82 FR 58012 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family Self-Sufficiency Program Demonstration
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 58012-58013] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26522] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5997-N-77] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family Self- Sufficiency Program Demonstration AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: January 8, 2018. 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 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. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on July 14, 2017 at 82 FR 32571. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration. OMB Approval Number: 2528-0296. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Form Number: No forms. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Department is conducting this study under contract with MDRC and its subcontractor (M. Davis and Company, Inc.) and consultants. The project is an evaluation of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program operated at Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) across the U.S. The study will use random assignment methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. FSS has operated since 1992 and serves voucher holders and residents of public housing. The FSS model is essentially case management plus an escrow account. FSS case managers create a plan with families to achieve goals and connect with services that will enhance their employment opportunities. Families accrue money in their escrow accounts as they increase their earnings. To date, HUD has funded two other studies of the FSS program, but neither can tell us how well families would have done in the absence of the program. A random assignment model is needed because participant self-selection into FSS limits the ability to know whether program features rather than the characteristics of the participating families caused tenant income gains. Random assignment will limit the extent to which selection bias is driving observed results. The demonstration underway will document the progress of a group of FSS participants from initial enrollment to program completion (or exit). The intent is to gain a deeper understanding of the program and illustrate strategies that assist participants to obtain greater economic independence. While the main objective of FSS is stable, suitable employment, there are many interim outcomes of interest, which include: Getting a first job; getting a higher paying job; self- employment/small business ownership; no longer needing benefits provided under one or more welfare programs; obtaining additional education, whether in the form of a high school diploma, higher education degree, or vocational training; buying a home; buying a car; setting up savings accounts; or accomplishing similar goals that lead to economic independence. Data for this evaluation are being gathered through a variety of methods [[Page 58013]] including informational interviews and discussions, direct observation, and focus groups. The work covered under this information request is for interviews with PHA staff, partners, and study participants receiving FSS services. Respondents: For the annual web-based partnership survey and weekly time text survey, 100 respondents from the grantee and key project partner at 7 demonstration sites. For the monthly web-based time survey, 35 supervisory staff. Respondents: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PHA and Partner Staff...................................... 90 Individuals receiving subsidized housing and enrolled in 90 the FSS program (treatment group)......................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information collection Number of Frequency Responses Burden hour Annual Hourly cost Annual cost respondents of response per annum per burden per response hours response -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Study Participant Interviews and/or Focus Groups............. 90.00 1.00 90.00 1.50 135.00 \1\ 7.25 978.75 PHA Staff Interviews (on-site)............................... 27.00 1.00 27.00 1.50 40.50 \2\ 25.92 1,049.76 PHA Staff Interviews (telephone)............................. 18.00 1.00 18.00 1.50 27.00 \2\ 25.92 699.84 Cost Study Data Collection Activities with PHA staff......... 18.00 1.00 18.00 2.00 36.00 \3\ 35.97 1,294.92 FSS Partner Staff Interviews................................. 27.00 1.00 27.00 1.50 40.50 \3\ 35.97 1,456.79 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total.................................................... 180.00 ........... ........... ........... 279.00 ........... 5,480.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\[thinsp]Households participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration will range widely in employment position and earnings. We have estimated the hourly wage at the expected prevailing minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour. While we expect about 50 percent of the participants to be employed at the time of study entry (based on a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, wherein some 55 percent of non-elderly, non- disabled households receiving voucher assistance reported earned income in 2010. (http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3634)), the calculation above assumes an up to amount if all participants were employed. \2\[thinsp]For program staff participating in interviews, the $25.91 estimate uses the median hourly wages of selected occupations (classified by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes) and was sourced from the Occupational Employment Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Potentially relevant occupations and their median hourly wages are: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Median Occupation SOC code hourly wage rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Community and Social Service Specialist....... 21-1099 $20.73 Social/community Service Manager.............. 11-9151 31.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, accessed online October 16, 2017 at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm. \3\ For program staff supporting data extraction activities and FSS Partner staff, the estimate uses the median hourly wages of selected relevant occupations in a manner similar to the above. A standard wage assumption of $35.97hr was created by averaging median hourly wage rates for these occupations: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Median Occupation SOC code hourly wage rate ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Database Administrator........................ 15-1141 $40.84 Social/community Service Manager.............. 11-9151 31.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, accessed online October 16, 2017 at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.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 using 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. Dated: November 17, 2017. Anna P. Guido, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-26522 Filed 12-7-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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Colette.Pollard@hud.gov, or telephone C. Authority days was published on July 14, 2017 at
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free Section 3507 of the Paperwork 82 FR 32571.
number. Person with hearing or speech Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. A. Overview of Information Collection
impairments may access this number Chapter 35.
through TTY by calling the toll-free Title of Information Collection:
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Dated: November 14, 2017. Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration.
Copies of available documents Colette Pollard, OMB Approval Number: 2528–0296.
submitted to OMB may be obtained Department Reports Management Officer, Type of Request: Revision of a
from Ms. Pollard. Office of the Chief Information Officer. currently approved collection.
[FR Doc. 2017–26526 Filed 12–7–17; 8:45 am]
Form Number: No forms.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Description of the need for the
notice informs the public that HUD is BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
information and proposed use: The
seeking approval from OMB for the Department is conducting this study
information collection described in under contract with MDRC and its
Section A. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT subcontractor (M. Davis and Company,
The Federal Register notice that
Inc.) and consultants. The project is an
solicited public comment on the [Docket No. FR–5997–N–77] evaluation of the Family Self-
information collection for a period of 60
Sufficiency (FSS) Program operated at
days was published on August 29, 2017. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) across
A. Overview of Information Collection Collection: Family Self-Sufficiency the U.S. The study will use random
Program Demonstration assignment methods to evaluate the
Title of Information Collection:
Requirements for Single Family AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information effectiveness of the program. FSS has
Mortgage Instruments. Officer, HUD. operated since 1992 and serves voucher
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0404. ACTION: Notice.
holders and residents of public housing.
Type of Request: Extension. The FSS model is essentially case
Form Number: None SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed management plus an escrow account.
Description of the need for the information collection requirement FSS case managers create a plan with
information and proposed use: This described below to the Office of families to achieve goals and connect
information is used to verify that a Management and Budget (OMB) for with services that will enhance their
mortgage has been properly recorded review, in accordance with the employment opportunities. Families
and is eligible for FHA insurance. Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose accrue money in their escrow accounts
Respondents (i.e. affected public): of this notice is to allow for an as they increase their earnings.
Individuals or household. additional 30 days of public comment. To date, HUD has funded two other
Estimated Number of Respondents: studies of the FSS program, but neither
DATES: Comments Due Date: January 8,
15,871. can tell us how well families would
Estimated Number of Responses: 2018.
have done in the absence of the
1,306,931. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
program. A random assignment model is
Frequency of Response: one per invited to submit comments regarding
needed because participant self-
mortgage. this proposal. Comments should refer to
selection into FSS limits the ability to
Average Hours per Response: 5 the proposal by name and/or OMB
know whether program features rather
minutes. Control Number and should be sent to:
Total Estimated Burdens: 108,911. than the characteristics of the
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
participating families caused tenant
B. Solicitation of Public Comment Management and Budget, New
income gains. Random assignment will
Executive Office Building, Washington,
This notice is soliciting comments limit the extent to which selection bias
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
from members of the public and affected is driving observed results.
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. The demonstration underway will
parties concerning the collection of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: document the progress of a group of FSS
information described in Section A on
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management participants from initial enrollment to
the following:
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing program completion (or exit). The intent
(1) Whether the proposed collection
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, is to gain a deeper understanding of the
of information is necessary for the
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email program and illustrate strategies that
proper performance of the functions of
Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@ assist participants to obtain greater
the agency, including whether the
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–5535. economic independence. While the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s This is not a toll-free number. Persons main objective of FSS is stable, suitable
estimate of the burden of the proposed with hearing or speech impairments employment, there are many interim
collection of information; may access this number through TTY by outcomes of interest, which include:
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, calling the toll-free Federal Relay Getting a first job; getting a higher
utility, and clarity of the information to Service at (800) 877–8339. paying job; self-employment/small
be collected; and Copies of available documents business ownership; no longer needing
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of submitted to OMB may be obtained benefits provided under one or more
the collection of information on those from Ms. Guido. welfare programs; obtaining additional
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
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who are to respond: including through education, whether in the form of a high
the use of appropriate automated notice informs the public that HUD is school diploma, higher education
collection techniques or other forms of seeking approval from OMB for the degree, or vocational training; buying a
information technology, e.g., permitting information collection described in home; buying a car; setting up savings
electronic submission of responses. Section A. accounts; or accomplishing similar goals
HUD encourages interested parties to The Federal Register notice that that lead to economic independence.
submit comment in response to these solicited public comment on the Data for this evaluation are being
questions. information collection for a period of 60 gathered through a variety of methods
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including informational interviews and study participants receiving FSS the grantee and key project partner at 7
discussions, direct observation, and services. demonstration sites.
focus groups. The work covered under Respondents: For the annual web- For the monthly web-based time
this information request is for based partnership survey and weekly survey, 35 supervisory staff.
interviews with PHA staff, partners, and time text survey, 100 respondents from Respondents:
PHA and Partner Staff .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 90
Individuals receiving subsidized housing and enrolled in the FSS program (treatment group) .............................................................................................. 90
Table 1
Information collection Number of Frequency Responses Burden hour Annual bur- Hourly cost Annual cost
respondents of response per annum per re- den hours per re-
sponse sponse
Study Participant Interviews and/or Focus Groups .................. 90.00 1.00 90.00 1.50 135.00 1 7.25 978.75
PHA Staff Interviews (on-site) ................................................... 27.00 1.00 27.00 1.50 40.50 2 25.92 1,049.76
PHA Staff Interviews (telephone) .............................................. 18.00 1.00 18.00 1.50 27.00 2 25.92 699.84
Cost Study Data Collection Activities with PHA staff ............... 18.00 1.00 18.00 2.00 36.00 3 35.97 1,294.92
FSS Partner Staff Interviews .................................................... 27.00 1.00 27.00 1.50 40.50 3 35.97 1,456.79
Total ................................................................................... 180.00 .................... .................... .................... 279.00 .................... 5,480.06
1 Households participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency Demonstration will range widely in employment position and earnings. We have esti-
mated the hourly wage at the expected prevailing minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour. While we expect about 50 percent of the participants to
be employed at the time of study entry (based on a report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, wherein some 55 percent of non-elderly,
non-disabled households receiving voucher assistance reported earned income in 2010. (http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3634)), the cal-
culation above assumes an up to amount if all participants were employed.
2 For program staff participating in interviews, the $25.91 estimate uses the median hourly wages of selected occupations (classified by Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) codes) and was sourced from the Occupational Employment Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics. Potentially relevant occupations and their median hourly wages are:
Median
Occupation SOC code hourly
wage rate
Community and Social Service Specialist ........................................................................................................................................................ 21–1099 $20.73
Social/community Service Manager .................................................................................................................................................................. 11–9151 31.10
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, accessed online October 16, 2017 at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
3 For program staff supporting data extraction activities and FSS Partner staff, the estimate uses the median hourly wages of selected relevant occupations in a
manner similar to the above. A standard wage assumption of $35.97hr was created by averaging median hourly wage rates for these occupations:
Median
Occupation SOC code hourly
wage rate
Database Administrator ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15–1141 $40.84
Social/community Service Manager .................................................................................................................................................................. 11–9151 31.10
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, accessed online October 16, 2017 at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment HUD encourages interested parties to ACTION: Notice.
submit comment in response to these
This notice is soliciting comments questions. SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed
from members of the public and affected information collection requirement
parties concerning the collection of Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
described below to the Office of
information described in Section A on Management and Budget (OMB) for
the following: Dated: November 17, 2017. review, in accordance with the
(1) Whether the proposed collection Anna P. Guido, Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose
of information is necessary for the Department Reports Management Officer, of this notice is to allow for an
proper performance of the functions of Office of the Chief Information Officer. additional 30 days of public comment.
the agency, including whether the [FR Doc. 2017–26522 Filed 12–7–17; 8:45 am] DATES: Comments Due Date: January 8,
information will have practical utility; BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 2018.
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
estimate of the burden of the proposed invited to submit comments regarding
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
collection of information; this proposal. Comments should refer to
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, the proposal by name and/or OMB
utility, and clarity of the information to Control Number and should be sent to:
[Docket No. FR–5997–N–76]
be collected; and HUD Desk Officer, Office of
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Management and Budget, New
the collection of information on those Collection: Evaluation of the HUD–DOJ Executive Office Building, Washington,
who are to respond; including using Pay for Success Re-Entry Permanent DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
appropriate automated collection Supportive Housing Demonstration OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
techniques or other forms of information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
technology, e.g., permitting electronic AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
submission of responses. Officer, HUD. Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
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