60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of the Supportive Services Demonstration

Published date14 February 2020
Citation85 FR 8602
Record Number2020-03059
SectionNotices
CourtHousing And Urban Development Department
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 8602-8604]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-03059]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                [Docket No. FR-7029-N-01]
                60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
                the Supportive Services Demonstration
                AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
                Research, 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 60 days of public comment.
                DATES: Comments Due Date: April 14, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
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                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.
                A. Overview of Information Collection
                 Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of the Supportive
                Services Demonstration.
                 OMB Approval Number: 2528-0321.
                 Type of Request: Revision.
                 Form Number: N/A.
                 Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
                request is for the clearance of additional data collection for the
                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. is conducting 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 primary data collection.
                The following primary data collection activities have already received
                OMB approval: Questionnaires with staff from the treatment and active
                control properties, site visits and in-depth interviews with staff from
                the treatment and active control properties, and focus groups with
                residents of the treatment and active control properties and with
                caregivers of residents of the treatment properties. This request is
                for a final round of data collection through: (1) Interviews with RWD
                at the 40 treatment group properties; (2) interviews with WN at the 40
                treatment group properties; (3) interviews with Service Coordinators at
                the 40 active control properties; and (4) interviews with
                representatives of the 28 organizations that own or manage the 40
                treatment properties. 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 activities compare across treatment and control
                properties. This information is necessary to complete the study of the
                demonstration's implementation--providing input from key stakeholders
                as of the end of the demonstration. The new information will complement
                the research already collected at the start and mid-point of the
                demonstration and will offer stakeholders a final opportunity to
                provide their input on the demonstration.
                 Respondents: Staff working at the properties in the study's
                treatment and active control groups and representatives of the
                organizations that own or manage the treatment group properties.
                 Estimated Number of Respondents: 156.
                 Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours (up to 1 hour for the
                interview and up to 0.5 hours for preparation).
                 Frequency of Response: 1 time.
                 Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 234.
                 Estimated Total Annual Cost: $10,639.
                 Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
                 Legal Authority: The survey is conducted under Title 12, United
                States Code, Section 1701z and Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction
                Act of 1995, 44, U.S.C., 35, as amended.
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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 Cost
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                Interviews with Resident Wellness 54 1 1 1.5 81 $36.93 $2,991
                 Directors..............................
                Interviews with Wellness Nurses......... 42 1 1 1.5 63 57.12 3,599
                Interviews with Service Coordinators.... 40 1 1 1.5 60 36.93 2,216
                Interviews with owner organizations..... 20 1 1 1.5 30 61.11 1,833
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                 Total............................... 156 .............. .............. .............. 234 .............. 10,639
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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.
                C. Authority
                 Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
                Chapter 35.
                 Dated: February 3, 2020.
                Seth D. Appleton,
                Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
                [FR Doc. 2020-03059 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
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