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which will decrease the number of 

questions asked. Policy analysts, 

program managers, budget analysts, and 

Congressional staff use AHS data to 

advise executive and legislative 

branches about housing conditions and 

the suitability of public policy 

initiatives. Academic researchers and 

private organizations also use AHS data 

in efforts of specific interest and 

concern to their respective 

communities. 

HUD needs the AHS data for the 

following two reasons: 

1. With the data, policy analysts can 

monitor the interaction among housing 

needs, demand and supply, as well as 

changes in housing conditions and 

costs, to aid in the development of 

housing policies and the design of 

housing programs appropriate for 

different target groups, such as first-time 

home buyers and the elderly. 

2. With the data, HUD can evaluate, 

monitor, and design HUD programs to 

improve efficiency and effectiveness. 

HUD intends to test the use of 

incentives to reduce nonresponse bias 

in the AHS. The proposed incentive 

project will test whether offering 

incentives to respondents in units both 

at high risk of nonresponse and likely to 

introduce bias can successfully increase 

responses from groups that would 

contribute to nonresponse bias. The 

incentive study will compare the 

sample characteristics of respondents 

randomly selected to receive incentives 

according to their predicted risk of 

nonresponse and likelihood of 

introducing bias to the sample 

characteristics of respondents randomly 

selected to receive incentives at random. 

Additionally, the incentive amounts 

will be randomly varied among 

respondents selected to receive 

incentives. Conditions will be compared 

to determine sensitivity to the amount 

of the incentive in motivating response 

compared to a no-incentive control. 

The incentive project will address the 

following research questions: 

1. Can incentives reduce nonresponse bias in the AHS? 

2. Where is the inflection point for 

diminishing marginal returns for 

monetary incentives? 

3. What are the effects of introducing 

incentives into a panel survey on 

responses in later survey waves? 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Occupied Interviews ..... 86,962.00 1.00 86,962.00 .66 57,395.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Vacant Interviews ......... 12,788.00 1.00 12,788.00 .33 4,220.00 0.00 0.00 

Non-interviews ............. 24,298.00 1.00 24,298.00 .00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Ineligible ....................... 3837.00 1.00 3,837.00 .00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

Subtotal ................. 127,885.00 1.00 127,885.00 .00 .00 0.00 0.00 

Reinterviews ................. 8,952.00 1.00 8,952.00 .17 1,522.00 0.00 0.00 

Total ...................... 136,837.00 ........................ 136,837.00 ........................ 63,137.00 ........................ ........................

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 comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Anna P. Guido, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27427 Filed 12–11–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7025–N–10] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Continuum of Care (CoC) 

Program Homeless Assistance Grant 

Application OMB Control No: 2506– 

0112 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning and 

Development, (HUD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: February 

12, 2021. 

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: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Colette.Pollard@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: 

Sherri Boyd, Senior Program Specialist, 

Office of Special Needs Assistance 

Programs, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, 

Washington, DC 20410; email Sherri 

Boyd at Sherri.L.Boyd@hud.gov 

telephone 202–402–6070. 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. 


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Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Boyd. 

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: 

Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless 

Assistance Grant Application 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0112 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection 

Form Number: None 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: This 

submission is to request an extension of 

an existing collection in use without an 

OMB Control Number for the 

Recordkeeping for HUD’s Continuum of 

Care Program. Continuum of Care 

program recipients will be expected to 

implement and retain the information 

collection for the recordkeeping 

requirements. The statutory provisions 

and implementing interim regulations 

govern the Continuum of Care Program 

recordkeeping requirements for 

recipient and subrecipients and the 

standard operating procedures for 

ensuring that Continuum of Care 

Program funds are used in accordance 

with the program requirements. To see 

the regulations for the new CoC program 

and applicable supplementary 

documents, visit HUD’s Homeless 

Resource Exchange at https://

www.onecpd.info/resource/2033/hearthcoc-program-interim-rule/. . 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): 

Nonprofit organizations, states, local 

governments, and instrumentalities of 

state and local governments. Includes 

Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), as 

such term is defined in 24 CFR 5.100. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400 

Estimated Number of Responses: 400 

Frequency of Response: Annually 

Average Hours per Response: See 

chart 

Total Estimated Burdens: See chart 

Information 

collection 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

CoC Consolidated Application.400 1 400 84 33,600 ................ $41.37 $1,390,032 

Project Applications.8,592 1 8,592 8.3 8,302 .................. $41.37 $343,454 

Total ............ 8,992 1 8,992 92.3 41,902 ................ $41.37 $1,773,486 

*Responses to UFA and HPC 

designations are subsets of the total 400 

basic registration numbers as the basic 

CoC Registration is completed by all 

Collaborative Applicants to register the 

CoCs. On average there are 20 requests 

for UFA designation and to date no 

requests for HPC designation. 

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. 

John Gibbs, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Community Planning and Development. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27410 Filed 12–11–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7024–N–54] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Family Self-Sufficiency 

Program (FSS) Long-Term Follow-Up 

Survey; OMB Control No. 2528–NEW 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 30 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 13, 

2021. 

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: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax:202–395–5806, Email: 

OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at 

Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov or telephone 

202–402–5535. This is not a toll-free 

number. Person 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 Tuesday March 

24, 2020 at 85 FR 16649. 


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