[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54917-54919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22333]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7012-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Emergency 
Solutions Grant Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: December 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: 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 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: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of 
Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-5015 
(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: Emergency Solutions Grants Program 
Recordkeeping Requirements.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0089.
    Type of Request (i.e., new, revision or extension of currently 
approved collection): Extension.
    Form Number:
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
submission is to request an extension of a currently approved 
collection for the reporting burden associated with program and 
recordkeeping requirements that Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) 
program recipients will be expected to implement and retain. This 
submission is limited to the recordkeeping burden under the ESG 
entitlement program. To see the regulations for the ESG program and 
applicable supplementary documents, visit the ESG page on the HUD 
Exchange at https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/esg/. The statutory 
provisions and the implementing interim regulations (also found at 24 
CFR 576) that govern the program require these recordkeeping 
requirements.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): ESG recipient and subrecipient 
lead persons.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The ESG record keeping 
requirements include 18 distinct activities. Each activity requires a 
different number of respondents ranging from 20 to 78,000. There are 
78,000 unique respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 526,116.

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    Frequency of Response: Each activity also has a unique frequency of 
response, ranging from once annually to monthly.
    Average Hours per Response: Each activity also has a unique 
associated number of hours of response, ranging from 15 minutes to 12 
hours and 45 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total number of hours needed for all 
reporting is 387,522 hours.

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                                                             Response                                                                      Burden  cost
         Information collection              Number of       frequency     Total annual    Burden  hours   Total annual    Hourly  rate         per
                                            respondents      (average)       responses     per  response       hours            **          instrument
A                                                      B               C               D               E               F
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576.100(b)(2) Emergency Shelter and                  360               1             360             1.0             360           39.96       14,385.60
 Street Outreach Cap....................
576.400(a) Consultation with Continuums              360               1             360             6.0           2,160           39.96       86,313.60
 of Care................................
576.400(b) Coordination with other                 2,360               1           2,360             8.0          18,880           39.96       754,444.8
 Targeted Homeless Services.............
576.400(c) System and Program                      2,360               1           2,360            16.0          37,760           39.96       1,508,890
 Coordination with Mainstream Resources.
576.400(d) Centralized or Coordinated              2,000               1           2,000             3.0           6,000           39.96         239,760
 Assessment.............................
576.400(e) Written Standards for                     808               1             808             5.0           4,040           39.96       161,438.4
 Determining the Amount of Assistance...
576.400(f) Participation in HMIS........          78,000               1          78,000             0.5          39,000           39.96       1,558,440
576.401(a) Initial Evaluation...........          50,000               1          50,000             1.0          50,000           39.96       1,998,000
576.401(b) Recertification..............          20,000               2          40,000             0.5          20,000           39.96         799,200
576.401 (d) Connection to Mainstream              78,000               3         234,000            0.25          58,500           39.96       2,337,660
 Resources..............................
576.401(e) Housing retention plan.......          50,000               1          50,000             .75          37,500           39.96       1,498,500
576.402 Terminating Assistance..........             808               1             808             4.0           3,232           39.96       129,150.7
576.403 Habitability review.............          52,000               1          52,000             0.6          31,200           39.96       1,246,752
576.405 Homeless Participation..........           2,360              12          28,320             1.0          28,320           39.96       1,131,667
576.500 Recordkeeping Requirements......           2,360               1           2,360           12.75          30,090           39.96       1,202,396
576.501(b) Remedial Actions.............              20               1              20               8             160           39.96         6,393.6
576.501(c) Recipient Sanctions..........             360               1             360              12           4,320           39.96       172,627.2
576.501(c) Subrecipient Response........           2,000               1           2,000               8          16,000           39.96         639,360
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    Total...............................          78,000  ..............         546,116  ..............         387,522  ..............   15,485,378.90
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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.

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


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    Dated: September 20, 2019.
John Bravacos,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2019-22333 Filed 10-10-19; 8:45 am]
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