[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35414-35415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15628]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7012-N-03]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for 
Community Compass TA and Capacity Building Program NOFA and Awardee 
Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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: September 23, 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 4186, 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 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: Kenneth Rogers, Senior CPD Specialist, 
Kenneth Rogers at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-4396. 
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. Pollard.

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: Application for Community Compass 
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0197.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: SF-424, SF424CB, SF-424CBW, SF-425, SF-LLL, HUD-2880, 
HUD-50070, HUD-XXX, HUD-XXX, HUD-XXX, HUD-XXX, HUD-XXX, HUD-XXX, and 
Grants.gov Lobbying Form Certification.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Application information is needed to determine competition winners, 
i.e., the technical assistance providers best able to develop efficient 
and effective programs and projects that increase the supply of 
affordable housing units, prevent and reduce homelessness, improve data 
collection and reporting, and use coordinated neighborhood and 
community development strategies to revitalize and strengthen their 
communities. Additional information is needed during the life of the 
award from the competition winner, i.e., the technical assistance 
providers to fulfill the administrative requirements of the award.

Application/Pre-Award

    Respondents (i.e., affected public): For profit and non-profit 
organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 60.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 118.14.
    Application/Pre-Award Total Estimated Burden: 7,088.40.

Post-Award

    Estimated Number of Respondents/Awardees: 30.
    Work Plans: 10 per year/awardee.
    Average Hours per Response: 18.
    Reports: 4 per year/awardee.
    Average Hours per Response: 6.
    Recordkeeping: 12 per year/awardee.

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    Average Hours per Response: 16.
    Post-Award Total Estimated Burden: 11,070.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 18,158.40.

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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 *    Annual cost
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Application/Pre-Award...................              60               1              60          118.14        7,088.40          $60.74     $430,549.42
Post-Award..............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
Work Plans..............................              30              10             300              18           5,400           60.74      327,996.00
Reports.................................              30               4             120            5.85             702           60.74       42,639.48
Recordkeeping...........................              30              12             360            13.8           4,968           60.74      301,756.32
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............       18,158.40  ..............    1,102,941.22
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* 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.

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 using 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: July 11, 2019.
David C. Woll Jr.,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2019-15628 Filed 7-22-19; 8:45 am]
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