[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27988-27989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11291]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-36]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant Application-Technical 
Submission

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2506-0183) and

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should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. 
Email: [email protected] fax: 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard., Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected]. or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the HUD 
has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the Information 
collection described below. This 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.
    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposed: Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant 
Application-Technical Submission.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0183.
    Form Numbers: HUD 40090-3B, HUD 40090-3A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
submission is to request a reinstatement with revisions of an expired 
information collection for reporting burden associated with the 
Technical Submission phase of the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program 
Application. This submission is limited to the Technical Submission 
process under the CoC Program interim rule, formerly under the 
Supportive Housing Program and the Shelter Plus Care Program and 
changed to match the new program name created through the HEARTH Act. 
Applicants who are successful in the Continuum of Care Program Homeless 
Assistance Grant competition are required to submit more detailed 
technical information before grant agreement. The information to be 
collected will be used to ensure that technical requirements are met 
prior to the execution of a grant agreement. The technical requirements 
relate to a more extensive description of the budgets for supportive 
services and operations, as well as acquisition, rehabilitation, new 
construction, rental assistance, leasing, and sources of financing 
documentation. HUD will use this detailed information to determine if a 
project is financially feasible and whether all proposed activities are 
eligible.
    All information collected is used to carefully consider conditional 
applicants for funding. If HUD collects less information, or collected 
it less frequently, the Department could not make a final determination 
concerning the eligibility of applicants for grant funds and 
conditional applicants would not be eligible to sign grant agreements 
and receive funding. To see the regulations for the new CoC Program and 
applicable supplementary documents, visit HUD's Homeless Resource 
Exchange CoC page at http://www.hudhre.info/coc/. The statutory 
provisions and the implementing interim rule (also found at 24 CFR part 
587) that govern the program require the information provided by the 
Technical Submission.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Once a project is conditionally 
awarded, all applicants with new projects must complete the appropriate 
Technical Submission forms in e-snaps to receive funding. Each type of 
project will require a unique set of forms to meet compliance, and so 
the estimates below represent an average of applicants that have 
several forms to complete. We are anticipating a maximum of 750 
responses this year, with each respondent completing only 1 technical 
submission at 8 hours per response for a total of 6,000 hours. While 
much of the content remains the same as in the previous collection, we 
have estimated that the move to an electronic collection will save a 
minimum average of 1 hour per response, for a total savings of 750 
hours.
    Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 7, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-11291 Filed 5-10-13; 8:45 am]
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