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ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE—Continued 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Cost 

Interviews with NonMTW (Control Group) 

PHAs ........................ 20.00 1 20.00 1.00 20.00 52.14 1,042.80 

Total ...................... 129.00 ........................ ........................ ........................ 124.00 ........................ 6,465.36 

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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7024–N–52] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: 2021 American Housing 

Survey; OMB Control No. 2528–0017 

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 Friday August 4, 

2020 at 85 FR 47981. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 2021 

American Housing Survey. 

OMB Approval Number: 2528–0017. 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

purpose of the American Housing 

Survey (AHS) is to supply the public 

with detailed and timely information 

about housing quality, housing costs, 

and neighborhood assets, in support of 

effective housing policy, programs, and 

markets. Title 12, United States Code, 

Sections 1701Z–1, 1701Z–2(g), and 

1710Z–10a mandates the collection of 

this information. 

Like the previous surveys, the 2021 

AHS will collect ‘‘core’’ data on 

subjects, such as the amount and types 

of changes in the housing inventory, the 

physical condition of the housing 

inventory, the characteristics of the 

occupants, housing costs for owners and 

renters, including a redesigned mortgage 

section, the persons eligible for and 

beneficiaries of assisted housing, 

remodeling and repair frequency, 

reasons for moving, the number and 

characteristics of vacancies, and 

characteristics of resident’s 

neighborhood. In addition to the ‘‘core’’ 

data, HUD plans to collect supplemental 

data on the renter housing search 

process, intent to move, housing 

characteristics that increase wildfire 

risk, household pets, delinquent 

payments and notices for mortgage, rent, 

or utility bills, and smoking. 

In 2015, the AHS began a new 

longitudinal panel. The sample design 

has two components: an integrated 

longitudinal national sample, and an 

independent metropolitan areas 

longitudinal sample. The integrated 

longitudinal national sample includes 

three parts: (1) 35,731 national cases 

representative of the US and 9 Census 

Divisions outside the top 15 

metropolitan areas; (2) 12,060 HUDassisted oversample cases; and (3) 

47,175 sample cases of the top 15 

metropolitan areas in the US. The total 

integrated longitudinal national sample 

for 2021 will consist of 94,966 housing 

units. In addition to the integrated 

national longitudinal sample, HUD 

plans to conduct 10 additional 

metropolitan area longitudinal samples, 

each with approximately 3,000 housing 

units (for a total 30,000 metropolitan 

area housing units). The 10 additional 

metropolitan area longitudinal samples 

were last surveyed in 2017. 

To help reduce respondent burden on 

households in the longitudinal sample, 

the 2021 AHS will make use of 

dependent interviewing techniques, 


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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. 

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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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