[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16643-16645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06179]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7025-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Paperwork 
Reduction Act Submission--Proposed Information Collection Revision for 
Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program

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: May 26, 2020.

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: Lisa Steinhauer, Community Planning 
and Development Specialist, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; 
email Lisa Steinhauer at [email protected] or telephone 215-
861-7651. 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 
Lisa Steinhauer.

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: Housing Opportunities for Persons 
With AIDS (HOPWA): Grant Application Submission, Recordkeeping, and 
Reporting.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0133.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-40110-B, HUD-40110-C, HUD-40110-D, SF-424, SF-LLL, 
and HUD-2991.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
current Paperwork Reduction Act approval under OMB Control No. 2506-
0133 covers both the HOPWA formula and competitive grant programs. The 
competitive grant program includes new competitive grants and renewal 
grants. This revision would only apply to reporting requirements for 
new competitive Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) 
grants.
    The current approval covers reporting for new competitive SPNS 
grants through HUD-40110-C, the HOPWA Annual Performance Report (APR). 
This submission requests to add four data elements to be reported 
annually through the HIV Housing Care Continuum Model Report to be 
submitted annually and the Housing as an Intervention to Fight AIDS 
(HIFA) report to be submitted at the end of the grant period of 
performance. The additional reporting will allow HOPWA to share lessons 
learned and promising practices with the public, and uphold the purpose 
of SPNS grants to be replicable in other similar localities or 
nationally.
    The data elements in the HIV Housing Care Continuum Model Report 
follow Center for Disease Control (CDC) definitions for the HIV Care 
Continuum and will allow SPNS grantees to collect standardized project 
data that can be used to compare outcomes with other projects. The HIV 
Housing Care Continuum Model report will require grantees to collect 
four client-level data elements for each person with diagnosed HIV 
receiving HOPWA assistance by type of assistance received through this 
NOFA. The data elements include:
    1. Receipt of Care. Receipt of care is measured as a person with 
diagnosed HIV receiving HOPWA assistance under this NOFA who had at 
least one CD4 or viral load test during the operating year.
    2. Retained in Care. Retained in care is measured as a person with 
diagnosed HIV receiving HOPWA assistance under this NOFA who had two or 
more CD4 or viral load tests, performed at least three months apart 
during the operating year.

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    3. Viral Suppression. Viral suppression is measured as a person 
with diagnosed HIV receiving HOPWA assistance under this NOFA who had a 
viral load test result of <200 copies/mL at the most recent viral load 
test during the operating year.
    4. Type of HOPWA assistance received. The type of HOPWA assistance 
received by the person with diagnosed HIV includes any HOPWA assistance 
for housing or supportive services funded through this NOFA. This data 
element will provide the denominator for the variety of HIV Housing 
Care Continuums created through the HIV Housing Care Continuum Model 
Report. Grantees will be required to separately report receipt of care, 
retained in care, and viral suppression for persons with diagnosed HIV 
receiving the following categories of type of HOPWA assistance under 
this NOFA: Any eligible HOPWA assistance; Housing assistance only; 
Supportive Services only; Both Housing assistance and Supportive 
Services; Tenant-based Rental Assistance (TBRA) and Master Leasing 
only; TBRA, Master Leasing, and Supportive Services; Facility-based 
Housing only; Facility-based Housing and Supportive Services; Short-
term Rent, Mortgage, and Utilities (STRMU) only; STRMU and Supportive 
Services; Other Housing Activities only; and Other Housing Activities 
and Supportive Services.
    Each annual submission of the HIV Housing Care Continuum Model 
report will cover only the data from the program year covered. The 
client-level data elements should be collected at minimum annually and 
at the following times: Client Intake, HOPWA Assistance Ends, Type of 
HOPWA Assistance Changes, or Recertification for HOPWA Assistance. In 
addition to the data elements collected, the grantee will provide a 
brief narrative to interpret the data reported.
    The HIFA Model report will document the project's design, 
implementation, and outcomes, and identify best practices and model 
qualities related to the use of housing as a structural intervention in 
the ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The HIFA Model report includes the 
following components: A vision or goal for the project; description of 
the need being met by the project; description of the program design; 
description of the alignment with initiatives or strategies to end the 
HIV/AIDS epidemic; description of data collection and analysis used to 
make data-driven decisions on stable housing and positive health 
outcomes; description of culturally competent approaches used to 
clients experiencing service gaps; partnerships formed or continued 
with community organizations and other housing and service providers; 
resources and partnerships used to transition clients to self-
sufficiency or other forms of housing assistance by the end of the 
grant period; successes and challenges in using housing as a structural 
intervention to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic; client outcomes related to 
health and housing stability including a summary of HIV Housing Care 
Continuum results and, if applicable, employment and income growth. 
Health outcome measures will include eligible program beneficiary CD4 
count, viral load, and perceived health. This data will be provided in 
the aggregate. Each HIFA Model will be shared with the public, and 
lessons learned through these grantee efforts will help inform national 
and community policy and actions.
    Reporting and recordkeeping for both HOPWA formula and competitive 
grant programs are already included in this approval. As currently 
approved through this collection, all HOPWA grantees will continue to 
provide annual information on program accomplishments that supports 
program evaluation and the ability to measure program beneficiary 
outcomes related to: Maintaining housing stability; preventing 
homelessness; and improving access to care and support. Competitive 
grantees report through HUD-40110-C, the HOPWA APR; Formula grantees 
report through HUD-40110-D, the HOPWA Consolidated Annual Performance 
and Evaluation Report (CAPER). Grantees are required to report on the 
activities undertaken only, thus there may be components of these 
reporting requirements that may not be applicable. HUD systematically 
reviews and conducts data analysis in order to prepare national and 
individual grantee performance profiles that are not only used to 
measure program performance against benchmark goals and objectives, but 
also to communicate the program's achievement and contributions towards 
Departmental strategic goals.
    The currently approved collection also pertains to grant 
application submission requirements which will be used to rate 
applications, determine eligibility, and establish grant amounts. HOPWA 
will continue using application narratives and form HUD-40110-B, HOPWA 
Competitive Application & Renewal of Permanent Supportive Housing 
Project Budget Summary, as a component of determining applicant 
eligibility and establishing grant amounts for competitive grants. 
HOPWA competitive and renewal application submission also continue to 
require submission of the following forms currently approved under this 
collection: SF424 and SF424b assurances; SFLLL; and HUD-2991. Form HUD-
2991 is currently covered under OMB approval number 2506-0112.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): HOPWA competitive and renewal 
grant applicants, and all HOPWA formula, competitive, and renewal 
grantees.

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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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HOPWA Renewal Application (including HUD-             28               1              28              15             420          $25.44      $10,684.80
 40110-B, narratives, and other
 requirements listed in the renewal
 notice)................................
HOPWA Competitive Application (including              40               1              40              45           1,800           25.44       45,792.00
 HUD-40110-B, narratives, and other
 requirements listed in the NOFA).......
HUD-40110-C Annual Progress Report (APR)             116               1             116              55           6,380           25.44      162,307.20

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HUD-40110-D Consolidated Annual                      128               1             128              41           5,248           25.44      133,509.12
 Performance and Evaluation Report
 (CAPER)................................
HIV Housing Care Continuum Model Report               26               1              26              20             520           25.44       13,228.80
 (new competitive SPNS grant only)......
Housing as an Intervention to Fight AIDS              26               1              26              40           1,040           25.44       26,457.60
 (HIFA) Model Report (new competitive
 SPNS grant only).......................
Recordkeeping for Competitive, Renewal,              244               1             244              60          14,640           25.44      372,441.60
 and Formula Grantees...................
Grant Amendments (budget change,                      30               1              30               6             180           25.44        4,579.20
 extension, or early termination).......
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    Total...............................             638  ..............             638  ..............          30,228  ..............      769,000.32
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    Renewal grants are awarded for a three-year operating period. 
Currently, there are 82 eligible renewal grantees. The number of 
respondents listed for HOPWA renewal applications represents one-third 
of the renewal grantees, or the estimated number of grantees projected 
to renew HOPWA grants each year. The number of respondents listed for 
HOPWA competitive applications represents the number of respondents 
expected to submit an application. Form HUD-40110-C, the APR is 
submitted by all renewal and competitive grantees on an annual basis. 
The number of respondents for the APR include 82 renewal grantees, 
eight (8) current HOPWA competitive grantees, and 26 expected new 
competitive SPNS grantees.
    HOPWA grantees and applicants may be required to respond to more 
than one piece of information collection. The total number of 
respondents include: 82 renewal grantees, eight (8) current HOPWA 
competitive grantees, 26 expected new competitive SPNS grantees, 40 
potential competitive applicants, and 128 current HOPWA formula 
grantees. The total of 638 total annual responses captures each unique 
response from the 284 respondents. All annualized costs reflect staff 
time spent on tasks in the table. The hourly rate is based on a GS-9 
for Rest of United States. 30,228 hours * $25.44 = $769,000.32.

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.

    Dated: March 12, 2020.
John Bravacos,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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