[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 243 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81946-81947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27764]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7025-N-09]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Continuum of 
Care (CoC) Program Registration; OMB Control No: 2506-0182

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: February 16, 2021.

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: Sherri Boyd, Senior Program 
Specialist, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; 
email Sherri Boyd at [email protected], 202-402-6070. 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. Boyd.

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: Continuum of Care (CoC) Program 
Registration.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0182.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
submission is to request an extension of an existing collection in use 
without an OMB Control Number for the Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum 
of Care Program. Continuum of Care program recipients will be expected 
to implement and retain the information collection for the 
recordkeeping requirements. The statutory provisions and implementing 
interim regulations govern the Continuum of Care Program recordkeeping 
requirements for recipient and subrecipients and the standard operating 
procedures for ensuring that Continuum of Care Program funds are used 
in accordance with the program requirements. To see the regulations for 
the new CoC program and applicable supplementary documents, visit HUD's 
Homeless Resource Exchange at https://www.onecpd.info/resource/2033/hearth-coc-program-interim-rule/.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Nonprofit organizations, 
states, local governments, and instrumentalities of state and local 
governments. Includes Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), as such term is 
defined in 24 CFR 5.100.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 400.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Average Hours per Response: See chart.
    Total Estimated Burdens: See chart.

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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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CoC Registration--Basic.................             400               1             400               1             400          $41.37         $16,548
CoC Registration--UFA designation                     20               1              20              15             300           41.37          12,411
 request *..............................
CoC Registration--HPC designation                      5               1               5              10              50           41.37        2,068.50
 request *..............................
Grant Inventory Worksheet...............             400               1             400               8           3,200           41.37         132,384
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    Total...............................             400               1             400  ..............  ..............  ..............      163,411.50
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* Responses to UFA and HPC designations are subsets of the total 400 basic registration numbers as the basic CoC Registration is completed by all
  Collaborative Applicants to register the CoCs. On average there are 20 requests for UFA designation and to date no requests for HPC designation.

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

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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.

John Gibbs,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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