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8339. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Mussington.
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:
Voucher Management System (VMS),
Section 8 Budget and Financial Forms.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0282.
Type of Request: Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously
approved collection.
Form Number: Financial Forms:
HUD–52672, 52681, 52681–B, 52663
and 52673. Originally, the HCV
Financials were included in OMB
Collection 2577–0169. Regulatory
References 982.157 and 982.158. PHAs
that administer the HCV program are
required to maintain financial reports in
accordance with accepted accounting
standards in order to permit timely and
effective audits. The HUD–52672
(Supporting Data for Annual
Contributions Estimates Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program)
and 52681 (Voucher for Payment of
Annual Contributions and Operating
Statement Housing Assistance Payments
Program) financial records identify the
amount of annual contributions that are
received and disbursed by the PHA and
are used by PHAs that administer the
five-year Mainstream Program, MOD
Rehab, and Single Room Occupancy.
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Total .............................
Frequency
of response
3,110
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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
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Responses
per annum
12
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
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Form HUD–52663 (Suggested Format for
Requisition for Partial Payment of
Annual Contributions Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program)
provides for PHAs to indicate requested
funds and monthly amounts. Form
HUD–52673 (Estimate of Total Required
Annual Contributions Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program)
allows PHAs to estimate their total
required annual contributions. The
required financial statements are similar
to those prepared by any responsible
business or organization.
The automated form HUD–52681–B
(Voucher for Payment of Annual
Contributions and Operating Statement
Housing Assistance Payments Program
Supplemental Reporting Form) is
entered by the PHA into the Voucher
Management System (VMS) on a
monthly basis during each calendar year
to track leasing and HAP expenses by
voucher category, as well as data
concerning fraud recovery, Family SelfSufficiency escrow accounts, PHA-held
equity, etc. The inclusion, change, and
deletion of the fields mentioned below
will improve the allocation of funds and
allow the PHAs and the Department to
realize a more complete picture of the
PHAs’ resources and program activities,
promote financial accountability, and
improve the PHAs’ ability to provide
assistance to as many households as
possible while maximizing budgets. In
addition, the fields will be crucial to the
identification of actual or incipient
financial problems that will ultimately
affect funding for program participants.
Burden hour
per response
28,960
C. Authority
57,540
Hourly cost
per response
$30
Annual cost
$1,726,200
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
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Dated: July 20, 2018.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
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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.
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The automated form HUD–52681–B is
also utilized by the same programs as
the manual forms.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Voucher Management System (VMS)
supports the information management
needs of the Housing Choice Voucher
(HCV) Program and management
functions performed by the Financial
Management Center (FMC) and the
Financial Management Division (FMD)
of the Office of Public and Indian
Housing and the Real Estate Assessment
Center (PIH–REAC). This system’s
primary purpose is to provide a central
system to monitor and manage the
Public Housing Agency (PHAs) use of
vouchers and expenditure of program
funds, and is the base for budget
formulation and budget
implementation. The VMS collects
PHAs’ actual cost data that enables HUD
to perform and control cash
management activities; the costs
reported are the base for quarterly HAP
and Fee obligations and advance
disbursements in a timely manner, and
reconciliations for overages and
shortages on a quarterly basis.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
Public Housing Authorities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,110.
Estimated Number of Responses:
28,960.
Frequency of Response: Monthly.
Average Hours per Response: 1.5.
Total Estimated Burdens: 57,540.
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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.
SUMMARY:
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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 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 tollfree 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.
ADDRESSES:
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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
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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).
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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
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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
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency
of response
Responses
per annum
Burden
hour per
response
Annual
burden
hour
Hourly
cost per
response
Annual cost
120.00
220.00
1.00
1.00
120.00
220.00
1.50
2.50
180.00
550.00
$34.04
34.04
$6,127.20
18,722.00
210.00
1.00
210.00
1.75
367.50
7.90
2,903.25
30.00
1.00
30.00
1.75
52.50
27.70
1,454.25
Total ......................
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Initial Questionnaire .....
Interviews .....................
Focus Groups with
Residents ..................
Focus Groups with
Caregivers ................
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
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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.
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents response annum per response hour per response Annual cost
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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
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Total............................... 580.00 .............. .............. .............. 1,151.00 .............. 29,206.70
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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]
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