[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17938-17939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06771]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5684-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information; Collection for Public Comment; 
Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of Care 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: May 24, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/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., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone (202) 402-3400, (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms. 
Pollard at [email protected] for a copy of proposed forms, or 
other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments 
may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Marie Oliva, Director, Office of 
Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1590 
(This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD 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). 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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of Care 
Program.
    Description of the need for the information proposed: This 
submission is to request a new OMB number for the information 
collection for the recordkeeping requirements that Continuum of Care 
program recipients will be expected to implement and retain. On May 20, 
2009, the President signed into law ``An Act to Prevent Mortgage 
Foreclosures and Enhance Mortgage Credit Availability,'' which

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became Public Law 111-22; Division B of this law is the HEARTH Act. As 
amended by the HEARTH Act, Subpart C of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act establishes the Continuum of Care Program. The Continuum 
of Care Program is formed from the consolidation and amendment of three 
separate homeless assistance programs (The Supportive Housing Program, 
the Shelter Plus Care Program, and the Moderate Rehabilitation/Single 
Room Occupancy Program) into one single grant program. The three 
programs that had been carried out under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). The HEARTH Act was 
designed to improve administrative efficiency and enhance response 
coordination and effectiveness in addressing the needs of homeless 
persons through the Continuum of Care Program. The purpose of the 
program is to promote communitywide commitment to the goal of ending 
homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, and 
State and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and 
families while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused to homeless 
individuals, families, and communities by homelessness; promote access 
to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless 
individuals and families; and optimize self-sufficiency among 
individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
    Publication of the interim rule for the Continuum of Care Program 
on July 31, 2012, found at 24 CFR part 578, continues HUD's 
implementation of the HEARTH Act. This rule establishes the regulatory 
framework for the Continuum of Care Program and the Continuum of Care 
planning process, including requirements applicable to the 
establishment of a Continuum of Care. A Continuum of Care is designed 
to address the critical problem of homelessness through a coordinated 
community-based process of identifying needs and building a system of 
housing and services to address those needs.
    The statutory provisions and implementing interim regulations 
govern the Continuum of Care Program recordkeeping requirements for 
recipient and subrecipients and the standard operating procedures for 
ensuring that Continuum of Care Program funds are used in accordance 
with the program requirements. To see the regulations for the new CoC 
program and applicable supplementary documents, visit HUD's Homeless 
Resource Exchange at https://www.onecpd.info/resource/2033/hearth-coc-program-interim-rule/.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of the affected public: Continuum of Care program 
recipients and subrecipients.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The CoC record keeping requirements 
include 45 distinct activities. Each activity requires a different 
number of respondents ranging from 10 to 350,000. Each activity also 
has a unique frequency of response, ranging from once to 200 times 
annually, and a unique associated number of hours of response, ranging 
from 15 minutes to 180 hours. The total number of hours needed for all 
reporting is 1,921,711 hours.
    Status of proposed information collection: New Request.
    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 15, 2013.
Mark Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs.
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