[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19804-19805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09239]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7018-N-03]


60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Accountability 
in the Provision of HUD Assistance ``Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/
Update Report--HUD 2880''

AGENCY: Office of Strategic Planning and Management, 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 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 5, 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 Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-
402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed form. Persons with 
hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
    Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may also 
submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
at www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit 
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the 
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely 
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to 
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the 
www.regulations.gov website can be viewed by other commenters and 
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the 
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
    Note: To receive consideration as public comments, comments must be 
submitted through one of the methods specified above. Again, all 
submissions must refer to the docket number and title of the notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann vom Eigen, Grants Management and 
Oversight Division, Office of Strategic Planning and Management, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh St. SW, Room 
3156, Washington, DC 20410 or by email [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-2146. 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 the proposed data collection form may be requested from 
Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department will submit the proposed information collection to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended). HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the 
information collection described in Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Proposal: Accountability in the Provision of HUD 
Assistance ``Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report''.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0032.
    ``Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance ``Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report''(HUD 2880).
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform 
Act of 1989 (HUD Reform Act) requires the Department to ensure greater 
accountability and integrity in the provision of assistance 
administered by the Department. One feature of the statute requires 
certain disclosures by applicants seeking assistance from HUD, from 
states and units of local government, and for other assistance used to 
carry out activities funded with the assistance. The disclosure 
includes the financial interests of persons in the activities, the 
sources of funds to be made available for the activities, and the 
proposed uses of the funds.
    Each applicant that submits an application for assistance, within 
the jurisdiction of HUD, to a state or to a unit of general local 
government for a specific project or activity must disclose this 
information whenever the dollar threshold is met. This information must 
be kept updated during the application review process and while the 
assistance is being provided.
    Members of affected public: Applicants for HUD competitively funded 
assistance requiring a match must file this form. The form, HUD 2880, 
must be submitted as part of an applicant's application for 
competitively funded assistance for several programs which vary 
accoring to annual funding but can include the following:
     Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program;
     Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with 
Disabilities program;
     Multifamily Service Coordinator Program;
     Self-Help Homeownership Program;
     Continuum of Care Program;
     Rural Capacity Building for Community Development;
     Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity 
Building Program;
     Research and Evaluation Notices of Funding Availability;
     Fair Housing Initiatives program;
     Youth Homeless Demonstration program;
     Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard programs;
     Family Supportive Services programs;
     Mainstream Voucher Program and Family Uniifcation Program; 
and
     Jobs Plus Program.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The form is used by entities when they 
apply for grants. As HUD receives roughly 14,000 applications on an 
annual basis, we expect that there will be 14,000 respondents who may 
need to use this form. HUD estimates that it will take two hours to 
complete the form, at $60.74 per hour.\1\ The total estimated burden on 
respondents would thus reach $1,700,720 on an annual basis. This is 
shown in the following table.
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    \1\ Estimated cost for respondents is calculated from the June 
2018 Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics report on 
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation determined that the hourly 
rate of management, professional and related wages and salaries 
averaged $41.71 per hour plus $19.03 per hour for fringe benefits 
for a total $60.74 per hour.

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                                                                        Number of                         Hours per
                                Form                                   respondents       Frequency        respondent      Total hours       Total cost
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2880...............................................................          14,000              1.0              2.0           28,000       $1,700,720
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    Estimation of the Cost to the Federal Government: The following 
table shows the estimated burden of Federal financial assistance 
review. HUD estimates the cost of the maximum burden on HUD staff would 
total at most $1,412,740.00. This estimate is based on the assumption 
that each form would be reviewed for one hour by a GS13 step 5 
performing a review, and then by a GS 14 and a GS15 who will look at 
summary results on an annual basis.\2\
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    \2\ Federal staff time is estimated for a GS-13 step 5 hourly 
rate at $52.66 per hour (from the Office of Personnel Management and 
the table with Washington-Baltimore-Arlington locality pay), plus 
16% fringe benefit for a total of $61.08 per hour, as well as 15 
minutes each for a GS 14 and a GS 15 based on similar calculations 
bringing the blended total to $100.91/hr.

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                                                                                         Estimated        Estimated        Estimated
                       Estimated Respondents                            Frequency        number of       burden hours     burden hours   Total estimated
                                                                                         responses        per review        per year        burden \2\
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14,000.............................................................               1           14,000        1.50 hrs.           21,000    $1,412,740.00
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    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.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: April 25, 2019.
Christopher Walsh,
Presidential Management Fellows, Office of Business Transformation.
[FR Doc. 2019-09239 Filed 5-3-19; 8:45 am]
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