[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94406-94408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30913]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-96]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Recordkeeping 
for HUD's Continuum of Care Program

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: January 23, 2017.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at Anna .P. 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free 
number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments

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may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for 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 
September 26, 2016 at 81 FR 66073.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum 
of Care Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0199.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
submission is to request an extension of an Existing Collection in use 
with an OMB Control Number for the Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of 
Care Program. Continuum of Care program recipients will be expected to 
implement and retain the information collection for the recordkeeping 
requirements. 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/.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Continuum of Care program 
recipients and subrecipients.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The CoC record keeping 
requirements include 45 distinct activities. Each activity requires a 
different number of respondents ranging from 10 to 350,000. There are 
366,500 unique respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3,968,075.
    Frequency of Response: Each activity has a unique frequency of 
response, ranging from once to 200 times annually.
    Average Hours per Response: Each activity also has a unique 
associated number of hours of response, ranging from 15 minutes to 180 
hours.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total number of hours needed for all 
reporting is 1,921,711 hours.

                            Exhibit A-1--Estimated Annual Burden Hours for Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of Care Program
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                                                                       Response
                Information collection                   Number of     frequency   Total annual  Burden hours  Total annual  Hourly rate    Burden cost
                                                        respondents    (average)     responses   per response      hours                  per instrument
A                                                                 B             C             D             E             F  ...........  ..............
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Sec.   578.5(a) Establishing the CoC.................        450.00          1.00        450.00          8.00      3,600.00       $37.13     $133,668.00
Sec.   578.5(b) Establishing the Board...............        450.00          1.00        450.00          5.00      2,250.00        37.13       83,542.50
Sec.   578.7(a)(1) Hold CoC Meetings.................        450.00          2.00        900.00          4.00      3,600.00        37.13      133,668.00
Sec.   578.7(a)(2) Invitation for New Members........        450.00          1.00        450.00          1.00        450.00        37.13       16,708.50
Sec.   578.7(a)(4) Appoint committees................        450.00          2.00        900.00          0.50        450.00        37.13       16,708.50
Sec.   578.7(a)(5) Governance charter................        450.00          1.00        450.00          7.00      3,150.00        37.13      116,959.50
Sec.   578.7(a)(6) and (7) Monitor performance and           450.00          1.00        450.00          9.00      4,050.00        37.13      150,376.50
 evaluation..........................................
Sec.   578.7(a)(8) Centralized or coordinated                450.00          1.00        450.00          8.00      3,600.00        37.13      133,668.00
 assessment system...................................
Sec.   578.7(a)(9) Written standards.................        450.00          1.00        450.00          5.00      2,250.00        37.13       83,542.50
Sec.   578.7(b) Designate HMIS.......................        450.00          1.00        450.00         10.00      4,500.00        37.13      167,085.00
Sec.   578.9 Application for funds...................        450.00          1.00        450.00        180.00     81,000.00        37.13    3,007,530.00
Sec.   578.11(c) Develop CoC plan....................        450.00          1.00        450.00          9.00      4,050.00        37.13      150,376.50
Sec.   578.21(c) Satisfying conditions...............      8,000.00          1.00      8,000.00          4.00     32,000.00        37.13    1,188,160.00
Sec.   578.23 Executing grant agreements.............      8,000.00          1.00      8,000.00          1.00      8,000.00        37.13      297,040.00
Sec.   578.35(b) Appeal--solo........................         10.00          1.00         10.00          4.00         40.00        37.13        1,485.20
Sec.   578.35(c) Appeal--denied or decreased funding.         15.00          1.00         15.00          1.00         15.00        37.13          556.95
Sec.   578.35(d) Appeal--competing CoC...............         10.00          1.00         10.00          5.00         50.00        37.13        1,856.50
Sec.   578.35(e) Appeal--Consolidated Plan                     5.00          1.00          5.00          2.00         10.00        37.13          371.30
 certification.......................................
Sec.   578.49(a)--Leasing exceptions.................          5.00          1.00          5.00          1.50          7.50        37.13          278.48
Sec.   578.65 HPC Standards..........................         20.00          1.00         20.00         10.00        200.00        37.13        7,426.00
Sec.   578.75(a)(1) State and local requirements--         7,000.00          1.00      7,000.00          0.50      3,500.00        37.13      129,955.00
 appropriate service provision.......................
Sec.   578.75(a)(1) State and local requirements--            20.00          1.00         20.00          3.00         60.00        37.13        2,227.80
 housing codes.......................................
Sec.   578.75(b) Housing quality standards...........     72,800.00          2.00    145,600.00          1.00    145,600.00        37.13    5,406,128.00
Sec.   578.75(b) Suitable dwelling size..............     72,800.00          2.00    145,600.00          0.08     11,648.00        37.13      432,490.24
Sec.   578.75(c) Meals...............................     70,720.00          1.00     70,720.00          0.50     35,360.00        37.13    1,312,916.80

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Sec.   578.75(e) Ongoing assessment of supportive          8,000.00          1.00      8,000.00          1.50     12,000.00        37.13      445,560.00
 services............................................
Sec.   578.75(f) Residential supervision.............      6,600.00          3.00     19,800.00          0.75     14,850.00        37.13      551,380.50
Sec.   578.75(g) Participation of homeless                11,500.00          1.00     11,500.00          1.00     11,500.00        37.13      426,995.00
 individuals.........................................
Sec.   578.75(h) Supportive service agreements.......      3,000.00        100.00    300,000.00          0.50    150,000.00        37.13    5,569,500.00
Sec.   578.77(a) Signed leases/occupancy agreements..    104,000.00          2.00    208,000.00          1.00    208,000.00        37.13    7,723,040.00
Sec.   578.77(b) Calculating occupancy charges.......      1,840.00        200.00    368,000.00          0.75    276,000.00        37.13   10,247,880.00
Sec.   578.77(c) Calculating rent....................      2,000.00        200.00    400,000.00          0.75    300,000.00        37.13   11,139,000.00
Sec.   578.81(a) Use restriction.....................         20.00          1.00         20.00          0.50         10.00        37.13          371.30
Sec.   578.91(a) Termination of assistance...........        400.00          1.00        400.00          4.00      1,600.00        37.13       59,408.00
Sec.   578.91(b) Due process for termination of            4,500.00          1.00      4,500.00          3.00     13,500.00        37.13      501,255.00
 assistance..........................................
Sec.   578.95(d)--Conflict-of-Interest exceptions....         10.00          1.00         10.00          3.00         30.00        37.13        1,113.90
Sec.   578.103(a)(3) Documenting homelessness........    300,000.00          1.00    300,000.00          0.25     75,000.00        37.13    2,784,750.00
Sec.   578.103(a)(4) Documenting at risk of               10,000.00          1.00     10,000.00          0.25      2,500.00        37.13       92,825.00
 homelessness........................................
Sec.   578.103(a)(5) Documenting imminent threat of          200.00          1.00        200.00          0.50        100.00        37.13        3,713.00
 harm................................................
Sec.   578.103(a)(7) Documenting program participant     350,000.00          6.00  2,100,000.00          0.25    525,000.00        37.13   19,493,250.00
 records.............................................
Sec.   578.103(a)(7) Documenting case management.....      8,000.00         12.00     96,000.00          1.00     96,000.00        37.13    3,564,480.00
Sec.   578.103(a)(13) Documenting faith-based              8,000.00          1.00      8,000.00          1.00      8,000.00        37.13      297,040.00
 activities..........................................
Sec.   578.103(b) Confidentiality procedures.........     11,500.00          1.00     11,500.00          1.00     11,500.00        37.13      426,995.00
Sec.   578.105(a) Grant/project changes--UFAs........         20.00          2.00         40.00          2.00         80.00        37.13        2,970.40
Sec.   578.105(b) Grant/project changes--multiple            800.00          1.00        800.00          2.00      1,600.00        37.13       59,408.00
 project applicants..................................
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    Total............................................  1,075,195.00  ............     4,238,075  ............  2,056,710.50  ...........   76,365,660.87
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Annualized Cost @$37.13/hr (GS-12): $76,365,660.87.

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
    (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.

C. Authority

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

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-30913 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am]
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