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Information Collection Request

Evaluation of Cohort 1 of the Moving to Work Demonstration Program Expansion

ICR 202012-2528-002 · OMB 2528-0328 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supplementary Document
2020-12-14
Supporting Statement A
2020-12-14
Supporting Statement B
2020-12-14
Supplementary Document
2020-12-14
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
244897 New
244896 New
244873 New
ICR Details
202012-2528-002
Received in OIRA
HUD/PD&R
Evaluation of Cohort 1 of the Moving to Work Demonstration Program Expansion
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular 12/14/2020
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
129 0
124 0
0 0
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) is undertaking an evaluation of the Moving to Work demonstration program expansion. Moving to Work (MTW) is a demonstration program that encourages public housing agencies (PHAs) to test ways to achieve any or multiple of three specific objectives: increase the cost effectiveness of federal housing programs, encourage greater self-sufficiency of households receiving housing assistance, and increase housing choice for low-income families. MTW designation gives PHAs relief from many of the regulations and statutory provisions that apply to the public housing and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs. MTW agencies can also merge their public housing and HCV funds into a single block grant and use these funds (if desired) for local activities outside the typical public housing and HCV programs, such as providing supportive services or developing housing for populations with special needs. In 2016, Congress authorized HUD to expand the MTW program by 100 high performing PHAs. Cohort 1 is the first of five cohorts that HUD has identified for the MTW expansion. Cohort 1 is limited to PHAs with no more than 1,000 housing units across their HCV and public housing programs (“small” PHAs). In Cohort 1, PHAs are free to implement any program and policy change permissible under the MTW program. HUD will learn from the Evaluation of Cohort 1 of the Moving to Work Demonstration Program Expansion (Cohort 1 Evaluation) how small PHAs choose to use MTW flexibility and how their choices affect PHA and tenant outcomes.
US Code: 12 USC 1701-z Name of Law: Research and Demonstrations
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  85 FR 56266 09/11/2020
85 FR 80812 12/14/2020
No
  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 129 0 0 129 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 124 0 0 124 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
The authorization of the expansion of the MTW program included a mandate that HUD rigorously evaluate the expansion. Without this data collection effort, HUD will be unable to evaluate the implementation and impact of MTW designation on the first cohort of small PHAs. The data collection covered by this ICR is essential for answering research questions regarding MTW implementation and for providing context for interpreting the study’s impact analyses. If this data collection is not conducted or conducted less frequently, HUD would not be able to adequately answer the study’s key research questions or be responsive the Congressional mandate to evaluate the program.
$100,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Anne Fletcher 2024024347
  No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
12/14/2020