[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16641-16643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06184]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7025-N-03]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HOME Investment 
Partnerships Program

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: 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: Peter Huber, Office of Affordable 
Housing Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street SW, Room 7162, Washington, DC 20410-4500; telephone 202-
402-3941 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at 
[email protected]. 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: HOME Investment Partnerships 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0171.
    Type of Request: Extension of Approved Collection.
    Form Number: HUD 40093, SF 1199A, HUD 20755, HUD 40107, HUD 40107A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected through HUD's Integrated Disbursement and 
Information System (IDIS) (24 CFR 92.502) is used by HUD Field Offices, 
HUD Headquarters, and HOME Program Participating Jurisdictions (PJs). 
The information on program funds committed and disbursed is used by HUD 
to track PJ performance and to determine compliance with the statutory 
24-month commitment deadline and the regulatory 5-year expenditure 
deadline (Sec.  92.500(d)). The project-specific property, tenant, 
owner, and financial data is used to compile annual reports to Congress 
required at Section 284(b) of the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, as 
well as to make program management decisions about how well program 
participants are achieving the statutory objectives of the HOME 
Program. Program management reports are generated by IDIS to provide 
data on the status of program participants' commitment and disbursement 
of HOME funds. These reports are provided to HUD staff as well as to 
HOME PJs.
    Management reports required in conjunction with the Annual 
Performance Report (Sec.  92.509) are used by HUD Field Offices to 
assess the effectiveness of locally designed programs in meeting 
specific statutory requirements and by Headquarters in preparing the 
Annual Report to Congress. Specifically, these reports permit HUD to 
determine compliance with the requirement that PJs provide a 25 percent 
match for HOME funds expended during the Federal fiscal year (Section 
220 of the Act) and that program income be used for HOME eligible 
activities (Section 219 of the Act), as well as the Women and Minority 
Business Enterprise requirements (Sec.  92.351(b)).
    Financial, project, tenant and owner documentation is used to 
determine compliance with HOME Program cost limits (Section 212(e) of 
the Act), eligible activities (Sec.  92.205), and eligible costs (Sec.  
92.206), as well as to determine whether program participants are 
achieving the income targeting and affordability requirements of the 
Act (Sections 214 and 215). Other information collected under Subpart H 
(Other Federal Requirements) is primarily intended for local program 
management and is only viewed by HUD during routine monitoring visits. 
The written agreement with the owner for long-term obligation (Sec.  
92.504) and tenant protections (Sec.  92.253) are required to ensure 
that the property owner complies with these important elements of the 
HOME Program and are also reviewed by HUD during monitoring visits. HUD 
reviews all other data collection requirements during monitoring to 
assure compliance with the requirements of the Act and other related 
laws and authorities.
    HUD tracks PJ performance and compliance with the requirements of 
24 CFR parts 91 and 92. PJs use the required information in the 
execution of their program, and to gauge their own performance in 
relation to stated goals.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): State and local government 
participating jurisdictions.

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                                                                                     Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
                 Reg. section                         Paperwork requirement          responses       response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Sec.   92.61..................................  Program Description and Housing                4               1               4              10              40          $41.37       $1,654.80
                                                 Strategy for Insular Areas.
Sec.   92.66..................................  Reallocation--Insular Areas.....               4               1               4               3              12           41.37          496.44
Sec.   92.101.................................  Consortia Designation...........              36               1              36               5             180           41.37        7,446.60
Sec.   92.201.................................  State Designation of Local                    51               1              51             1.5            76.5           41.37        3,164.81
                                                 Recipients.
Sec.   92.200.................................  Private-Public Partnership......             594               1             594               2           1,188           41.37       49,147.56
Sec.   92.201.................................  Distribution of Assistance......             594               1             594               2           1,188           41.37       49,147.56
Sec.   92.202.................................  Site and Neighborhood Standards.             594               1             594               2           1,188           41.37       49,147.56
Sec.   92.203.................................  Income Determination............           6,667               1           6,667               2          13,334           41.37      551,627.58
Sec.   92.203.................................  Income Determination............          85,000               1          85,000            0.75          63,750           41.37    2,637,337.50
Sec.   92.205(e)..............................  Terminated Projects.............             180               1             180               5             900           41.37       37,233.00
Sec.   92.206.................................  Eligible Costs--Refinancing.....             100               1             100               4             400           41.37       16,548.00
Sec.   92.210.................................  Troubled HOME-Assisted Rental                 25               1              25             0.5            12.5           41.37          517.13
                                                 Projects.
Sec.   92.251(a)..............................  Rehabilitation Projects--New               3,400               3          10,200               3          30,600           41.37    1,265,922.00
                                                 Construction.
Sec.   92.251(b)..............................  Rehabilitation Projects--                  5,100               2          10,200               2          20,400           41.37      843,948.00
                                                 Rehabilitation.
Sec.   92.252.................................  Qualification as affordable                   50               5             250              25           6,250           41.37      258,562.50
                                                 housing: Rental Housing:.
Sec.   92.252(j)..............................  Fixed and Floating HOME Rental                45               1              45               1              45           41.37        1,861.65
                                                 Units.
Sec.   92.251.................................  Written Property Standards......           6,667               3          20,001               3          60,003           41.37    2,482,324.11
Sec.   92.253.................................  Tenant Protections (including              6,667               1           6,667               5          33,335           41.37    1,379,068.95
                                                 lease requirement).
Sec.   92.254.................................  Homeownership--Median Purchase                80               1              80               5             400           41.37       16,548.00
                                                 Price.
Sec.   92.254.................................  Homeownership--Alternative to                100               1             100               5             500           41.37       20,685.00
                                                 Resale/recapture.
Sec.   92.254(a)(5)...........................  Homeownership--Approval of                 2,000               1           2,000             1.5           3,000           41.37      124,110.00
                                                 Resale & Recapture.
Sec.   92.254(a)(5)...........................  Homeownership--Fair Return &                   2               1               2               1               2           41.37           82.74
                                                 Affordability.
Sec.   92.254(f)..............................  Homeownership program policies..             600               1             600               5           3,000           41.37      124,110.00
Sec.   92.300.................................  CHDO Identification.............             594               1             594               2            1188           41.37       49,147.56
Sec.   92.300.................................  CHDO Project Assistance.........             594               1             594               2           1,188           41.37       49,147.56
Sec.   92.303.................................  Tenant Participation Plan.......           4,171               1           4,171              10          41,710           41.37    1,725,542.70
Sec.   92.351.................................  Affirmative Marketing...........           1,290               1           1,290               5           6,450           41.37      266,836.50
Sec.   92.354.................................  Labor...........................           6,667               1           6,667             2.5        16,667.5           41.37      689,534.48
Sec.   92.357.................................  Debarment and Suspension........           6,667               1           6,667               1            6667           41.37      275,813.79
Sec.   92.501.................................  HOME Investment Partnership                  598               1             598               1             598           41.37       24,739.26
                                                 Agreement (HUD 40093).
Sec.   92.504.................................  Participating Jurisdiction's               6,667               1           6,667              10          66,670           41.37    2,758,137.90
                                                 Written Agreements.
Sec.   92.300.................................  Designation of CHDOs............             480               1             480             1.5             720           41.37       29,786.40
Sec.   92.502.................................  Homeownership and Rental Set-Up              594               1             594              16           9,504           41.37      393,180.48
                                                 and Completion.
Sec.   92.502.................................  Tenant-Based Rental Assistance               225               1             225             5.5         1,237.5           41.37       51.195.38
                                                 Set-Up (IDIS).
Sec.   92.502.................................  Performance Measurement Set-Up             6,671               1           6,671              21         140,091           41.37    5,795,564.67
                                                 and Completion Screens (IDIS).
Sec.   92.502.................................  IDIS Access Request form (HUD                 50               1              50             0.5              25           41.37        1,034.25
                                                 27055).
Sec.   92.502(a)..............................  Required Reporting of Program                645               1             645              12           7,740           41.37      320,203.80
                                                 Income.
Sec.   92.504(c)..............................  Written Agreement...............           8,500               1           8,500               1           8,500           41.37      351,645.00
Sec.   92.504(d)(2)...........................  Financial Oversight and HOME              18,500               1          18,500               1          18,500           41.37      765,345.00
                                                 Rental projects.
Sec.   92.508.................................  Recordkeeping--Subsidy Layering           13,302               1          13,302               4          53,208           41.37    2,201,214.96
                                                 and Underwriting.
Sec.   92.508.................................  Recordkeeping (Additional)......          10,110               1          10,110               1          10,110           41.37      418,250.70
Sec.   92.509.................................  Annual Performance Reports (HUD              598               1             598             2.5           1,495           41.37       61,848.15
                                                 40107).
Sec.   92.509.................................  Management Reports--FY Match                 594               1             594            0.75           445.5           41.37       18,430.34
                                                 Report (HUD 40107A).
Sec.   92.550.................................  HUD Monitoring of Program                    645               1             645            0.25          161.25           41.37        6,670.91
Sec.   91.525.................................   Documentation and Activities.
Sec.   91.220.................................  Describe the plan for outreach..             427               1             427               1             427           41.37       17,664.99
Sec.   91.220.................................  Describe plan to ensure                      427               1             427               1             427           41.37       17,664.99
                                                 suitability.

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                                                Direct Deposit Sign up form (SF               10               1              10            0.25             2.5           41.37          103.43
                                                 1199A).
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    Totals....................................  ................................         207,586  ..............  ..............  ..............         633,536  ..............   26,209,394.66
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Annual cost is based on Actual Burden Hours (633,536) * the hourly rate for a GS-12 ($41.37).

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.

C. Authority

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

    Dated: March 5, 2020.
John Bravacos,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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