[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 191 (Monday, October 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61111-61112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25410]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5481-N-13]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Self-
Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: Comment Due Date: December 2, 2011.

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: Rudene Thomas, Reports Liaison 
Officer, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 7233, Washington, DC 20410-4500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger Macomber, SHOP Program Manager, 
Office of Affordable Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7162, Washington, DC 
20410-4500; telephone 202-402-4605 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected 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 Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) is 
authorized by the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, 
Section 11. The purpose of SHOP is to provide grant funds to facilitate 
and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national, 
geographically diverse basis through the provision of self-help 
homeownership housing programs. SHOP funds are appropriated by 
Congress, generally annually. HUD publishes a SHOP Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) that announces the amount of SHOP grant funds and 
the application criteria, including the rating and ranking system HUD 
will use to select grantees.
    SHOP grant funds may be used for land acquisition, the installation 
or

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improvement of infrastructure, and for reasonable and necessary 
planning, administration and management costs. The average SHOP 
expenditure for the combined costs of land and infrastructure must not 
exceed $15,000 per dwelling unit. SHOP homeowners must contribute a 
significant amount of sweat equity towards the purchase of their units. 
Donated volunteer labor is also required. Assisted units must be 
decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings that comply with local 
building and safety codes and standards. These units must be sold to 
eligible low-income homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market 
price. The homebuyer's sweat equity contribution must not be mortgaged 
or otherwise restricted upon future sale of the SHOP unit. SHOP 
grantees may award SHOP funds to affiliates to carry out the grantee's 
SHOP program.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program 
(SHOP).
    OMB Control Number: 2506-0157. Expiration Date: July 31, 2011.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This 
is a proposed information collection for submission requirements under 
the SHOP Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). HUD requires 
information in order to ensure the eligibility of SHOP applicants and 
SHOP proposals, to rate and rank SHOP applications, and to select 
applicants for grant awards. Information is collected on an annual 
basis from each applicant that responds to the SHOP NOFA. The SHOP NOFA 
requires applicants to submit specific forms and narrative responses.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD-424, HUD-424B, HUD-424CB, HUD-2880, HUD-
2990, HUD-2993, HUD-2995, HUD-9601, HUD-96011.
    Members of Affected Public: National and regional non-profit self-
help housing organizations (including consortia) that apply for funds 
in response to the SHOP NOFA.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, hours per 
response, frequency of response, and total hours of response for all 
respondents.
    The estimates of the average hours needed to prepare the 
information collection are based on information provided by previous 
applicants. Actual hours will vary depending on the proposed scope of 
the applicant's program, the applicant's geographic service area and 
the number of affiliate organizations. The information burden is 
generally greater for national organizations with numerous affiliates.

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                                                    Number of                       Hours per      Total annual
             Paperwork requirement                 respondents      Frequency        response          hours
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HUD-424........................................              10               1              1                10
HUD-424B.......................................              10               1               .5               5
HUD-424CB......................................              10               1             10                10
HUD-424 CBW....................................              10               1             30               300
SF-LLL.........................................              10               1               .5               5
HUD-2880.......................................              10               1               .5               5
HUD-2990.......................................              10               1              1.5              15
HUD-2993.......................................              10               1               .5               5
HUD-2995.......................................              10               1               .5               5
HUD-96010......................................              10               1             20               200
HUD-96011......................................              10               1               .5               5
Applicant Eligibility..........................              10               1             10               100
SHOP Program Design and Scope of Work..........              10               1             30               300
Rating Factor 1................................              10               1             25               250
Rating Factor 2................................              10               1             25               250
Rating Factor 3................................              10               1             55               550
Rating Factor 4................................              10               1             30               300
Rating Factor 5................................              10               1             25               250
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    Total Annual Hour Burden...................  ..............  ..............            265.5           2,655
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    Frequency of Submission: Annually in response to the issuance of a 
SHOP NOFA.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: September 27, 2011.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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