[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51676-51678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25332]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4649-N-20]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HOME 
Investment Partnership Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 10, 2001.

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: Ms. Shelia Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451-7th 
Street, SW, Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Sardone, at (202) 708-2470 
(This is not a toll-free number). A telecommunications device for 
hearing-and speech-impaired persons (TTY) is available at 1-800-977-
8229 (Federal Information Relay Service).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 
to: (1) Evaluate 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) 
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will submit 
to OMB the information collection requirements for the HOME Program, 
previously approved under OMB Control Numbers 2506-0171.
    The HOME Investment Partnerships Act (Title II of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act) was signed into law on 
November 28, 1990 (Pub. L. 101-625) and created the HOME Program to 
expand the supply of affordable housing. Interim regulations were first 
published for the program on December 16, 1991 and this and subsequent 
interim rules were codified at 24 CFR part 92. Paperwork requirements 
for these rules were approved under OMB Control Number 2501-0013. On 
September 16, 1996, HUD published a final rule for the HOME Program. On 
November 25, 1998, previous paperwork approvals for the HOME Program 
were combined under OMB Control Number 2506-0171.
    Title of proposal: HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0171.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
HOME statute and related authorities impose a significant number of 
data collection and reporting requirements on the Department and on 
HOME participating jurisdictions. This information is collected: (1) To 
assist HOME participating jurisdictions in managing their programs; (2) 
to track performance of participating

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jurisdictions in meeting fund commitment and expenditure deadlines; (3) 
to permit HUD to determine whether each PJ meets the HOME statutory 
income targeting and affordability requirements; and (4) to permit HUD 
to determine compliance with other statutory and regulatory program 
requirements, e.g., requirements relating to match, affirmative 
marketing, lead-based paint, and displacement and relocation.
    The recordkeeping and reporting burden hours for each individual 
respondent contained herein are largely unchanged from the previous 
approvals. The most significant change is in the total number of burden 
hours for both recordkeeping and reporting, brought about by the 
substantial increase in the number of program participants since the 
last HOME paperwork submission in 1998. The number of participating 
jurisdictions has increased from 576 in 1998 to 594 in 2001. During 
this period, the number of Community Housing Development Organizations 
increased from 2,732 to 4,171 and the number of State recipients 
increased from 1,555 to 1,902. Because so many more organizations are 
currently participating in the HOME Program than were participating in 
the first years of the program, the total number of burden hours has 
increased substantially despite the fact that the burden per respondent 
has dropped slightly.
    Another change in the earlier paperwork approval includes the 
elimination of the HOME Cash and Management Information System (CMIS), 
replaced by the paperless Integrated Disbursement and Information 
System (IDIS). Some of the hours of response formerly required by CMIS 
were transferred into IDIS.
    Agency form numbers: HUD-40093; 40107, and 40107-A.
    Members of affected public: States, units of general local 
government, nonprofit organizations.
    Estimation of the total annual number of hours to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                                            Frequency
        Section  affected            Paperwork  requirement    Number of        of        Hours of      Annual
                                                              respondents    response     response      total
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Sec.  92.61......................  Insular Areas Program                4            1           10           40
                                    Description.
Sec.  92.66......................  Insular Areas                        4            1            3           12
                                    Reallocation.
Sec.  92.101.....................  Consortia Designation....           36            1            5          180
Sec.  92.200.....................  Public-Private                     594            1            2        1,188
                                    Partnership.
Sec.  92.201.....................  State Designation of                51            1          1.5         76.5
                                    Local Recipients.
Sec.  92.201.....................  Distribution of                    594            1            2        1,188
                                    Assistance.
Sec.  92.202.....................  Site and Neighborhood              594            1            2        1,188
                                    Standards.
Sec.  92.203.....................  Income Determination.....        6,667            1            2       13,334
Sec.  92.206, 92.216, 92.217,      Documentation required by        6,667            1            5       33,335
 92.218, 92.250, 92.252, 92.254.    HUD to be included in
                                    project file to
                                    determine project
                                    eligibility.
Sec.  92.206.....................  Refinancing..............          100            1            4          400
Sec.  92.251.....................  Written Property                 6,667            1            1        6,667
                                    Standards.
Sec.  92.253.....................  Tenant Protections.......        6,667            1            5       33,335
Sec.  92.254.....................  Median Purchase price....           80            1            5          400
Sec.  92.254.....................  Alternative to Resale/             100            1            5          500
                                    Recapture Provisions.
Sec.  92.300.....................  CHDO Identification......          594            1            2        1,188
Sec.  92.300.....................  Designation of CHDOs.....          480            1          1.5          720
Sec.  92.300.....................  CHDO Project Assistance..          594            1            2        1,188
Sec.  92.303.....................  Tenant Participation Plan        4,171            1           10       41,710
Sec.  92.350.....................  Equal Opportunity........        6,667            1            5       33,335
Sec.  92.351.....................  Affirmative Marketing....        6,667            1           10       66,670
Sec.  92.353.....................  Displacement, relocation         6,667            1            5       33,335
                                    and acquisition.
Sec.  92.354.....................  Labor....................        6,667            1          2.5     16,667.5
Sec.  92.355.....................  Lead-Based Paint.........        6,667            1            1        6,667
Sec.  92.357.....................  Debarment and Suspension.        6,667            1            1        6,667
Sec.  92.501.....................  Investment Partnership             598            1            1          598
                                    Agreement.
Sec.  92.502.....................  Homeownership/Rental Set-          594            1           16        9,504
                                    Up and Completion (IDIS).
Sec.  92.502.....................  Tenant-Based Rental                225            1          5.5      1,237.5
                                    Assistance Set-Up (IDIS).
Sec.  92.504.....................  Written Agreements.......        6,667            1           10       66,670
Sec.  92.509.....................  Management Reports--               598            1          2.5        1,495
                                    Annual Performance
                                    Report.
Sec.  92.509.....................  Management Reports--FY             594            1         0.75       445.5
                                    Match Report.
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The total annual estimate of burden hours is 379,941.


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    Status of the proposed information collection: Public Comment 
requested by HUD.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 28, 2001.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 01-25332 Filed 10-9-01; 8:45 am]
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