[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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