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Date: March 21, 2017.
Anna P. Guido,
Department reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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 Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov 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 tollfree 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 Anna.P.Guido@
hud.gov 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.
[FR Doc. 2017–08121 Filed 4–20–17; 8:45 am]
A. Overview of Information Collection
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Title of Information Collection:
Evaluation of the Section 811 Project
Rental Assistance Program, Phase II.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0309.
Type of Request: Substantial revision
of currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Office of Policy Development and
Research, at the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), is proposing a revision of
currently approved data collection
activity as part of the evaluation of the
Section 811 Supportive Housing for
Persons with Disabilities (Section 811)
Project Rental Assistance (PRA)
Program. The Section 811 supportive
housing model provides people with
disabilities affordable housing and
access to appropriate, voluntary
supportive services. The traditional
Section 811 Project Rental Assistance
Contract (PRAC) program awarded
interest-free capital advances and
contracts for project-based rental
assistance to nonprofit organizations to
develop supportive housing. The
Section 811 PRA program is a new
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice solicits 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.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6003–N–04]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of the Section
811 Project Rental Assistance
Program, Phase II
Office of Policy Development
and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 60 days of public
comment.
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SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: June 20,
2017.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
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approach to supportive housing that
provides project-based rental assistance
to state housing agencies for the
development of supportive housing for
extremely low-income persons with
disabilities. Housing agencies must have
an interagency partnership agreement
with the state health and human service
agency and the state Medicaid provider
to provide services and supports
directly to residents living in units
funded with Section 811 PRA.
This evaluation is the second phase of
a two-phase evaluation. Phase I
evaluated the early implementation of
the Section 811 PRA Program in the 12
states that were awarded the first round
of PRA grants. The OMB Approval
Number for Phase I is 2528–0309. HUD
is now undertaking the second phase of
the Section 811 PRA evaluation. The
second phase will continue to evaluate
the implementation of the Section 811
PRA Program, but will also assess the
program’s effectiveness and its impact
on residents and will be limited to six
states. The evaluation of the Section 811
PRA Program, including the assessment
of its effectiveness compared to the
traditional Section 811 PRAC Program,
is mandated by the Frank Melville
Supportive Housing Investment Act of
2010. This Federal Register Notice
provides the opportunity to comment on
the revision of the approved information
collection activity for the second phase
of the Section 811 PRA evaluation.
Data collection for the second phase
of the evaluation of the Section 811 PRA
Program includes in-person surveys
with residents assisted by the Section
811 PRA and PRAC programs and inperson interviews with staff from PRA
program participating agencies
(property owners or managers of
properties where Section 811 PRA
residents live, manager-level staff at
organizations that provide supportive
services to PRA residents, and managerlevel staff at Public Housing Authorities
that committed housing subsidies for
the PRA program). The purpose of the
interviews is to assess the
implementation experience of the
Section 811 Project Rental Assistance
program and the program’s impact on
residents. Participation in the resident
survey is voluntary for PRA and PRAC
residents.
Respondents: Residents assisted with
HUD’s Section 811 program, Section
811 property managers, supportive
service providers, and Public Housing
Authorities.
Total Estimated Burdens: Researchers
will administer resident surveys for an
average of 45 minutes with an
additional 30 minutes needed to
schedule the call and conduct
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prescreening questions with the
respondent. The total burden for the 480
Section 811 residents is 600 hours. The
average burden of interviews for
property managers and service
providers is one hour, with an
additional half-hour to schedule the call
and compile information needed to
complete the interview. The average
burden for Public Housing Authorities
is 30 minutes with an additional 30
minutes needed to schedule the call and
compile information for the interview.
The total burden hours for property
owners is 36 hours, the total burden
hours for service providers is 72 hours,
and the total burden hours for Public
Housing Authorities is 12 hours. The
total respondent burden for these data
collection activities is 720 hours.
ESTIMATED HOUR AND COST BURDEN OF INFORMATION COLLECTION
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Section 811 Property
Owner .....................
Service Provider Manager ........................
Public Housing Authority Manager ......
Section 811 residents
Total ....................
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
Annual
burden hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual
cost
24
1
1
1.5
36
$26.63
$958.68
48
1
1
1.5
72
45.43
3,270.96
12
480
1
1
1
1
1
1.25
12
600
41.40
9.21
496.80
5,526.00
564
........................
........................
..........................
720
........................
10,252.44
Based on the assumptions and table
below we calculate the total annual cost
burden for this information collection to
be $10,252.44. For staff of participating
agencies, we estimated their cost per
response using the most recent (May
2015) Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Occupational Employment Statistics
median hourly wage for selected
occupations classified by Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC)
codes. To estimate hourly wage rates for
property owners and managers of
properties where Section 811 residents
live, we used the occupation code
Property, Real Estate, and Community
Association Managers (11–940), with a
median hourly wage of $26.63. For
managers of service providers of Section
811 residents, we used Medical and
Health Services Managers (11–911),
with a median hourly wage of $45.43.
For Public Housing Authority managers,
we used the Administrative Services
Manager (11–310), with a median
hourly wage of $41.40.
Occupation
SOC code
Respondent
Occupation title
Section 811 Property Manager ........
Service Provider Manager ...............
Public Housing Authority Manager ..
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers ................
Medical and Health Services Managers ...................................................
Administrative Services Manager ..............................................................
Median hourly
wage rate
($)
11–940
11–911
11–310
26.63
45.43
41.40
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2015), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
Section 811 PRA and PRAC
households participating in the Section
811 evaluation will range in
employment position and earnings, but
national data indicate the population
has very low incomes. According to
2016 HUD Picture of Subsidized
Households Data (https://
www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/
assthsg.html), the average per person
household income for Section 811
PRAC residents in the six states where
the study is being conducted was
$10,573, but only six percent of PRAC
residents report wages as a major source
of household income (current data on
PRA participants is not yet available).
We estimated the hourly wage burden
for Section 811 residents, at $9.21, the
average expected prevailing minimum
wage in the six states where the
evaluation is being conducted
[California—$10.50; Delaware—$8.25;
Louisiana—$7.25 (federal minimum
wage); Maryland—$8.75; Minnesota—
$9.50; Washington—$11.00]. We
assumed an unweighted average as the
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survey sample will comprise of
approximately 80 residents from each of
the six states. (Source: U.S. Department
of Labor, Wage and Hour Division,
Minimum Wage Laws in the States—
January 2017, https://www.dol.gov/whd/
minwage/america.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 through
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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: March 9, 2017.
Matthew E. Ammon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2017–08123 Filed 4–20–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6003-N-04]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
the Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program, Phase II
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 20, 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 Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov
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
Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov 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 Section 811
Project Rental Assistance Program, Phase II.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0309.
Type of Request: Substantial revision of currently approved
collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Office of Policy Development and Research, at the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is proposing a revision of
currently approved data collection activity as part of the evaluation
of the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
(Section 811) Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Program. The Section 811
supportive housing model provides people with disabilities affordable
housing and access to appropriate, voluntary supportive services. The
traditional Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC)
program awarded interest-free capital advances and contracts for
project-based rental assistance to nonprofit organizations to develop
supportive housing. The Section 811 PRA program is a new approach to
supportive housing that provides project-based rental assistance to
state housing agencies for the development of supportive housing for
extremely low-income persons with disabilities. Housing agencies must
have an interagency partnership agreement with the state health and
human service agency and the state Medicaid provider to provide
services and supports directly to residents living in units funded with
Section 811 PRA.
This evaluation is the second phase of a two-phase evaluation.
Phase I evaluated the early implementation of the Section 811 PRA
Program in the 12 states that were awarded the first round of PRA
grants. The OMB Approval Number for Phase I is 2528-0309. HUD is now
undertaking the second phase of the Section 811 PRA evaluation. The
second phase will continue to evaluate the implementation of the
Section 811 PRA Program, but will also assess the program's
effectiveness and its impact on residents and will be limited to six
states. The evaluation of the Section 811 PRA Program, including the
assessment of its effectiveness compared to the traditional Section 811
PRAC Program, is mandated by the Frank Melville Supportive Housing
Investment Act of 2010. This Federal Register Notice provides the
opportunity to comment on the revision of the approved information
collection activity for the second phase of the Section 811 PRA
evaluation.
Data collection for the second phase of the evaluation of the
Section 811 PRA Program includes in-person surveys with residents
assisted by the Section 811 PRA and PRAC programs and in-person
interviews with staff from PRA program participating agencies (property
owners or managers of properties where Section 811 PRA residents live,
manager-level staff at organizations that provide supportive services
to PRA residents, and manager-level staff at Public Housing Authorities
that committed housing subsidies for the PRA program). The purpose of
the interviews is to assess the implementation experience of the
Section 811 Project Rental Assistance program and the program's impact
on residents. Participation in the resident survey is voluntary for PRA
and PRAC residents.
Respondents: Residents assisted with HUD's Section 811 program,
Section 811 property managers, supportive service providers, and Public
Housing Authorities.
Total Estimated Burdens: Researchers will administer resident
surveys for an average of 45 minutes with an additional 30 minutes
needed to schedule the call and conduct
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prescreening questions with the respondent. The total burden for the
480 Section 811 residents is 600 hours. The average burden of
interviews for property managers and service providers is one hour,
with an additional half-hour to schedule the call and compile
information needed to complete the interview. The average burden for
Public Housing Authorities is 30 minutes with an additional 30 minutes
needed to schedule the call and compile information for the interview.
The total burden hours for property owners is 36 hours, the total
burden hours for service providers is 72 hours, and the total burden
hours for Public Housing Authorities is 12 hours. The total respondent
burden for these data collection activities is 720 hours.
Estimated Hour and Cost Burden of Information Collection
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost
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Section 811 Property Owner.............. 24 1 1 1.5 36 $26.63 $958.68
Service Provider Manager................ 48 1 1 1.5 72 45.43 3,270.96
Public Housing Authority Manager........ 12 1 1 1 12 41.40 496.80
Section 811 residents................... 480 1 1 1.25 600 9.21 5,526.00
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Total............................... 564 .............. .............. .............. 720 .............. 10,252.44
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Based on the assumptions and table below we calculate the total
annual cost burden for this information collection to be $10,252.44.
For staff of participating agencies, we estimated their cost per
response using the most recent (May 2015) Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Occupational Employment Statistics median hourly wage for selected
occupations classified by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
codes. To estimate hourly wage rates for property owners and managers
of properties where Section 811 residents live, we used the occupation
code Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers (11-
940), with a median hourly wage of $26.63. For managers of service
providers of Section 811 residents, we used Medical and Health Services
Managers (11-911), with a median hourly wage of $45.43. For Public
Housing Authority managers, we used the Administrative Services Manager
(11-310), with a median hourly wage of $41.40.
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Occupation SOC Median hourly
Respondent Occupation title code wage rate ($)
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Section 811 Property Manager............... Property, Real Estate, and 11-940 26.63
Community Association Managers.
Service Provider Manager................... Medical and Health Services 11-911 45.43
Managers.
Public Housing Authority Manager........... Administrative Services Manager.... 11-310 41.40
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (May 2015), https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
Section 811 PRA and PRAC households participating in the Section
811 evaluation will range in employment position and earnings, but
national data indicate the population has very low incomes. According
to 2016 HUD Picture of Subsidized Households Data (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/assthsg.html), the average per person
household income for Section 811 PRAC residents in the six states where
the study is being conducted was $10,573, but only six percent of PRAC
residents report wages as a major source of household income (current
data on PRA participants is not yet available). We estimated the hourly
wage burden for Section 811 residents, at $9.21, the average expected
prevailing minimum wage in the six states where the evaluation is being
conducted [California--$10.50; Delaware--$8.25; Louisiana--$7.25
(federal minimum wage); Maryland--$8.75; Minnesota--$9.50; Washington--
$11.00]. We assumed an unweighted average as the survey sample will
comprise of approximately 80 residents from each of the six states.
(Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Minimum Wage
Laws in the States--January 2017, https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.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 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: March 9, 2017.
Matthew E. Ammon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and
Research.
[FR Doc. 2017-08123 Filed 4-20-17; 8:45 am]
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