# 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Older Adult Home Modification Evaluation
**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 18, 2022.
**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 *[email protected]* or *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.
**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 *[email protected]* 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 September 14, 2021 at 86 FR 51178.
**A. Overview of Information Collection**
*Title of Information Collection:* Older Adult Home Modification Evaluation.
*OMB Approval Number:* 2528-New.
*Type of Request:* New collection.
*Form Number:* N/A.
*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* Congress authorized HUD to make grants to experienced non-profit organizations, States, local governments, or public housing agencies for safety and functional home modification repairs to meet the needs of low-income elderly homeowners to enable them to remain in their primary residence. This information collection supports HUD's evaluation on the effectiveness of the grants. HUD will both evaluate grantee implementation and the impact of the modification on the client recipients whose homes are modified.
| Information collected | Number of | Frequency | Responses | Burden hour | Burden hours | Hourly cost | Annual cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Client Eligibility Documentation Form | 4,478 | 1 | 4,478 | 0.08 | 358 | $33.46 | $11,987 |
| Lost-to-Project Form | 2,790 | 1 | 2,790 | 0.08 | 223 | 33.46 | 7,468 |
| OAHM Program Documentation of Work Completed Form | 2,250 | 1 | 2,250 | 0.50 | 1,125 | 33.46 | 37,643 |
| Grantee Process Evaluation Online Survey Year 1 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 4.00 | 128 | 33.46 | 4,283 |
| Grantee Site Visit Interview Guide | 5.3 | 2 | 10.6 | 2.00 | 21 | 33.46 | 709 |
| Total Annual | | | 9,560.60 | 6.66 | 1,856 | | 62,090 |
| Total over 3 Years | | | | 20.00 | 5,568 | | 186,270 |
| Information collection | Number of | Frequency | Responses | Burden hour | Burden hours | Hourly cost | Annual cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OAHM Client Program Questionnaire (Baseline) | 3,000 | 1 | 3,000 | 0.10 | 300 | $11.31 | $3,393 |
| OAHM Client Program Questionnaire (Post-modification) | 1,688 | 1 | 1,688 | 0.10 | 169 | 11.31 | 1,909 |
| OAHM Program Evaluation Informed Consent | 2,250 | 1 | 2,250 | 0.25 | 563 | 11.31 | 6,362 |
| Home Hazard Checklist (Baseline) | 3,000 | 1 | 3,000 | 0.42 | 1260 | 11.31 | 14,251 |
| Home Hazard Checklist (Post-modification) | 1,688 | 1 | 1,688 | 0.42 | 709 | 11.31 | 8,018 |
| OAHM Client Impact Evaluation Interview (Baseline) | 2,250 | 1 | 2,250 | 0.33 | 743 | $11.31 | $8,398 |
| OAHM Client Impact Evaluation Interview (Post-modification) | 1,688 | 1 | 1,688 | 0.33 | 557 | 11.31 | 6,300 |
| Script to Schedule Client Process Evaluation Interview | 188 | 1 | 188 | 0.08 | 15 | 11.31 | 170 |
| Client Process Evaluation Interview | 169 | 1 | 169 | 0.50 | 85 | 11.31 | 956 |
| Total Annual | | | 15,921 | 2.53 | 4,399 | | 49,757 |
| Total Over 3 Years | | | | 7.59 | 13,197 | | 149,271 |
| | Annualized | Annualized | Annualize | Total number | Total over |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hours | 1,856 | 4,399 | 6,255 | 3 | 18,765 |
| Costs | $62,090 | $49,757 | $111,847 | 3 | $335,541 |
**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) If the information will be processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;
(4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) 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.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.