[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 211 (Friday, October 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68912-68913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24054]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Revision for 
Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program; OMB 
Control No.: (2506-0133)

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: December 29, 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 Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Donze, Management and Program 
Speciliast, Office of HIV/AIDS Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20410; email Claire 
Donze at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-2365. This is not 
a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. This is a toll-free number.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Claire Donze.

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 reporting, recording keeping, and application 
requirements for both the HOPWA formula and competitive grant programs. 
This revision applies to reporting requirements for all HOPWA grantees.
    For annual reporting, HOPWA grantees complete reporting forms by 
providing information on activities undertaken, number of clients 
served, funds expended, and accomplishments achieved. This information 
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. 
Grantees are required to report on the activities undertaken only, thus 
there may be components of these reporting requirements that may not be 
applicable to every grantee.
    The data elements in this submission represent the new annual 
reporting requirements for both HOPWA formula and competitive grantees, 
and represent a consolidation of the data elements in HUD-40110-C and 
HUD-40110-D. Compared to the HUD-40110-C and HUD-40110-D, the data 
elements in this submission represent data additions, deletions, and 
modifications that further clarify reporting requirements. The addition 
of new data elements will allow OHH to better respond to data calls 
from Congress and to make better programmatic decisions based on more 
relevant grantee annual data.
    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

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Departmental strategic goals. HUD plans to continue using the data 
elements in this submission for these purposes.
    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): All HOPWA formula, competitive, 
and renewal grantees.

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                                                                                                  Burden  hour     Annual     Hourly  cost
                Information collection                    Number of     Frequency     Responses        per         burden          per      Annual  cost
                                                         respondents   of response    per annum     response        hours       response
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HOPWA Renewal Application (including HUD-40110-B,              28.00          1.00         28.00         15.00        420.00        $25.35    $10,647.00
 narratives, and other requirements listed in the
 renewal notice)......................................
HOPWA Competitive Application (including HUD-40110-B,          40.00          1.00         40.00         45.00      1,800.00         25.35     45,630.00
 narratives, and other requirements listed in the
 NOFA)................................................
Consolidated HUD-40110-C (APR) and HUD-40110-D (CAPER)        244.00          1.00        224.00          40.0      8,960.00         25.35    227,136.00
 Data Elements........................................
HIV Housing Care Continuum Model Report (new                   26.00          1.00         26.00         20.00        520.00         25.35     13,182.00
 competitive SPNS grant only).........................
Housing as an Intervention to Fight AIDS (HIFA) Model          26.00          1.00         26.00         40.00      1,040.00         25.35     26,364.00
 Report (new competitive SPNS grant only).............
Recordkeeping for Competitive, Renewal, and Formula           244.00          1.00        244.00         60.00     14,640.00         25.35    371,124.00
 Grantees.............................................
Grant Amendments (budget change, extension, or early           30.00          1.00         30.00          6.00        180.00         25.35      4,563.00
 termination).........................................
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    Total.............................................        638.00  ............        638.00  ............     27,560.00  ............    698,646.00
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    This chart reflects the public burden for OMB approval 2506-0133 
adjusted to remove current forms HUD-40110-C and HUD-40110-D and 
replace with the new consolidated APR/CAPER data elements represented 
in this submission (see ``Consolidated HUD-40110-C (APR) and HUD-40110-
D (CAPER) Data Elements'' line above). The new consolidated APR/CAPER 
represented in this submission will be submitted annually by all 128 
formula grantees, 82 competitive renewal grantees, eight (8) current 
HOPWA competitive grantees, and 26 potential new competitive SPNS 
grantees.
    HOPWA grantees and applicants may be required to respond to more 
than one piece of information collection. All annualized costs reflect 
staff time spent on tasks in the table. The hourly rate of $25.35 is 
based on a GS-9 for Rest of United States. 8,960 hours * $25.35 = 
$227,136.00.

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. 
3507.

    Dated: October 21, 2020.
John Gibbs,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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