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Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

purpose of this submission is for 

applications for the Veterans Housing 

Rehabilitation and Modification 

Program grant process. The Veterans 

Housing Rehabilitation and 

Modification program is funded by the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 

2016, Section 1079 (Pub. L. 113–291). 

Information is required to rate and rank 

competitive applications and to ensure 

eligibility of applicants for funding. 

Quarterly reporting is required to 

monitor grant management. 

Respondents: Public. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 200. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Average Hours per Response: 12.74. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 2,548.00. 

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. 

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: January 11, 2018. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7007–N–01] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Rent Reform 

Demonstration: 36-Month Follow-Up 

Survey and Comprehensive Impact 

Analysis 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Housing 

and Urban Development (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: March 26, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–5534 

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

at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the 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 20410–5000; email 

Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@

hud.gov or telephone (202) 402–5535 

(this is not a toll-free number). Persons 

with hearing or speech impairments 

may access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of 

available documents submitted to OMB 

may be obtained from Ms. Guido. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: Rent 

Reform Demonstration: 36-Month 

Follow-Up Survey and Comprehensive 

Impact Analysis. 

OMB Approval Number: 2528–0306. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Agency Form Numbers: No agency 

forms will be used. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) is conducting the 

Rent Reform Demonstration under 

contract with MDRC and its 

subcontractors (The Bronner Group, 

Quadel Consulting Corporation, and the 

Urban Institute). The 36-month followup survey will be conducted by a survey 

contractor. The project is a random 

assignment trial of an alternative rent 

system. In 2015 and 2016, 6,660 families 

were randomly assigned to either 

participate in the new/alternative rent 

system or to continue in the current 

system. For voucher holders, outcomes 

of the alternative system are 

hypothesized to be increases in 

earnings, employment and job retention, 

among others. Random assignment 

limits the extent to which selection bias 

drives observed results. The 

demonstration will document the 

progress of a group of housing voucher 

holders, who were drawn from current 

residents at the four Moving to Work 

(MTW) Demonstration public housing 

agencies (PHAs) that are participating in 

the Rent Reform Demonstration: 

(1) Lexington Housing Authority 

(LHA), Lexington, Kentucky; 

(2) Louisville Metro Housing 

Authority (LMHA), Louisville, 

Kentucky; 

(3) San Antonio Housing Authority 

(SAHA), San Antonio, Texas; and 

(4) District of Columbia Housing 

Authority (DCHA), Washington, DC. 

The impact evaluation’s intent is to 

gain an understanding of the impact of 

the alternative rent system on the 

families as well as the administrative 

burden on Public Housing Agencies 

(PHAs). Data collection will include the 

families that are part of the treatment 

and control groups, as well as PHA staff. 

Data for this evaluation will be gathered 

through a variety of methods including 

informational interviews, direct 

observation, surveys, and analysis of 

administrative records. The work 

covered under this information request 

is for the 36-month follow-up survey 

that will document and contextualize 

administrative data findings related to 

employment, earnings, and hardship 

and study participants’ experience with 

the demonstration. 

Respondents: 6,660. 

This includes: 


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• Families with housing vouchers, 

remaining in the current rent system 

(control group): up to 3,350. 

• Families with housing vouchers, 

enrolled in the alternative rent system 

(treatment group): up to 3,310. 

Estimated total number of hours 

needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, 

hours of response, and cost of response 

time: Based on the assumptions and 

table below, we calculate the annual 

burden hours for the study to be 

4,462.20 hours and the annual cost to be 

$40,338.29. For the study consent form 

and the 36-month follow-up survey, we 

averaged the median hourly minimum 

wage across the 4 study sites: 1,904 

enrolled participants, which is 28.59 

percent of the study sample, in 

Washington, DC at $13.50 per hour 

expected in Q3 2018 (28.59 percent x 

$13.50 = $3.86), and 4,756 enrolled 

participants, which is 71.41 percent of 

the study sample, in the remaining sites 

at $7.25 per hour in Kentucky and Texas 

(71.41 percent x $7.25 = $5.18) produces 

a weighted average of the hourly wage 

rates equal to $9.04. 

All assumptions are reflected in the 

table below. 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Burden hour 

per response Annual burden hours Hourly cost per response Total cost 

Consent Forms .......... 6,660 1 Up to 10 minutes (or 0.17 

hours).

1,132.2 hours (6,660 

*0.17).

$9.04 1 $10,235.09 (6,660* 

$9.04 * 0.17 hours) 

Baseline Information .. 6,660 1 30 minutes, on 

average (or 

0.50 hours).

3,330 hours (6,660 

*0.50).

9.04 $30,103.20 (6,660 

*$9.04 * 0.50 hours) 

Total .................... 6,660 ........................ ......................... 4,462.20 .................... ........................ $40,338,29 

1We have estimated the hourly wage at the expected prevailing minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour in Kentucky and Texas and is the 

same as the federal minimum wage rate. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor, https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm). The hourly minimum wage in the District of Columbia is expected to be $13.50 by Q3 of 2018. (Source: District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, http://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/page_content/attachments/DC%20Minimum%20Wage%20Increase%20- 

%20DC%20Register%20Public%20Notice.pdf). Accordingly, we assume an hourly rate across all sites of $9.04 that represents an average of 

these two rates, weighted by the enrolled sample at each site. (1,904 enrolled participants in Washington, DC and 4,756 enrolled in the remaining sites). 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice solicits comments from 

members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: January 9, 2018. 

Todd M. Richardson, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Policy Development and Research. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0079; XXXXX–XXX–0000 

FY18–XX] 

Species Proposals for Consideration at 

the Eighteenth Regular Meeting of the 

Conference of the Parties to the 

Convention on International Trade in 

Endangered Species of Wild Fauna 

and Flora 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service) invite you to provide 

us with information and 

recommendations on animal and plant 

species to be considered as candidates 

for U.S. proposals to amend Appendices 

I and II of the Convention on 

International Trade in Endangered 

Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 

(CITES, or the Convention) at the 

upcoming eighteenth meeting of the 

Conference of the Parties (CoP18). Such 

amendments may concern the addition 

of species to Appendix I or II, the 

transfer of species from one Appendix 

to another, or the removal of species 

from Appendices. We also describe the 

U.S. approach to preparations for 

CoP18. We will publish a second 

Federal Register notice specifically to 

solicit information and 

recommendations on possible 

resolutions, decisions, and agenda items 

for discussion at CoP18 and to provide 

information on how to request approved 

observer status. 

DATES: We will consider all information 

and comments we receive on or before 

March 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0079. 

• Hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or 

hand-delivery to Public Comments 

Processing; Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2017–0079; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters; MS: BPHC; 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rosemarie Gnam, Chief, Division of 

Scientific Authority, 703–358–1708 

(phone); 703–358–2276 (fax); or 

scientificauthority@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hereby 

notify you of the convening of 18th 

meeting of the Conference of the Parties 

(CoP18) of the Convention on 

International Trade in Endangered 

Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 

(CITES, or the Convention), which is 

scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from 

23 May to 3 June 2019. We invite you 

to provide us with information and 

recommendations on animal and plant 

species to be considered as candidates 


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