by grantees across the country. It will include a national web-based survey and in-person site visits to select grantees. Since 2008, the ROSS-SC program has provided information and referral for families, elderly, and disabled residents in public housing by funding local Service Coordinators to link residents to resources that they need to become independent and self-sufficient. The purpose of the program is to leverage existing local public and private services to increase income, reduce or eliminate welfare assistance, work towards economic independence and housing self-sufficiency, and improve living conditions and ability to age in-place for elderly and disabled residents. To date, there has been no HUD-funded evaluation of this program. A GAO study across several HUD self-sufficiency programs published in 2013 found that the ROSS-SC program lacked enough quality data on participation and outcomes ``to determine whether it was meeting goals of the effective and efficient use of resources'' in improving resident self-sufficiency and independence. They recommended improving the data reporting process and developing a strategy for regularly analyzing ROSS-SC participation and outcome data. This project helps implement GAO's recommendations by: (1) Assessing improvements in program processes and reporting since changes were made to the program's logic model in FY 2014; (2) examining the breadth and depth of ROSS-SC program implementation by current service coordinators across all grantee types; and (3) analyzing current reporting requirements and performance metrics to improve future program outcome evaluation. To do so, this study will use a full population survey of current service coordinators funded through ROSS-SC grants made in FY 2013, FY 2014, and FY 2015, and site visits to select grantees. A web-based survey will allow the study team to investigate important Service Coordinator (SC) program characteristics not included in grant applications or current reporting tools, in order to provide generalizable evidence on the ``effective and efficient use of resources'' across all ROSS-SC service coordinators. These include SC qualifications and experience, program [[Page 49412]] management structure, resident intake and assessment processes, services offered, partnerships utilized and leveraged, and case management data systems and outcome evaluation tools used to track participant activities and outcomes. Since there is no centralized database of service coordinator contact information, this must first be obtained through a brief online survey sent to each grantee contact person. Site visits to seven high-performing grantees will include onsite observations and interviews with grantees, service coordinators, and program partners, as well as focus groups with program participants to gather context-specific data on both program processes and outcomes to aid in identifying best practices and common challenges across grantees. Respondents: For the survey, 330 grantee contact persons and 840 service coordinators (assumes 70% response rate from total estimated population of 1200) at 7 grantee site visit locations, 56 staff and partners, and 107 public housing residents. 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 below assumptions and tables, we calculate the total burden hours for this study to be 1,244.50 hours and the total cost to be $32,856.28. Whereas many ROSS-SC grantee contact persons in HUD's database are a PHA Executive Director, PHA Division Director, or the Chief Executive Officer of the grantee, we estimated their cost per response by using the most recent (May 2016) Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics median hourly wage for the labor category, Chief Executives (11-1011): $87.12. Whereas ROSS-SC service coordinators and other grantee staff and service partners have a range of experience and skills, we averaged the median hourly wage for two labor categories: The Social and Community Service Manager (11-9151) median hourly wage of $31.10, and the Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (21-1099) category with a rate of $20.73. This produces an average of both median hourly wage rates equal to $25.92. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Median hourly (median) Respondent Occupation SOC code wage rate hourly wage rate ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grantee Contact Person................ Chief Executive......... 11-1011 $87.12 $87.12 ROSS Service Coordinator & Partners... Social and Community 11-9151 $31.10 $25.92 Services Manager. Community and Social 21-1099 $20.73 .............. Service Specialist, All Other. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2016), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm Hourly costs for public housing resident focus group participants were estimated using FY 2016 HUD 30% Income Limit for All Areas calculations from the Office of Policy Development and Research through HUD's Web site located at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/index.html. This identifies income limits by county for extremely low income households earning at or below 30% of their county median income. These limits are adjusted by household sizes of up to eight household members. We averaged the county median values to produce a national average median income by household size for extremely low income households. Based on the ROSS-SC program emphasis on increasing family self-sufficiency, and independent living and aging in place for the elderly and disabled, we estimate that:20% of potential respondents will live alone (21 respondents) with an average median income of $13,537. 10% will reside in a 2-person household (11 respondents) with an average median income of $15,464. 30% will reside in a 3-person household (31 respondents) with an average median income of $17,396. 30% will reside in a 4-person household (31 respondents) with an average median income of $19,305. 10% will reside in a 5-person household (11 respondents) with an average median income of $20,872. To produce a basic hourly rate, we divide the average median annual income amount by 2,080 work hours per year, equaling 40 hours per week for each of the 52 weeks out of the year. All assumptions are reflected in the table below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Frequency of Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost Information collection respondents response per response hours per response Total cost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grantee Contact Person Survey........................... 330.00 1.00 0.25 82.50 $87.12 $7,187.40 Service Coordinators Survey............................. \1\ 840.00 1.00 1.00 840.00 25.92 21,772.80 ROSS Site Visit--Staff and Partners..................... 56.00 1.00 2.00 112.00 25.92 2,903.04 HUD Residents living alone.............................. 21.00 1.00 2.00 42.00 6.51 273.42 HUD Residents in 2-person household..................... 11.00 1.00 2.00 22.00 7.43 163.46 HUD Residents in 3-person household..................... 31.00 1.00 2.00 62.00 8.36 518.32 HUD Residents in 4-person household..................... 31.00 1.00 2.00 62.00 9.28 575.36 HUD Residents in 5-person household..................... 11.00 1.00 2.00 22.00 10.03 220.66 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................... 1,331.00 .............. .............. 1,244.50 .............. 33,614.46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The full population is estimated at 1,200 service coordinators. The number of respondents is based on anticipated response rate of 70%. 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 [[Page 49413]] the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. C. Authority Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Dated: October 17, 2017. Anna P. Guido, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-23188 Filed 10-24-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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• Fax: 202–343–4010. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Description of the need for the
• Mail: Philip S. Kaplan, Chief URBAN DEVELOPMENT information and proposed use: HUD is
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, conducting this study under contract
[Docket No. FR–5997–N–66]
Department of Homeland Security, with the Urban Institute and its
Washington, DC 20528–0655. 30 Day Notice of Proposed Information subcontractors (EJP Consulting). The
Collection for Public Comment on the: project is an evaluation of the Resident
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Resident Opportunity and Self- Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency
general questions, please contact: Sufficiency Service Coordinator Service Coordinator (ROSS–SC)
William Holzerland, (202) 212–7719, (ROSS–SC) Program Evaluation program operated by grantees across the
Senior Director for Information country. It will include a national web-
Management, Federal Emergency AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information based survey and in-person site visits to
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Officer, HUD. select grantees. Since 2008, the ROSS–
Washington, DC 20472. For privacy ACTION: Notice. SC program has provided information
questions, please contact: Philip S. and referral for families, elderly, and
SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from disabled residents in public housing by
Kaplan, (202) 343–1717, Chief Privacy the Office of Management and Budget
Officer, Privacy Office, Department of funding local Service Coordinators to
(OMB) for the information collection link residents to resources that they
Homeland Security, Washington, DC described below. In accordance with the
20528–0655. need to become independent and self-
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is sufficient. The purpose of the program
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant requesting comment from all interested is to leverage existing local public and
to the provisions of the Privacy Act of parties on the proposed collection of private services to increase income,
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, and as part of its information. The purpose of this notice reduce or eliminate welfare assistance,
ongoing integration and management is to allow for 30 days of public work towards economic independence
efforts, the Department of Homeland comment. and housing self-sufficiency, and
Security (DHS) Federal Emergency DATES: Comments Due Date: November improve living conditions and ability to
Management Agency (FEMA) is 24, 2017. age in-place for elderly and disabled
rescinding the system of records notice, ADDRESSES: Interested persons are residents. To date, there has been no
‘‘Letter of Map Amendment System invited to submit comments regarding HUD-funded evaluation of this program.
(LOMA), DHS/FEMA/NFIP/LOMA–1’’, this proposal. Comments should refer to A GAO study across several HUD self-
which covered applicants who were the proposal by name and/or OMB sufficiency programs published in 2013
seeking a letter of map amendment as Control Number and should be sent to: found that the ROSS–SC program lacked
part of FEMA’s National Flood HUD Desk Officer, Office of enough quality data on participation
Insurance Program (NFIP) Letter of Map Management and Budget, New and outcomes ‘‘to determine whether it
Executive Office Building, Washington, was meeting goals of the effective and
Amendment (LOMA) system.
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email: efficient use of resources’’ in improving
FEMA will continue to collect and OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. resident self-sufficiency and
maintain records regarding FEMA’s independence. They recommended
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Letters of Map Amendments and will improving the data reporting process
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
rely upon the newly-created FEMA Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and developing a strategy for regularly
system of records notice titled ‘‘DHS/ and Urban Development, 451 7th Street analyzing ROSS–SC participation and
FEMA–014 Hazard Mitigation Planning SW., Washington, DC 20410; email outcome data. This project helps
and Flood Mapping Products and Anna Guido at Anna.Guido@hud.gov or implement GAO’s recommendations by:
Services System of Records’’ that is also telephone 202–402–5535. Persons with (1) Assessing improvements in program
published in this issue of the Federal hearing or speech impairments may processes and reporting since changes
Register. access this number through TTY by were made to the program’s logic model
calling the toll-free Federal Relay in FY 2014; (2) examining the breadth
Eliminating this system of records
Service at (800) 877–8339. This is not a and depth of ROSS–SC program
notice will have no adverse impacts on
toll-free number. Copies of available implementation by current service
individuals, but will promote the coordinators across all grantee types;
overall streamlining and management of documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Guido. and (3) analyzing current reporting
DHS Privacy Act record systems. requirements and performance metrics
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
System Name and Number: to improve future program outcome
notice informs the public that HUD has
evaluation. To do so, this study will use
submitted to OMB a request for
‘‘Letter of Map Amendment System a full population survey of current
approval of the information collection
(LOMA), DHS/FEMA/NFIP/LOMA–1.’’ service coordinators funded through
described in Section A. The Federal
ROSS–SC grants made in FY 2013, FY
Register notice that solicited public
HISTORY: 2014, and FY 2015, and site visits to
comment on the information collection
select grantees.
71 FR 7990 (Feb. 15, 2006). for a Period of 60 days was published
on January 9, 2017 at 82 FR 2390. A web-based survey will allow the
Philip S. Kaplan, study team to investigate important
A. Overview of Information Collection Service Coordinator (SC) program
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Homeland Security. Title of Information Collection: characteristics not included in grant
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SC) Program Evaluation. evidence on the ‘‘effective and efficient
OMB Approval Number: 2528–New. use of resources’’ across all ROSS–SC
Type of Request: New. service coordinators. These include SC
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the agency, including whether the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is OMB Approval Number: 2506–0179.
information will have practical utility; requesting comment from all interested Type of Request: Reinstatement with
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s parties on the proposed collection of change of a previously approved
estimate of the burden of the proposed information. The purpose of this notice collection.
collection of information; is to allow for 30 days of public
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, comment. Form Number: SF–424.
utility, and clarity of the information to DATES: Comments Due Date: November Description of the need for the
be collected; and 24, 2017. information and proposed use: The
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Department’s Office of Policy
the collection of information on those invited to submit comments regarding Development and Coordination
who are to respond; including through this proposal. Comments should refer to administers congressionally mandated
the use of appropriate automated the proposal by name and/or OMB grants, known as earmarks. These
collection techniques or other forms of Control Number and should be sent to: projects have been identified in the
information technology, e.g., permitting HUD Desk Officer, Office of annual appropriation of funds to the
electronic submission of responses. Management and Budget, New Department and in the accompanying
HUD encourages interested parties to Executive Office Building, Washington, conference reports or congressional
submit comment in response to these DC 20503; fax:202–395–5806, Email: record accompanying each
questions. OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov. appropriation. Earmarks generally fall
C. Authority FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: into two categories: Economic
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Development Initiative-Special Project
Section 3507 of the Paperwork (EDI–SP) and Neighborhood Initiative
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. (NI) grants.
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
Chapter 35.
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email HUD’s Office of Policy Development
Dated: October 17, 2017. Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@ and Coordination and its Environmental
Anna P. Guido, hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5535. Officers in the field use this information
Department Reports Management Officer, This is not a toll-free number. Person to make funds available to entities
Office of the Chief Information Officer. with hearing or speech impairments directed to receive funds appropriated
[FR Doc. 2017–23188 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am] may access this number through TTY by by Congress. This information is used to
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P calling the toll-free Federal Relay collect, receive, review and monitor
Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of
program activities through applications,
available documents submitted to OMB
semi-annual reports, and close out
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND may be obtained from Ms. Guido.
reports. The information that is
URBAN DEVELOPMENT SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
collected is used to assess performance.
[Docket No. FR–5997–N–69] notice informs the public that HUD is Grantees are units of state and local
seeking approval from OMB for the
government, nonprofits and Indian
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information information collection described in
tribes. Respondents are initially
Collection: Congressional Earmarks Section A.
The Federal Register notice that identified by congress and generally fall
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information solicited public comment on the into two categories: Economic
Officer, HUD. information collection for a period of 60 Development Initiative-Special Project
ACTION: Notice. days was published on June 16, 2017 at (EDI–SP) grantees and Neighborhood
81 FR 27719. Initiative (NI) grantees. The agency has
SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from used the application, semi-annual
the Office of Management and Budget A. Overview of Information Collection reports and close out reports to track
(OMB) for the information collection Title of Information Collection: grantee performance in the
described below. In accordance with the Congressional Earmark. implementation of approved projects.
Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection Annual cost
respondents response per annum per response hours per response
SF–425 ......................... 450.00 2.00 900.00 .50 450.00 $33.06 $14,877.00
B. Solicitation of Public Comment (3) Ways to enhance the quality, Authority: Authority: Section 3507 of the
utility, and clarity of the information to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
This notice is soliciting comments be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize Chapter 35.
from members of the public and affected the burden of the collection of Dated: October 17, 2017.
parties concerning the collection of information on those who are to
information described in Section A on Anna P. Guido,
respond; including through the use of Department Reports Management Officer,
the following:
appropriate automated collection Office of the Chief Information Officer.
(1) Whether the proposed collection techniques or other forms of information
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of information is necessary for the technology, e.g., permitting electronic
proper performance of the functions of BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
submission of responses.
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s questions.
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
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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 Guido at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll- free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido. | |
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