[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16359-16361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06564]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-31]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD Research, 
Evaluation, and Demonstration Cooperative Agreements

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 24, 2014.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email

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Colette Pollard at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339. 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 HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection 
described in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited 
public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days 
was published on December 30, 2013. Please note that this Notice 
combines two previous 60-Day Notices that were published as Application 
and Reporting requirements for this program (FR-5689-N-13 and FR-5689-
N-14) that were published on the same day.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: HUD Research, Evaluation, and 
Demonstration Cooperative Agreements.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Type of Request New collection.
    Form Number:
    For the application phase, prospective applicants must respond to 
the Notice of Funding Availability published in the Federal Register in 
order to receive an award. They must, prior to award, complete the 
following submissions:

Application for Federal Assistance (Form SF-424)
Detailed Budget (Form HUD-424-CB)
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if required (Standard Form LLL)
Disclosure/Update Report (Form HUD-2880)
Acknowledgment of Application Receipt (Form HUD-2993)
Client Comments and Suggestions (Form HUD-2994)
Narrative, which must include: applicant and organizational 
qualifications and capacity; and for the selected scenarios the 
question to be answered, the research design, and the work plan
Resumes of researchers
Indirect cost rate agreement, if available.

    For the reporting phase, no agency forms will be used. The 
quarterly reporting will be accomplished through a short narrative 
report and use of existing grant management systems.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's 
Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) intends to establish 
cooperative agreements with qualified for-profit and nonprofit research 
organizations and universities to conduct research, demonstrations, and 
data analysis. HUD will issue a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 
describing the cooperative research program and the criteria for 
applying for awards. To assess qualified organizations for cooperative 
research, PD&R must collect information about the qualifications and 
capacity of organizations that apply under the NOFA. After awards have 
been made, HUD needs to collect information to evaluate the ongoing 
performance under the cooperative agreements.
    Respondents: Applicants will include: public or private nonprofit 
organizations or intermediaries, including institutions of higher 
education and area-wide planning organizations; for profit 
organizations; States, units of general local government, or Indian 
tribes; and public housing authorities. HUD anticipates that 
approximately 18 organizations will apply. Of those, HUD anticipates 
that approximately 8-10 organizations will be selected for cooperative 
agreement award and subject to ongoing reporting requirements to assess 
performance.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately eighteen applicants, 
and between eight to ten awardees.
    Estimated Number of Responses: Approximately eighteen applicants, 
and between eight to ten awardees responsible for ongoing reporting.
    Frequency of Response: Approximately 18 applications for the NOFA. 
Quarterly reporting and other mandatory federal reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements for cooperative agreement awardees.
    Average Hours per Response: For applications, an estimated average 
of 66.5 hours per respondent to prepare an application, including the 
narrative and the mandatory forms. Estimated at 36 labor hours annually 
for each awardee during the life of the agreement.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total estimated burden for application 
by all participants is 1,197 hours.

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                                                                   Responses per     Hours per
                           Respondents                              respondent       response       Total hours
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18 applicants Application narrative.............................               1            60.0           1,080
18 applicants Application forms.................................               1             6.5             117
n/a Paperwork burden............................................             n/a            66.5           1,197
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    The total estimated burden for progress reporting by all awardees 
is estimated at 360 combined hours annually.

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                                                                            Responses per
                                                     Respondents             respondent-      Hours per    Total
                                                                                year          response     hours
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Quarterly Reports.........................  10 awardees..................               4               4  160
Other Reports.............................  10 awardees..................               1               4   40
Recordkeeping.............................  10 awardees..................               1              16  160
Annual paperwork burden...................  n/a..........................             n/a             n/a  360
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and

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    (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

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

    Dated: March 20, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-06564 Filed 3-24-14; 8:45 am]
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