83 FR 36611 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Supportive Services Demonstration
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 146 (July 30, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36611-36613] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16145] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-7001-N-40] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Supportive Services 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 30 days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: August 29, 2018. [[Page 36612]] 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. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on February 28, 2018 at 83 FR 8691. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Supportive Services Demonstration. OMB Approval Number: 2528--New. Type of Request: New. Form Number: NA. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has contracted with Abt Associates Inc. to conduct an evaluation of HUD's Supportive Services Demonstration (SSD), also referred to as Integrated Wellness in Supportive Housing (IWISH). The SSD is a three-year demonstration sponsored by HUD to test the impact of a new model of housing-based supportive services on the healthcare utilization and housing stability of low-income older adults. The goal of the SSD model is to help older adults in HUD-assisted housing to age in place successfully. The SSD model funds a full-time Resident Wellness Director (RWD) and part-time Wellness Nurse (WN) to work in HUD-assisted housing developments that either predominantly or exclusively serve households headed by people aged 62 or over. These services are not typically available in HUD- assisted housing developments for this population and are anticipated to positively impact outcomes. Eligible HUD-assisted properties applied for the demonstration and were randomly assigned to one of three groups: A ``treatment group'' that received grant funding to hire a RWD and WN and implement the SSD model (40 properties); an ``active control'' group that did not receive grant funding but received a stipend to participate in the evaluation (40 properties); and a ``passive control'' group that received neither grant funding nor a stipend (44 properties). The random assignment permits an evaluation that quantifies the impact of the SSD model by comparing outcomes at the 40 treatment group properties to outcomes at the 84 properties in the active and passive control groups. Under contract with HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research, Abt Associates Inc. will conduct a two-part evaluation--a process study to describe the implementation of the demonstration and an impact study to measure the impact of the SSD model on residents' use of healthcare services and housing stability. The evaluation features analysis of administrative data and the following types of baseline data collection from human subjects: (1) An initial questionnaire with housing and wellness staff (RWD, Service Coordinator, and/or property management) at each of the 40 treatment properties and the 40 active control properties; (2) interviews with housing and wellness staff (RWDs, WNs, Service Coordinators, and property management) at each of the 40 treatment properties and the 40 active control properties; (3) 24 focus groups with residents and caregivers of residents. The purpose of these activities is to collect data from multiple perspectives about implementation experience with the demonstration, the strengths and weakness of the model, and how resident wellness and service coordination activities compare across treatment and control properties. The evaluation will also incorporate data collected by The Lewin Group as part of the implementation of the demonstration. Information on the SSD information collection was published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2017 (FR-5915-N-14). Respondents (i.e., Affected Public): Resident Wellness Directors; Wellness Nurses; Service Coordinators; housing property staff; HUD- assisted residents (aged 62 and over); and caregivers of HUD-assisted residents. Total Estimated Burdens: The estimated average burden for the initial questionnaire is 1.5 hours per person per questionnaire. The questionnaire will take up to 60 minutes to complete, with an additional 30 minutes for scheduling and preparation. There will be one to two respondents from each property. The respondents for the initial questionnaire are Resident Wellness Directors, Service Coordinators, and housing property staff. The estimated number of respondents for the initial questionnaire is 120 and the estimated burden is 180 hours. The estimated average burden for the interviews is 2.5 hours. The interviews will take up to two hours, with an additional 30 minutes for scheduling and preparation. The respondents for the interviews are Resident Wellness Directors, Wellness Nurses, Service Coordinators, and housing property staff. There will be between one and four interview respondents per property for an estimated number of respondents of 220 and an estimated burden of 550 hours. The estimated average burden for each focus group with residents is 1.75 hours. The focus group discussion will last up to 90 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes at the start for participants to complete the consent process and orient themselves to the group. The respondents for the resident focus groups are residents aged 62 and over of HUD- assisted properties. There will be an average of 10 participants per focus group and 21 focus groups, for a total of 210 respondents and 368 burden hours. The estimated average burden for the caregiver focus group is 1.75 hours. The focus group discussion will take up to 90 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes at the start for participants to complete the consent process and orient themselves to the group. The respondents for the caregiver focus groups are the informal caregivers (mostly friends and family) of residents aged 62 and over of HUD-assisted properties. There will be an average of 10 participants per focus group and three focus groups, for a total of 30 respondents and 53 burden hours. Exhibit A-2 provides the total estimated hour and cost burden of the information collection. The ``Initial Questionnaire'' category in Exhibit A-2 includes three data collection instruments: Initial Questionnaire for [[Page 36613]] Treatment Properties; Initial Questionnaire for Active Control Properties with a Service Coordinator; and Initial Questionnaire for Active Control Properties without a Service Coordinator. The ``Interviews'' category includes five data collection instruments: Interview Guide for Resident Wellness Directors at Treatment Properties; Interview Guide for Wellness Nurses at Treatment Properties; Interview Guide for Housing Property Staff at Treatment Properties; Interview Guide for Service Coordinators at Active Control Properties; and Interview Guide for Housing Property Staff at Active Control Properties. The ``Focus Groups with Residents'' category includes three data collection instruments: Moderator Guide for Focus Groups with IWISH Participants; Moderator Guide for Focus Groups with IWISH Non-Enrollees; and Moderator Guide for Focus Groups with Residents of Active Control Properties. The ``Focus Groups with Caregivers'' category includes one data collection instrument: Moderator Guide for Focus Groups with Caregivers of IWISH Participants. 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 hour per response Annual cost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Initial Questionnaire................... 120.00 1.00 120.00 1.50 180.00 $34.04 $6,127.20 Interviews.............................. 220.00 1.00 220.00 2.50 550.00 34.04 18,722.00 Focus Groups with Residents............. 210.00 1.00 210.00 1.75 367.50 7.90 2,903.25 Focus Groups with Caregivers............ 30.00 1.00 30.00 1.75 52.50 27.70 1,454.25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................... 580.00 .............. .............. .............. 1,151.00 .............. 29,206.70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The total estimated annual cost for this information collection is $29,206.70. To estimate the cost per hour for the questionnaire and interview respondents, we use the most recent (May 2016) Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics median hourly wage for selected occupations classified by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes and added 31.7 percent to account for benefits costs. (According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employer Costs for Employee Compensation data from September 2017, benefit costs averaged 31.7 percent of employer costs for employee compensation across all job categories.) The hourly cost per response for the initial questionnaire, $34.04, is a weighted average of the estimated hourly cost for RWDs, service coordinators, and property managers. To estimate hourly wage rates for resident wellness directors and service coordinators, we used the occupation code Healthcare Social Workers (21-1022) with a median hourly wage of $25.85 and an estimated cost with benefits of $34.04. For property managers, we used the occupation code Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (11-940) with a median hourly wage of $27.70 and an estimated cost with benefits of $34.04. The hourly cost per response for the interviews, $34.04, is a weighted average of the estimated hourly cost for RWDs, service coordinators, property managers, and WNs. As discussed above, the estimated hourly cost for resident wellness directors and service coordinators is $34.04 and the estimated hourly cost for property managers is $34.04. For WNs, we used the occupation code Registered Nurses (29-1141) with a median hourly wage of $34.04 and an estimated cost with benefits of $34.04. The hourly cost for the focus groups with residents is $7.90. Most of the properties in the SSD are funded through HUD's Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) program. According to HUD's Picture of Subsidized Households for 2016. (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/assthsg.html), the average household income for Section 202 residents is $13,311. Some 98 percent of households have something other than wages or welfare benefits as their major source of income, in most cases Social Security benefits. To estimate the hourly cost for the residents participating in focus groups, we translated the average monthly Social Security benefit for retired workers, which in 2017 was $1,369 (https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf) into an hourly rate of $7.90 per hour (by multiplying by 12 months and dividing by 2,080 hours). The hourly cost for the focus groups with caregivers is $27.70. To estimate hourly costs for the caregivers participating in focus groups, we used the median annual household income from the 2016 American Community Survey, $57,617, and divided it by 2,080 hours to arrive at an hourly rate of $27.70. 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 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. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Dated: July 18, 2018. Anna P. Guido, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-16145 Filed 7-27-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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8339. Copies of available documents Form HUD–52663 (Suggested Format for The automated form HUD–52681–B is
submitted to OMB may be obtained Requisition for Partial Payment of also utilized by the same programs as
from Ms. Mussington. Annual Contributions Section 8 the manual forms.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Housing Assistance Payments Program) Description of the need for the
notice informs the public that HUD is provides for PHAs to indicate requested information and proposed use: The
seeking approval from OMB for the funds and monthly amounts. Form Voucher Management System (VMS)
information collection described in HUD–52673 (Estimate of Total Required supports the information management
Section A. Annual Contributions Section 8 needs of the Housing Choice Voucher
Housing Assistance Payments Program) (HCV) Program and management
A. Overview of Information Collection allows PHAs to estimate their total functions performed by the Financial
Title of Information Collection: required annual contributions. The Management Center (FMC) and the
Voucher Management System (VMS), required financial statements are similar Financial Management Division (FMD)
Section 8 Budget and Financial Forms. to those prepared by any responsible of the Office of Public and Indian
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0282. business or organization. Housing and the Real Estate Assessment
Type of Request: Reinstatement, The automated form HUD–52681–B Center (PIH–REAC). This system’s
without change, of a previously (Voucher for Payment of Annual primary purpose is to provide a central
approved collection. Contributions and Operating Statement system to monitor and manage the
Form Number: Financial Forms: Housing Assistance Payments Program Public Housing Agency (PHAs) use of
HUD–52672, 52681, 52681–B, 52663 Supplemental Reporting Form) is vouchers and expenditure of program
and 52673. Originally, the HCV entered by the PHA into the Voucher funds, and is the base for budget
Financials were included in OMB Management System (VMS) on a formulation and budget
Collection 2577–0169. Regulatory monthly basis during each calendar year implementation. The VMS collects
References 982.157 and 982.158. PHAs to track leasing and HAP expenses by PHAs’ actual cost data that enables HUD
that administer the HCV program are voucher category, as well as data to perform and control cash
required to maintain financial reports in concerning fraud recovery, Family Self- management activities; the costs
accordance with accepted accounting Sufficiency escrow accounts, PHA-held reported are the base for quarterly HAP
standards in order to permit timely and equity, etc. The inclusion, change, and and Fee obligations and advance
effective audits. The HUD–52672 deletion of the fields mentioned below disbursements in a timely manner, and
(Supporting Data for Annual will improve the allocation of funds and reconciliations for overages and
Contributions Estimates Section 8 allow the PHAs and the Department to shortages on a quarterly basis.
Housing Assistance Payments Program) realize a more complete picture of the
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
and 52681 (Voucher for Payment of PHAs’ resources and program activities,
Public Housing Authorities.
Annual Contributions and Operating promote financial accountability, and
Statement Housing Assistance Payments improve the PHAs’ ability to provide Estimated Number of Respondents:
Program) financial records identify the assistance to as many households as 3,110.
amount of annual contributions that are possible while maximizing budgets. In Estimated Number of Responses:
received and disbursed by the PHA and addition, the fields will be crucial to the 28,960.
are used by PHAs that administer the identification of actual or incipient Frequency of Response: Monthly.
five-year Mainstream Program, MOD financial problems that will ultimately Average Hours per Response: 1.5.
Rehab, and Single Room Occupancy. affect funding for program participants. Total Estimated Burdens: 57,540.
Number of Frequency Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection Annual cost
respondents of response per annum per response hours per response
Total ............................. 3,110 12 28,960 1.5 57,540 $30 $1,726,200
B. Solicitation of Public Comment collection techniques or other forms of DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
This notice is soliciting comments information technology, e.g., permitting URBAN DEVELOPMENT
from members of the public and affected electronic submission of responses.
[Docket No. FR–7001–N–40]
parties concerning the collection of HUD encourages interested parties to
information described in Section A on submit comment in response to these 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
the following: questions. Collection: Evaluation of the
(1) Whether the proposed collection Supportive Services Demonstration
C. Authority
of information is necessary for the AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information
proper performance of the functions of Section 3507 of the Paperwork Officer, HUD.
the agency, including whether the Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. ACTION: Notice.
information will have practical utility; chapter 35.
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed
estimate of the burden of the proposed Dated: July 20, 2018. information collection requirement
collection of information; Merrie Nichols-Dixon, described below to the Office of
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(3) Ways to enhance the quality, Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Management and Budget (OMB) for
utility, and clarity of the information to Legislative Initiatives. review, in accordance with the
be collected; and [FR Doc. 2018–16147 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am] Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of BILLING CODE 4210–67–P of this notice is to allow for 30 days of
the collection of information on those public comment.
who are to respond; including through DATES: Comments Due Date: August 29,
the use of appropriate automated 2018.
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Treatment Properties; Initial for Wellness Nurses at Treatment Guide for Focus Groups with IWISH
Questionnaire for Active Control Properties; Interview Guide for Housing Participants; Moderator Guide for Focus
Properties with a Service Coordinator; Property Staff at Treatment Properties; Groups with IWISH Non-Enrollees; and
and Initial Questionnaire for Active Interview Guide for Service Moderator Guide for Focus Groups with
Control Properties without a Service Coordinators at Active Control Residents of Active Control Properties.
Coordinator. The ‘‘Interviews’’ category Properties; and Interview Guide for The ‘‘Focus Groups with Caregivers’’
includes five data collection Housing Property Staff at Active Control category includes one data collection
instruments: Interview Guide for Properties. The ‘‘Focus Groups with instrument: Moderator Guide for Focus
Resident Wellness Directors at Residents’’ category includes three data Groups with Caregivers of IWISH
Treatment Properties; Interview Guide collection instruments: Moderator Participants.
ESTIMATED HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION
Burden Annual Hourly
Number of Frequency Responses
Information collection hour per burden cost per Annual cost
respondents of response per annum response hour response
Initial Questionnaire ..... 120.00 1.00 120.00 1.50 180.00 $34.04 $6,127.20
Interviews ..................... 220.00 1.00 220.00 2.50 550.00 34.04 18,722.00
Focus Groups with
Residents .................. 210.00 1.00 210.00 1.75 367.50 7.90 2,903.25
Focus Groups with
Caregivers ................ 30.00 1.00 30.00 1.75 52.50 27.70 1,454.25
Total ...................... 580.00 ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,151.00 ........................ 29,206.70
The total estimated annual cost for coordinators is $34.04 and the estimated B. Solicitation of Public Comment
this information collection is hourly cost for property managers is
$29,206.70. $34.04. For WNs, we used the This notice is soliciting comments
To estimate the cost per hour for the occupation code Registered Nurses (29– from members of the public and affected
questionnaire and interview 1141) with a median hourly wage of parties concerning the collection of
respondents, we use the most recent $34.04 and an estimated cost with information described in Section A on
(May 2016) Bureau of Labor Statistics, benefits of $34.04. the following:
Occupational Employment Statistics (1) Whether the proposed collection
median hourly wage for selected The hourly cost for the focus groups
with residents is $7.90. Most of the of information is necessary for the
occupations classified by Standard
properties in the SSD are funded proper performance of the functions of
Occupational Classification (SOC) codes
through HUD’s Supportive Housing for the agency, including whether the
and added 31.7 percent to account for
benefits costs. (According to the Bureau the Elderly (Section 202) program. information will have practical utility;
of Labor Statistics’ Employer Costs for According to HUD’s Picture of (2) The accuracy of the agency’s
Employee Compensation data from Subsidized Households for 2016. estimate of the burden of the proposed
September 2017, benefit costs averaged (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/ collection of information;
31.7 percent of employer costs for datasets/assthsg.html), the average (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
employee compensation across all job household income for Section 202 utility, and clarity of the information to
categories.) residents is $13,311. Some 98 percent of be collected; and
The hourly cost per response for the households have something other than
initial questionnaire, $34.04, is a (4) Ways to minimize the burden of
wages or welfare benefits as their major
weighted average of the estimated the collection of information on those
source of income, in most cases Social
hourly cost for RWDs, service who are to respond; including through
Security benefits. To estimate the hourly
coordinators, and property managers. To the use of appropriate automated
cost for the residents participating in
estimate hourly wage rates for resident collection techniques or other forms of
focus groups, we translated the average
wellness directors and service information technology, e.g., permitting
monthly Social Security benefit for
coordinators, we used the occupation electronic submission of responses.
code Healthcare Social Workers (21– retired workers, which in 2017 was
$1,369 (https://www.ssa.gov/news/ HUD encourages interested parties to
1022) with a median hourly wage of submit comment in response to these
$25.85 and an estimated cost with press/factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf) into
an hourly rate of $7.90 per hour (by questions.
benefits of $34.04. For property
managers, we used the occupation code multiplying by 12 months and dividing Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Property, Real Estate, and Community by 2,080 hours). Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Association Managers (11–940) with a The hourly cost for the focus groups Dated: July 18, 2018.
median hourly wage of $27.70 and an with caregivers is $27.70. To estimate Anna P. Guido,
estimated cost with benefits of $34.04. hourly costs for the caregivers
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Department Reports Management Officer,
The hourly cost per response for the participating in focus groups, we used Office of the Chief Information Officer.
interviews, $34.04, is a weighted the median annual household income [FR Doc. 2018–16145 Filed 7–27–18; 8:45 am]
average of the estimated hourly cost for from the 2016 American Community
RWDs, service coordinators, property Survey, $57,617, and divided it by 2,080
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managers, and WNs. As discussed
hours to arrive at an hourly rate of
above, the estimated hourly cost for
$27.70.
resident wellness directors and service
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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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