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OMB Control No:
2528-0017
ICR Reference No:
202012-2528-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201810-2528-002
Agency/Subagency:
HUD/PD&R
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
2021 American Housing Survey (AHS)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
01/15/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/14/2020
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
01/31/2024
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2022
Responses
136,837
0
129,937
Time Burden (Hours)
63,137
0
58,892
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
We request clearance for the proposed questions to be used on the 2021 American Housing Survey (AHS). We will collect data for the majority of the sample between May 3 and September 14, 2021. This request is a revision to the currently approved data collection request for the AHS due to changes in content and increased sample size. The 2021 data collection procedures and questionnaire content are similar to the 2019 survey with the following exceptions: a. Redesign of the Core Mortgage Module: The purpose of the redesign was to simplify the questions and streamline the flow of the module. The primary purpose of the Mortgage module is to measure housing costs to feed into HUD’s interest of measuring housing affordability. Secondary purposes include measuring the household’s financial capacity in terms of access to credit and understanding the sources of financing for alterations and repairs. b. Removal of Three Supplemental Modules from the 2019 AHS: The Food Security, Home Accessibility, and Post-Secondary Education supplemental modules will not be included in the 2021 survey. c. Conclusion of the Housing Insecurity Research Module Follow-On: There will not be a Housing Insecurity Research Module Follow-on module for the 2021 AHS. Analysis continues on the data collected in the 2019 AHS. d. Reinstatement of the Delinquent Payments and Notices Supplemental Module: The Delinquent Payment and Notices module collects data on whether people had to move due to lack of financial means or other support and where they would stay if they left the household. This supplemental module was last deployed in 2017. e. Introduction of Five New Supplemental Modules: To continue the strategy of supplemental modules in order to minimize respondent burden and satisfy widening needs for data content, four new supplemental modules have been added to the survey – Intent to Move, Expanded Renter Housing Search, Wildfire Risk, Pets, and Smoking. These modules collect data on whether the respondent plans to move, the renter housing search process, housing characteristics that increase wildfire risk, household pets, and smoke and smoking in the housing unit. Please refer to the attached items booklet for the questions in these modules and the entire AHS questionnaire. f. Sample Split for Supplemental Modules: A split of the survey sample will be used to maximize the number of supplemental modules that can be included in the 2021 AHS. Fifty percent of the sample will be asked the Intent to Move and Expanded Renter Housing Search modules. The other 50 percent will be asked the Wildfire Risk, Pets, and Smoking modules. The full sample will receive the Delinquent Payments and Notices Module. The Wildfire Risk module will be targeted toward geographical areas at increased risk for wildfires. g. Nonresponse Bias Incentives Experiment: A proposed experiment will test whether targeting incentives to units at risk of nonresponse and likely to introduce bias can lower nonresponse bias in the integrated national sample. We also request clearance for the reinterview questions to be used in conjunction with this survey. We will conduct a second interview at approximately 7 percent of the total addresses in the survey for the purpose of interviewer quality control. Reinterview questions ask respondents whether they recall general details from the original interview. The 2021 reinterview instrument will contain five questions about the AHS questionnaire. Each respondent will be asked all five question. We included in this clearance the cost and respondent burden estimates for the reinterview.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
12 USC 1701z-10(a)
Name of Law: National Housing Act
US Code:
12 USC 1701z-2(g)
Name of Law: National Housing Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 47981
08/07/2020
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 80813
12/14/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
5
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Housing Insecurity Research Module Follow-On-Occupied Interviews
Ineligible
Non-interviews
Occupied Interviews
Regular AHS-Ineligible
Regular AHS-Non-Interviews
Regular AHS-Occupied Interviews
Regular AHS-Reinterviews
Regular AHS-Vacant Interviews
Reinterviews
Vacant Interviews
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
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
136,837
129,937
0
6,900
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
63,137
58,892
0
4,245
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
As a longitudinal survey, we interview our samples periodically to provide intermittent readings between decennial censuses. The length of time between interviews is two years on the AHS. Less frequent enumerations would reduce HUD’s ability to detect changes in worst case housing needs. Without this ability, the Administration and Congress would be unable to formulate policy on housing assistance.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$73,800,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
George Carter 202 402-5873
Common Form ICR:
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
12/14/2020
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