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 Community Choice Demonstration (formerly known as the Evaluation of the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration).

OMB Approval Number: 2528-0337.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Form Number: N/A

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has contracted with Abt Global to conduct an evaluation of the Community Choice Demonstration (formerly the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration). The primary purpose of the Demonstration is to provide voucher assistance and mobility-related services to families with children to encourage families to move to lower-poverty areas and expand their access to opportunity areas. The evaluation is studying whether the program helps families with children access and remain in opportunity areas and exploring which services appear to be most effective and cost-effective in achieving the goals of the program.

This proposed information collection includes 3 instruments administered in all demonstration sites; and 20 instruments administered in a subset of demonstration sites participating in the Child Assessment and the Obesity and Diabetes Risk Assessment studies.

The core evaluation of the Demonstration and the Child Assessments study are funded by HUD and conducted by Abt Global. HUD's contract with Abt Global provides the flexibility to explore collaborations with other researchers and funders to support additional knowledge-building efforts that build on the foundation laid by the demonstration. Research collaborations need to advance important research objectives, not interfere with the core Demonstration and evaluation, and be structured to minimize overall respondent burden. The Obesity and Diabetes Risk Assessment represents such collaboration; it is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and led by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as part of a study called the Mobility Opportunity Vouchers for Eliminating Diabetes and Obesity (MOVED) study. The data collection for the Child Assessment and the MOVED studies will be conducted by JHU. While NIH-funded studies do not normally require the submission of an information collection request for compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, we included the Obesity and Diabetes Risk Assessment as part of this information collection request because it will be administered to a subset of households participating in the HUD-funded Demonstration. In addition, the Child Assessment will be administered during the same visit, to the same households, and by the same interviewers as the Obesity and Diabetes Risk Assessment.

On May 31, 2022, and June 9, 2022, OMB approved the administration of a series of data collection instruments as part of the core Demonstration. On October 6, 2022, OMB approved non-substantive changes to this information collection; on December 18, 2023, OMB approved a revision to the collection to add three studies: the Home Assessment, the Child Assessment, and the Obesity and Diabetes Risk Assessment; on March 27, 2024, October 22, 2024, and May 28, 2025, OMB approved additional non-substantive changes to select instruments.

Through this revised information collection request, HUD is seeking approval to continue the information collection using a subset of the previously approved instruments, outlined in the table below. No new instruments are being added to this collection.

Respondents: There are two categories of respondents. (1) Adults and children who have enrolled in the Demonstration and are either (a) offered comprehensive mobility-related services along with ( printed page 25371) their voucher or (b) offered standard PHA services along with their voucher; and (2) Service Delivery staff providing Demonstration services at eight Demonstration sites.

Estimated Number of Respondents: The number of respondents varies based on the information collection instrument. See table for more details.

Estimated Number of Responses: The number of responses varies based on the information collection instrument. See table for more details.

Frequency of Response: The frequency of response varies based on the information collection instrument. See table for more details.

Average Hours per Response: The average hours per response varies based on the information collection instrument. See table for more details.

Total Estimated Burdens: The estimated total annual burden hours for this information collection is 96,437.26. The estimated total annual cost for this information collection is $1,219,998.90. Three hourly rates are used in this estimate:

• For Family Respondents, the hourly cost of response of $12.08 is based on the average 2026 hourly minimum wage rate for workers in the 8 study sites (Los Angeles, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York State, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee).
• For Service Delivery staff, the hourly cost of response of $30.28 is based on the average wage for counselors, social workers, and career counselors (as of May 2024, accessed March 30, 2026, athttps://data.bls.gov/​oes/​#/​industry/​000000).

Annualized cost estimates were not calculated for the child sample. The child sample eligible to participate in the study will be under the age of 18. Most, if not all, will be enrolled in school and working part-time at the most. Thus, we did not calculate an hourly wage for the child sample. The estimated total annual cost is calculated by multiplying the total number of respondent hours by the applicable hourly cost.

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.

C. Authority

Section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

91 FR 25370