[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 22558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09867]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6003-N-05]


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

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice: Paperwork Reduction Act.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comments 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 17, 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone (202) 402-
5534 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected] 
for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number 
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339.

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

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Reporting for HUD Research, 
Evaluation, and Demonstration Cooperative Agreements.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0299.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: PD&R 
intends to establish cooperative agreements with qualified for-profit 
and nonprofit research organizations and universities to conduct 
research, demonstrations, and data analysis. PD&R will issue a Notice 
of Funding Availability (NOFA) describing the cooperative research 
program. Management of PD&R cooperative agreements for research and 
demonstrations will require periodic reporting of progress. This 
information collection will be limited to recipients of cooperative 
agreements.
    Type of Request: (i.e. new, revision or extension of currently 
approved collection): Renewal.
    Agency Form Numbers: No agency forms will be used. The quarterly 
reporting will be accomplished through a short narrative report.
    Respondents: HUD anticipates that approximately 8-10 organizations 
will be selected for cooperative agreement award. Recipients of the 
cooperative agreements will be the sole members of the affected public 
for the reporting requirement.
    Members of Affected Public: For-profit and nonprofit organizations 
that apply to participate under the cooperative research agreements 
NOFA.
    Estimated Number of Respondents frequency of response, and hours of 
response: HUD anticipates that a maximum of 10 organizations will 
receive cooperative agreements. Quarterly progress reporting, other 
mandatory federal reporting and recordkeeping requirements are 
estimated at 36 labor hours annually for each awardee during the life 
of the agreement. The total estimated burden for progress reporting by 
all participants is 360 hours annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to the respondents is 
that of their time.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of   Responses  per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly Cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response        Cost
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Quarterly Reports.......................              10               4              40               4             160              $0              $0
Other Reports...........................              10               1              10               4              40               0               0
Recordkeeping...........................              10               1              10              16             160               0               0
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             360  ..............               0
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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
    (4) Ways to 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. 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: May 8, 2017.
Matthew E. Ammon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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