[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8741-8742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04340]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7011-N-05]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Continuum of 
Care Program Assistance Grant Application

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 10, 2019.

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: OIRA [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 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free 
number. Person 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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
September 14, 2018 at 83 FR 46748.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Continuum of Care Program 
Assistance Grant Application.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0112.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-2991--Cert of Consistency with Consolidated Plan.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
regulatory authority to collect this information is contained in 24 CFR 
part 578, and is authorized by the McKinney-Vento Act, as amended by S. 
896 The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing 
(HEARTH) Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq.) which states that ``The 
Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, and using the 
selection criteria described in section 427, to carry out eligible 
activities under this subtitle for projects that meet the program 
requirements under section 426, either by directly awarding funds to 
project sponsors or by awarding funds to unified funding agencies.'' 
(SEC.422(a))
    The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Application (OMB 2506-0112) is 
the second phase of the information collection process to be used in 
HUD's CoC Program Competition authorized by the HEARTH Act. During this 
phase, HUD collects information from the state and local Continuum of 
Cares (CoCs) through the CoC Consolidated Application which is 
comprised of the CoC Application, and the Priority Listing which 
includes the individual project recipients' project applications.
    The CoC Consolidated Grant Application is necessary for the 
selection of proposals submitted to HUD (by State and local 
governments, public housing authorities, and nonprofit organization) 
for the grant funds available through the Continuum of Care Program, in 
order to make decisions for the awarding CoC Program funds.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Nonprofit organizations, 
states, local governments, and instrumentalities of state and local 
governments, and Public Housing Authorities.

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                                                                            Frequency                Burden hour     Annual    Hourly cost
                    Submission documents                       Number of        of       Responses       per         burden        per       Annual cost
                                                              respondents   responses    per annum     response      hours       response
A                                                                       B            C            D            E            F            G             F
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CoC Applications:
    CoC HIC Process (this row includes the Subpopulation           390.00         1.00       390.00         8.00     3,120.00        46.62    145,454.40
     Extrapolation Tool, Stratified Extrapolation Tool,
     Housing Inventory Chart, and a General Extrapolation
     Tool)..................................................
    CoC PIT Process.........................................       390.00         1.00       390.00         8.00     3,120.00        46.62    145,454.40
    CoC Application.........................................       390.00         1.00       390.00        50.00       19,500        46.62     90,090.00
        CoC Priority Listing and Reallocation Forms.........       390.00         1.00       390.00         8.00     3,120.00        46.62    145,454.40
        HUD-2991--Cert of Consistency with Consolidated Plan  ...........         1.00       390.00         3.00     1,170.00        46.62     54,545.40
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            Subtotal CoC Application Submissions............       390.00         1.00       390.00        77.00     3,030.00        46.62  1,399,998,60
Project applications:
    Renewal Project applications............................     7,200.00         1.00     7,200.00         0.50     3,600.00        46.62    167,832.00
    New Project applications................................       850.00         1.00       850.00         1.50     1,275.00        46.62   59,54450.50
    CoC Planning Applications...............................       390.00         1.00       390.00         1.00       390.00        46.62     18,181.80
    UFA Costs Applications..................................        10.00         1.00        10.00         0.50         5.00        46.62        233.10
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        Subtotal of Project applications Submissions             8,450.00         1.00     8,450.00         3.50     5,270.00        46.62    245,687.40
         (Renewal, New, UFA and Planning)...................
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        Overall Total CoC Consolidated Application (Total        8,840.00         1.00     8,840.00        80.80    35,300.00        46.62  1,645,686.00
         Project applications plus CoC Applications)........
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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 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: March 1, 2019.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-04340 Filed 3-8-19; 8:45 am]
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