[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68139-68140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27802]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5607-N-34 ]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Grant

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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.

DATE: Comments Due Date: January 14, 2013.

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: Colette Pollard, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 
[email protected].

For Further Information and Copies of the Proposed Forms Contact:  
Carissa L. Janis, Housing Program Manager, Office of Housing Assistance 
and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, email [email protected] 
and telephone (202) 708-3000. (This is not a toll free number.)

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 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 minimize the burden of the collection of information 
on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0447.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    1. HUD uses the grant applications (SF-424, HUD-91186, and other 
related documents) to assess the need and proposed use of grant funds 
and owners' ability to administer those funds.
    2. HUD staff will use requests for extensions (HUD-91186-A) to 
evaluate anticipated program costs and the continued need for the 
program.
    3. The LOCCS Payment Voucher (HUD-50080-SCMF) is used to monitor 
release of grant funds to reimburse eligible program costs over the 
term of the grant. Grant recipients will similarly use this voucher to 
track and record their requests for payment reimbursement for grant-
funded expenses.
    4. The Department is revising the Semi-Annual Performance Report, 
HUD-92456. Changes include the following:

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    A. Additional sources of funding;
    B. Modification of resident statistics and the numbers of project 
tenants and neighborhood residents served by the Service Coordinator 
during the reporting period;
    C. Adding hire date for the Service Coordinator and date of program 
inception;
    D. Adding number of contacts to number of residents that the 
Service Coordinator links to various supportive services;
    E. Providing a glossary of definitions of supportive service types;
    F. Modifying the section for reporting time allocation of monthly 
work responsibilities;
    G. Adding a new item to highlight community engagement; including 
meetings with community agencies and residents and Attendance at or 
planning of community events, and
    H. Adding a new section to track aging in place statistics.
    The semi-annual Performance Reports will be used to gauge program 
performance and effective use of Federal funds to meet stated program 
goals. The Department proposes the new changes to obtain more specific, 
accurate, and relevant data. To complete the form, Housing owners and 
Service Coordinators will develop and maintain meaningful data that 
reflect the efficacy of the Service Coordinator program. The Burden 
Hours per Response remains the same at six hours. (Previous requests 
had overstated the amount of time required to complete the report.)
    5. The Department is proposing a new form to be used by field 
office staff to perform Service Coordinator program reviews. This 
proposed form is provided in this Notice to solicit comments from the 
public, even though the form is designed for use by HUD field office 
staff. The Department requires a consistent protocol to review and 
evaluate Service Coordinator programs. The use of this form will allow 
for consistent and thorough program assessment. It will also inform 
housing owners, management agents, and Service Coordinators about 
program requirements and expected performance.
    6. SF-425
    7. HUD-96010
    Agency Form Numbers, If Applicable: HUD-2880, HUD-50080-SCMF, HUD-
91186, HUD-91186-A, HUD-92455, HUD-92456, HUD-96010, SF-424, SF-424-
Supp, SF-425, and SF-LLL.
    Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare The 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Response, and Hours of Response: The number of respondents is 10,290; 
the frequency of responses is quarterly, semi-annually, and annually, 
with a total of 22,070 total annual responses. The estimated time to 
prepare collection varies from 15 minutes to 40 hours, with a total of 
74,800 annual burden hours.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: This is a revision 
of a previously approved collection.

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

    Dated: November 8, 2012.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Acting General 
Deputy Housing Commissioner.
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