30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: The Community Choice Demonstration; OMB Control No.: 2528-0337, 71594-71597 [2023-22847]
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C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of Policy Development and Research,
Chief Data Officer.
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30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: The Community Choice
Demonstration; OMB Control No.:
2528–0337
Office of Policy Development
and Research, Chief Data Officer, 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 an additional 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November
16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Interested persons are
also invited to submit comments
regarding this proposal and comments
should refer to the proposal by name
and/or OMB Control Number and
should be sent to: Anna Guido,
Clearance Officer, REE, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington,
DC 20410–5000; email
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410;
phone number 202–402–5535 or email:
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hud.gov. This is not a toll-free number,
HUD welcomes and is prepared to
receive calls from individuals who are
deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech or
communication disabilities. To learn
more about how to make an accessible
telephone call, please visit: https://
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
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 June 22, 2023 at
88 FR 40841.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: The
Community Choice 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 Associates to conduct an evaluation
of its Community Choice Demonstration
(formerly Housing Choice Voucher
Mobility Demonstration). This proposed
information collection involves three
instruments that will be administered to
subsets of households participating in
the Demonstration: a Home Assessment,
a Child Assessment, and an Obesity and
Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment.1 The
Home Assessment will assess how
moving to an opportunity area affects
exposure to pest allergens and indoor
pollutants that may impact health
conditions among low-income children.
The Child Assessment will assess how
moving to an opportunity area may
affect children’s conduct problems and
physical and mental health. The Obesity
and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
will assess how moving to an
opportunity area affects the risk of
obesity and type II diabetes (primarily
for the head of household and
secondarily for one child in each
household).
The Home and Child Assessments are
funded by HUD and being conducted by
Abt Associates. HUD’s contract with Abt
1 As discussed below, the Obesity and Type II
Diabetes Risk Assessment is also known as the
Mobility Opportunity Vouchers for Eliminating
Disparities (MOVED) study.
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Associates provides flexibility to
explore collaborations with other
researchers and funders to support
additional knowledge-building efforts
that build on the foundation laid by the
Demonstration so long as they advance
important research objectives, do not
interfere with the core Demonstration,
and are structured in a way that
minimizes overall respondent burden.
The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment represents one such
collaboration; it is funded by the
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
(NIDDK) 2 and led by Johns Hopkins
University (JHU) as part of a study
called the Mobility Opportunity
Vouchers for Eliminating Disparities
(MOVED) study. The data collection for
the MOVED study will also be
conducted by Abt. While NIH-funded
studies do not normally require the
submission of an information collection
request for compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, we are
including the Obesity and Type II
Diabetes Risk Assessment as part of this
information collection request because
it will be administered to a subset of
households participating in the HUDfunded 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 Type II
Diabetes Risk Assessment.
Background on Housing Choice Voucher
Mobility Demonstration
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2019 (Pub. L. 116–6) and the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
(Pub. L. 116–94) authorized the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) to implement and
evaluate the Housing Choice Voucher
(HCV) Mobility Demonstration (now
referred to as the Community Choice
Demonstration or CCD or
‘‘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 lowerpoverty areas and expand their access to
opportunity areas. The Demonstration
will be evaluated using a mix of
methods, including a random
assignment impact study, a process
study, and a cost analysis. The
Demonstration has two phases: In Phase
1, currently underway, enrolled families
are being assigned to two groups: one
group that is offered Comprehensive
Mobility Related Services (CMRS), and
a control group that is offered usual
2 The
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PHA services. In Phase 2, scheduled to
begin in the fall of 2024, a second
treatment group will be added that runs
concurrently with the CMRS and
control groups, in which families will
be offered selected mobility-related
services (SMRS). (In Phase 2, families
will be randomly assigned to one of
three groups: CMRS, SMRS, or the
control group.) Phase 1 of the study is
evaluating whether the offer of CMRS
helps families with children access and
remain in opportunity areas and
exploring which services appear to be
most effective and cost-effective. Phase
2 will evaluate the effectiveness of
SMRS and compare the outcomes of
CMRS and SMRS. For more information
on the underlying housing mobility
demonstration program, see HUD’s
website at https://www.hud.gov/
program_offices/public_indian_
housing/programs/hcv/
communitychoicedemo and https://
www.hudexchange.info/programs/
public-housing/housing-mobilitytoolkit/.
On May 31, 2022 and June 9, 2022,
OMB approved the administration of a
series of data collection instruments as
part of the Demonstration; OMB
approved non-substantive changes to
this information collection in October
2022. The OMB Control # is 2528–0337
and expires June 30, 2025. OMB
approved non-substantive changes to
this information collection in October
2022.
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Revised Information Collection Request
Through this revised information
collection request, we are seeking
approval for three new assessments: a
Home Assessment, a Child Assessment,
and an Obesity and Type II Diabetes
Risk Assessment. The collection of
information through these three
assessments, and through the
underlying Demonstration, will be
closely coordinated to minimize burden
on families and ensure there is no
duplication in data collection across
each of the assessments and between the
assessments and the Demonstration.
We seek approval for two rounds of
data collection (baseline and follow-up
assessments) for each of these three
assessments, which are described in
more detail below.
Home Assessment
The Home Assessment will be
administered at two of the eight
Demonstration sites and include the
heads of household of an estimated 570
households. Households selected to
participate in the Home Assessment will
be contacted shortly after random
assignment in the Demonstration for a
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baseline Home Assessment that will
include three components: direct
measurements of pest allergens and
indoor air quality, a brief survey, and
observations noted by the interviewer.
The same data collection will be
repeated approximately 12 months later.
The direct assessment will measure
(1) temperature and relative humidity,
(2) carbon dioxide, (3) carbon
monoxide, (4) mouse and cockroach
allergens, (5) particulate matter, and (6)
volatile organic compounds (chemicals
that enter the air from paints, cleaners,
etc.). The brief survey will obtain
information from the parent or guardian
on risk factors for asthma and other
respiratory conditions and child health
conditions, such as exposure to cigarette
smoke through smokers in the
household or building. The interviewer
observations will focus on risk factors
for asthma and respiratory conditions
and housing and neighborhood quality.
Child Assessment
The Child Assessment will be
conducted at three Demonstration sites
that are different from those of the
Home Assessment to minimize the
reporting burden on participating
families. The Child Assessment will be
administered to one child and to the
parent or guardian of that child in each
of an estimated 837 households who
have a child between ages 2 and 15. The
study team will conduct in-person visits
over a 3.5-year data collection period, at
two points in time: at baseline and at a
2-year follow up. The Child Assessment
will involve a survey about a
prespecified focal child and a direct
assessment of that child’s executive
functioning. Most of the questions on
the survey will be asked of the parent
or guardian, with some questions being
asked directly of children.
Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment
The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment will be administered to the
same households that are participating
in the Child Assessment during the
same visit. The Obesity and Type II
Diabetes Risk Assessment will also be
administered to some households that
do not have a child in the age range
specified for the Child Assessment and
to some families that decline to
participate in the Child Assessment. As
with the Child Assessment, the data
collection will focus on one child in
each household along with the parent or
guardian of that child. The Obesity and
Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment,
which is expected to be administered to
a total of 900 households, includes:
• an adult survey
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• anthropometric assessments (height,
weight, and waist circumference) of
the adult and one focal child
• blood spot samples to test HbA1c
levels (a measure of diabetes risk) of
the adult
• blood pressure readings
• observations noted by the interviewer,
and
• accelerometer data on a sub-set of 400
adults and 400 children.
At the 2-year follow-up visit, the
study team will conduct a follow-up
Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment that will include the same
components with all households that
can be located and agree to participate.
In addition, semi-structured interviews
will be conducted with a subset of 75
households. The interviews will dive
deeper into the factors explored in the
survey that are potentially associated
with obesity and Type II diabetes risk in
order to better understand the
mechanisms which impact health and
well-being.
Hourly Cost per Response: The
estimated total annual burden of this
information collection is 279,892.89
hours. The estimated total annual cost
for this information collection is
$1,588,630.99. The estimated total
annual cost is calculated by multiplying
the total number of respondent hours for
adults by $11.05. The hourly rate of
$11.05 was calculated using the average
hourly minimum wage rate for
households in the Housing Choice
voucher program living in the 8 study
sites.3 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.
Respondents: Selected adults and
children who have enrolled in the
Demonstration and are either (1) offered
comprehensive mobility-related services
along with their voucher or (2) offered
standard PHA services along with their
voucher.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The baseline and follow-up assessments
for the Home, Child, and the Obesity
and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessments
will be completed for an estimated
2,370 respondents. This consists of 570
heads of household participating in the
Home Assessment and 900 parents or
guardians and 900 children
3 Hourly minimum wage rates were averaged
across the eight study sites, which include Los
Angeles, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York City,
New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
Tennessee.
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participating in the Obesity and Type II
Diabetes Risk Assessment. We estimate
that the Child Assessment will be
administered to 837 households that
also participate in the Obesity and Type
II Diabetes Risk Assessment, so they are
already included in the estimated
number of respondents above.
Frequency of Response: Twice
(baseline and follow-up).
Average Hours per Response:
• The Home Assessment includes an
advance letter (5 minutes or .08 hours),
an email (1 minute or .02 hours), and a
follow-up call from the research team (8
minutes or .13 hours). It also includes
the consent (10 minutes or .17 hours),
direct measurement (30 minutes or .5
hours), interviewer observations (10
minutes or .17 hours) and a brief survey
(15 minutes or .25 hours) representing a
total respondent burden of 1.32 hours.
The burden table reflects the evaluation
contractor’s estimate that it may need to
conduct initial outreach, via emails,
letters, and phone calls, to up to 814
families in order to recruit 570 families
to participate in the Home Assessment.
• The Child Assessment includes the
consent (8 minutes or .13 hours), survey
about child (asked of parent/guardian)
and parent/guardian’s presence during
direct child assessment (a total of 45
minutes or .75 hours), and the direct
child assessment (22 minutes or .37
mailing it back to the study team. We
have also included the full burden of
participants wearing the accelerometer
for 7 days for a total burden of 169
hours per participant in the
accelerometer sub-group. We expect the
blood pressure reading to take 15
minutes or .25 hours. For the sub-set of
75 adults that are interviewed as part of
the semi-structured interviews, consent
is expected to take 10 minutes (or .17
hours) and the interviews are expected
to take 60–90 minutes, or 1–1.5 hours.
Finally, we have included quarterly
tracking emails/texts or calls between
the baseline survey and the follow-up
survey that remind participants to
confirm or update their name, address,
phone, and email. The tracking also
allows them to provide the name,
address and phone number of someone
who will always know how to reach
them. We estimate the burden to be 8
minutes or .13 hours for tracking
emails/texts and 10 minutes or .17
hours for tracking calls. The burden
table reflects the evaluation contractor’s
estimate that it may need to conduct
initial outreach, via emails, letters, and
phone calls, to up to 1,285 families in
order to recruit 900 families to
participate in the Obesity and Type II
Diabetes Risk Assessment.
Respondents: Public.
hours for the child). This represents a
total respondent burden of 75 minutes
or 1.25 hours. Consent for the Child
Assessment and the Obesity and Type II
Diabetes Risk Assessment will be
obtained at the same time, through the
same instrument; we have apportioned
the total time estimate for the combined
instrument across the two assessments.
The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment includes an advance letter
(5 minutes or .08 hours), an email (1
minute or .02 hours), and a follow-up
call from the research team (8 minutes
or .13 hours). It also includes the
consent and enrollment (15 minutes or
.25 hours); adult survey (60 minutes or
1 hour); anthropometric assessments for
adults (10 minutes or 0.17 hours) and
children (10 minutes or 0.17 hours and
10 minutes or .17 hours for the parent
or guardian who must also be present);
and blood spot sample of the adult (10
minutes or 0.17 hours). The Home
observations/housing assessment of the
home will take 15 minutes (.25 hours).
For the subset of 400 adults and 400
children selected to wear an
accelerometer, we estimate a total of 1
hour to put on and return the
accelerometer. Returning the
accelerometer will involve the
participant placing the device in the
self-addressed, postpaid return envelope
that the interviewer provided and
ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
Information collection
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
Annual
burden hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Home Assessment
Advance Letter ..............................................
Email Reminder .............................................
Follow-up Call Phone Script .........................
Consent for Assessment ...............................
Direct Measurements ....................................
Interviewer Observations ..............................
Survey ...........................................................
814
814
814
570
570
570
570
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1,628
1,628
1,628
1,140
1,140
1,140
1,140
0.08
0.02
0.13
0.17
0.50
0.17
0.25
130.24
32.56
211.64
193.80
570.00
193.80
285.00
$11.05
11.05
11.05
11.05
11.05
11.05
11.05
$1,439.15
359.79
2,338.62
2,141.49
6,298.50
2,141.49
3,149.25
Child Assessment
Consent for Assessment ...............................
Survey about child (asked of parent/guardian) and parent/guardian’s presence during direct Child Assessment ......................
Direct Child Assessment ...............................
837
2
1,674
0.13
217.62
11.05
2,404.70
837
837
2
2
1,674
1,674
0.75
0.37
1,255.50
619.38
11.05
N/A
13,873.28
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The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
Advance Letter ..............................................
Email Reminder .............................................
Follow-up Call Phone Script .........................
Consent for Assessment ...............................
Adult Survey ..................................................
Anthropometric assessments (adult) ............
Anthropometric assessments (child) .............
Anthropometric assessments (child, but accounting for parent’s time) .........................
Blood Spot Samples (adult) ..........................
Home Observations/Housing Assessment ...
Accelerometers (adult) ..................................
Accelerometers (child) ..................................
Blood Pressure Reading (adult) ....................
Consent for Semi-Structured Interviews .......
Semi-Structured Interviews ...........................
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1,285
1,285
1,285
900
900
900
900
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2,570
2,570
2,570
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
0.08
0.02
0.13
0.25
1.00
0.17
0.17
205.60
51.40
334.10
450.00
1,800.00
306.00
306.00
11.05
11.05
11.05
11.05
11.05
11.05
N/A
2,271.88
567.97
3,691.81
4,972.50
19,890.00
3,381.30
........................
900
900
900
400
400
900
75
75
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1,800
1,800
1,800
800
800
1,800
75
75
0.17
0.17
0.25
169.00
169.00
0.25
0.17
1.50
306.00
306.00
450.00
135,200.00
135,200.00
450.00
12.75
112.50
11.05
11.05
11.05
11.05
N/A
11.05
11.05
11.05
3,381.30
3,381.30
4,972.50
1,493,960.00
........................
4,972.50
140.89
1,243.13
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ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE—Continued
Number of
respondents
Information collection
Tracking Emails/Texts ...................................
Tracking Calls ........................................
Totals .....................................................
900
900
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2,936
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Office,
Office of Policy Development and Research,
Chief Data Officer.
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Draft Categorical Exclusion and Draft
General Conservation Plan for
Amphibians in Southern Santa Cruz
County, California
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
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Responses
per annum
2
3
I
........................
Burden hour
per response
1,800
2,700
I
42,826
I
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Notice of availability; request
for comments.
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of a draft general
conservation plan (GCP), as well as an
associated draft categorical exclusion
(CatEx), for development activities in
Santa Cruz County, California. The
Service developed the GCP in
accordance with the Endangered
Species Act to provide a streamlined
mechanism for proponents engaged in
activities associated with residential
development and associated
infrastructure, construction and
maintenance on public lands, and
habitat restoration, to meet statutory and
regulatory requirements while
promoting conservation of the California
red-legged frog, California tiger
salamander, and Santa Cruz long-toed
salamander. The Service also prepared
the draft CatEx in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act to
evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment
resulting from issuing permits under the
GCP. We invite comment on these
documents from agencies, Tribes, and
the public.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 16,
2023.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: The documents
this notice announces, as well as any
comments and other materials that we
receive, will be available for public
inspection online in Docket No. FWS–
R8–ES–2023–0156 at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
submit comments on any of the
documents, you may do so in writing by
any of the following methods:
• Online: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2023–0156.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing; Attn: Docket No. FWS–R8–
ES–2023–0156; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; MS: PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg
Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chad Mitcham, Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, by email at chad_mitcham@
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ACTION:
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.
(5) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comments in response to these
questions.
AGENCY:
Frequency of
response
Hourly cost
per response
234.00
459.00
I
279,892.89
Annual cost
11.05
11.05
I
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2,585.70
5,071.95
I
1,588,630.99
fws.gov, or by telephone at 805–644–
1766. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
announce the availability of a draft
general conservation plan (GCP) and the
associated draft categorical exclusion
(CatEx), for development activities in
Santa Cruz County. The draft GCP was
developed by the Service in accordance
with section 10(a)(2)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The GCP meets the issuance criteria as
required by section 10(a)(2)(B) of the
Act for issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(B)
incidental take permit (ITP). The
Service developed the GCP to provide a
streamlined mechanism for proponents
engaged in activities associated with the
construction and maintenance of
residential dwellings and associated
infrastructure, construction, and
maintenance on public lands, such as
roads, drainages, and parks, and habitat
restoration, to meet statutory and
regulatory requirements while
promoting conservation of the California
red-legged frog (Rana draytonii),
California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense), and Santa Cruz long-toed
salamander (Ambystoma
macrodactylum croceum). Permits
issued under the GCP would authorize
incidental take of the covered species
for up to 5 years after each respective
permit is issued. The GCP would
authorize incidental take of the covered
species, via permanent habitat loss,
within 90 acres (ac) of the approximate
14,314-ac plan area in southern Santa
Cruz County. The Service prepared the
draft CatEx in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to
evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment
resulting from issuing permits under the
GCP. We invite comment on the GCP
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71594-71597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22847]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7070-N-73]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: The Community
Choice Demonstration; OMB Control No.: 2528-0337
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer,
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 an additional 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number
and should be sent to: Anna Guido, Clearance Officer, REE, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210,
Washington, DC 20410-5000; email [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; phone number 202-402-5535
or email: [email protected]. This is not a toll-free
number, HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals
who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or
communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
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 June
22, 2023 at 88 FR 40841.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: The Community Choice
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 Associates to conduct an evaluation of its Community Choice
Demonstration (formerly Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration).
This proposed information collection involves three instruments that
will be administered to subsets of households participating in the
Demonstration: a Home Assessment, a Child Assessment, and an Obesity
and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment.\1\ The Home Assessment will
assess how moving to an opportunity area affects exposure to pest
allergens and indoor pollutants that may impact health conditions among
low-income children. The Child Assessment will assess how moving to an
opportunity area may affect children's conduct problems and physical
and mental health. The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
will assess how moving to an opportunity area affects the risk of
obesity and type II diabetes (primarily for the head of household and
secondarily for one child in each household).
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\1\ As discussed below, the Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment is also known as the Mobility Opportunity Vouchers for
Eliminating Disparities (MOVED) study.
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The Home and Child Assessments are funded by HUD and being
conducted by Abt Associates. HUD's contract with Abt Associates
provides flexibility to explore collaborations with other researchers
and funders to support additional knowledge-building efforts that build
on the foundation laid by the Demonstration so long as they advance
important research objectives, do not interfere with the core
Demonstration, and are structured in a way that minimizes overall
respondent burden. The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
represents one such collaboration; it is funded by the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) \2\ and
led by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as part of a study called the
Mobility Opportunity Vouchers for Eliminating Disparities (MOVED)
study. The data collection for the MOVED study will also be conducted
by Abt. While NIH-funded studies do not normally require the submission
of an information collection request for compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act, we are including the Obesity and Type II 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 Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment.
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\2\ The NIDDK grant number is R01DK136610.
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Background on Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-6) and the
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-94)
authorized the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
to implement and evaluate the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Mobility
Demonstration (now referred to as the Community Choice Demonstration or
CCD or ``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 Demonstration will be
evaluated using a mix of methods, including a random assignment impact
study, a process study, and a cost analysis. The Demonstration has two
phases: In Phase 1, currently underway, enrolled families are being
assigned to two groups: one group that is offered Comprehensive
Mobility Related Services (CMRS), and a control group that is offered
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PHA services. In Phase 2, scheduled to begin in the fall of 2024, a
second treatment group will be added that runs concurrently with the
CMRS and control groups, in which families will be offered selected
mobility-related services (SMRS). (In Phase 2, families will be
randomly assigned to one of three groups: CMRS, SMRS, or the control
group.) Phase 1 of the study is evaluating whether the offer of CMRS
helps families with children access and remain in opportunity areas and
exploring which services appear to be most effective and cost-
effective. Phase 2 will evaluate the effectiveness of SMRS and compare
the outcomes of CMRS and SMRS. For more information on the underlying
housing mobility demonstration program, see HUD's website at https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/communitychoicedemo and https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/public-housing/housing-mobility-toolkit/.
On May 31, 2022 and June 9, 2022, OMB approved the administration
of a series of data collection instruments as part of the
Demonstration; OMB approved non-substantive changes to this information
collection in October 2022. The OMB Control # is 2528-0337 and expires
June 30, 2025. OMB approved non-substantive changes to this information
collection in October 2022.
Revised Information Collection Request
Through this revised information collection request, we are seeking
approval for three new assessments: a Home Assessment, a Child
Assessment, and an Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment. The
collection of information through these three assessments, and through
the underlying Demonstration, will be closely coordinated to minimize
burden on families and ensure there is no duplication in data
collection across each of the assessments and between the assessments
and the Demonstration.
We seek approval for two rounds of data collection (baseline and
follow-up assessments) for each of these three assessments, which are
described in more detail below.
Home Assessment
The Home Assessment will be administered at two of the eight
Demonstration sites and include the heads of household of an estimated
570 households. Households selected to participate in the Home
Assessment will be contacted shortly after random assignment in the
Demonstration for a baseline Home Assessment that will include three
components: direct measurements of pest allergens and indoor air
quality, a brief survey, and observations noted by the interviewer. The
same data collection will be repeated approximately 12 months later.
The direct assessment will measure (1) temperature and relative
humidity, (2) carbon dioxide, (3) carbon monoxide, (4) mouse and
cockroach allergens, (5) particulate matter, and (6) volatile organic
compounds (chemicals that enter the air from paints, cleaners, etc.).
The brief survey will obtain information from the parent or guardian on
risk factors for asthma and other respiratory conditions and child
health conditions, such as exposure to cigarette smoke through smokers
in the household or building. The interviewer observations will focus
on risk factors for asthma and respiratory conditions and housing and
neighborhood quality.
Child Assessment
The Child Assessment will be conducted at three Demonstration sites
that are different from those of the Home Assessment to minimize the
reporting burden on participating families. The Child Assessment will
be administered to one child and to the parent or guardian of that
child in each of an estimated 837 households who have a child between
ages 2 and 15. The study team will conduct in-person visits over a 3.5-
year data collection period, at two points in time: at baseline and at
a 2-year follow up. The Child Assessment will involve a survey about a
prespecified focal child and a direct assessment of that child's
executive functioning. Most of the questions on the survey will be
asked of the parent or guardian, with some questions being asked
directly of children.
Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment will be
administered to the same households that are participating in the Child
Assessment during the same visit. The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk
Assessment will also be administered to some households that do not
have a child in the age range specified for the Child Assessment and to
some families that decline to participate in the Child Assessment. As
with the Child Assessment, the data collection will focus on one child
in each household along with the parent or guardian of that child. The
Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment, which is expected to be
administered to a total of 900 households, includes:
an adult survey
anthropometric assessments (height, weight, and waist
circumference) of the adult and one focal child
blood spot samples to test HbA1c levels (a measure of diabetes
risk) of the adult
blood pressure readings
observations noted by the interviewer, and
accelerometer data on a sub-set of 400 adults and 400
children.
At the 2-year follow-up visit, the study team will conduct a
follow-up Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment that will
include the same components with all households that can be located and
agree to participate. In addition, semi-structured interviews will be
conducted with a subset of 75 households. The interviews will dive
deeper into the factors explored in the survey that are potentially
associated with obesity and Type II diabetes risk in order to better
understand the mechanisms which impact health and well-being.
Hourly Cost per Response: The estimated total annual burden of this
information collection is 279,892.89 hours. The estimated total annual
cost for this information collection is $1,588,630.99. The estimated
total annual cost is calculated by multiplying the total number of
respondent hours for adults by $11.05. The hourly rate of $11.05 was
calculated using the average hourly minimum wage rate for households in
the Housing Choice voucher program living in the 8 study sites.\3\
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.
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\3\ Hourly minimum wage rates were averaged across the eight
study sites, which include Los Angeles, Louisiana, Minnesota, New
York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
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Respondents: Selected adults and children who have enrolled in the
Demonstration and are either (1) offered comprehensive mobility-related
services along with their voucher or (2) offered standard PHA services
along with their voucher.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The baseline and follow-up
assessments for the Home, Child, and the Obesity and Type II Diabetes
Risk Assessments will be completed for an estimated 2,370 respondents.
This consists of 570 heads of household participating in the Home
Assessment and 900 parents or guardians and 900 children
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participating in the Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment. We
estimate that the Child Assessment will be administered to 837
households that also participate in the Obesity and Type II Diabetes
Risk Assessment, so they are already included in the estimated number
of respondents above.
Frequency of Response: Twice (baseline and follow-up).
Average Hours per Response:
The Home Assessment includes an advance letter (5 minutes
or .08 hours), an email (1 minute or .02 hours), and a follow-up call
from the research team (8 minutes or .13 hours). It also includes the
consent (10 minutes or .17 hours), direct measurement (30 minutes or .5
hours), interviewer observations (10 minutes or .17 hours) and a brief
survey (15 minutes or .25 hours) representing a total respondent burden
of 1.32 hours. The burden table reflects the evaluation contractor's
estimate that it may need to conduct initial outreach, via emails,
letters, and phone calls, to up to 814 families in order to recruit 570
families to participate in the Home Assessment.
The Child Assessment includes the consent (8 minutes or
.13 hours), survey about child (asked of parent/guardian) and parent/
guardian's presence during direct child assessment (a total of 45
minutes or .75 hours), and the direct child assessment (22 minutes or
.37 hours for the child). This represents a total respondent burden of
75 minutes or 1.25 hours. Consent for the Child Assessment and the
Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment will be obtained at the
same time, through the same instrument; we have apportioned the total
time estimate for the combined instrument across the two assessments.
The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment includes an
advance letter (5 minutes or .08 hours), an email (1 minute or .02
hours), and a follow-up call from the research team (8 minutes or .13
hours). It also includes the consent and enrollment (15 minutes or .25
hours); adult survey (60 minutes or 1 hour); anthropometric assessments
for adults (10 minutes or 0.17 hours) and children (10 minutes or 0.17
hours and 10 minutes or .17 hours for the parent or guardian who must
also be present); and blood spot sample of the adult (10 minutes or
0.17 hours). The Home observations/housing assessment of the home will
take 15 minutes (.25 hours). For the subset of 400 adults and 400
children selected to wear an accelerometer, we estimate a total of 1
hour to put on and return the accelerometer. Returning the
accelerometer will involve the participant placing the device in the
self-addressed, postpaid return envelope that the interviewer provided
and mailing it back to the study team. We have also included the full
burden of participants wearing the accelerometer for 7 days for a total
burden of 169 hours per participant in the accelerometer sub-group. We
expect the blood pressure reading to take 15 minutes or .25 hours. For
the sub-set of 75 adults that are interviewed as part of the semi-
structured interviews, consent is expected to take 10 minutes (or .17
hours) and the interviews are expected to take 60-90 minutes, or 1-1.5
hours. Finally, we have included quarterly tracking emails/texts or
calls between the baseline survey and the follow-up survey that remind
participants to confirm or update their name, address, phone, and
email. The tracking also allows them to provide the name, address and
phone number of someone who will always know how to reach them. We
estimate the burden to be 8 minutes or .13 hours for tracking emails/
texts and 10 minutes or .17 hours for tracking calls. The burden table
reflects the evaluation contractor's estimate that it may need to
conduct initial outreach, via emails, letters, and phone calls, to up
to 1,285 families in order to recruit 900 families to participate in
the Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment.
Respondents: Public.
Annualized Burden Table
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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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Home Assessment
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Advance Letter.......................... 814 2 1,628 0.08 130.24 $11.05 $1,439.15
Email Reminder.......................... 814 2 1,628 0.02 32.56 11.05 359.79
Follow-up Call Phone Script............. 814 2 1,628 0.13 211.64 11.05 2,338.62
Consent for Assessment.................. 570 2 1,140 0.17 193.80 11.05 2,141.49
Direct Measurements..................... 570 2 1,140 0.50 570.00 11.05 6,298.50
Interviewer Observations................ 570 2 1,140 0.17 193.80 11.05 2,141.49
Survey.................................. 570 2 1,140 0.25 285.00 11.05 3,149.25
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Child Assessment
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Consent for Assessment.................. 837 2 1,674 0.13 217.62 11.05 2,404.70
Survey about child (asked of parent/ 837 2 1,674 0.75 1,255.50 11.05 13,873.28
guardian) and parent/guardian's
presence during direct Child Assessment
Direct Child Assessment................. 837 2 1,674 0.37 619.38 N/A ..............
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The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment
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Advance Letter.......................... 1,285 2 2,570 0.08 205.60 11.05 2,271.88
Email Reminder.......................... 1,285 2 2,570 0.02 51.40 11.05 567.97
Follow-up Call Phone Script............. 1,285 2 2,570 0.13 334.10 11.05 3,691.81
Consent for Assessment.................. 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50
Adult Survey............................ 900 2 1,800 1.00 1,800.00 11.05 19,890.00
Anthropometric assessments (adult)...... 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30
Anthropometric assessments (child)...... 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 N/A ..............
Anthropometric assessments (child, but 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30
accounting for parent's time)..........
Blood Spot Samples (adult).............. 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30
Home Observations/Housing Assessment.... 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50
Accelerometers (adult).................. 400 2 800 169.00 135,200.00 11.05 1,493,960.00
Accelerometers (child).................. 400 2 800 169.00 135,200.00 N/A ..............
Blood Pressure Reading (adult).......... 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50
Consent for Semi-Structured Interviews.. 75 1 75 0.17 12.75 11.05 140.89
Semi-Structured Interviews.............. 75 1 75 1.50 112.50 11.05 1,243.13
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Tracking Emails/Texts................... 900 2 1,800 0.13 234.00 11.05 2,585.70
Tracking Calls...................... 900 3 2,700 0.17 459.00 11.05 5,071.95
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Totals.............................. 2,936 .............. 42,826 .............. 279,892.89 .............. 1,588,630.99
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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.
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
HUD encourages interested parties to submit comments in response to
these questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Office, Office of Policy Development and
Research, Chief Data Officer.
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