[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12018-12019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04074]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7036-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Veterans 
Housing Rehabilitation and Modification and Pilot Program; OMB Control 
No.: 2506-0213

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: April 30, 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: Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D., Office of 
Rural Housing and Economic Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20410; email [email protected]; telephone (202) 708-2290. 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.
    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: FY 2020 Veterans Housing 
Rehabilitation and Modification and Pilot Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0213.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: SF-424; HUD 424CB; HUD 424-CBW; SF-LLL; HUD 2880; HUD 
2990; HUD 2991; HUD 2993; HUD 2994A; HUD 27061; and HUD 27300.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program funding 
in FY 2020 was provided under the Further Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-94, approved December 20, 2019), the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-141), and the 
Consolidated Appropriations Action, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-6). The purpose 
of VHRMP is to award grants to nonprofit veteran's service 
organizations to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of 
disabled and low-income veterans. The program goal is to support 
eligible activities that serve the following objectives: (1) Modify and 
rehabilitate the primary residence of disabled and low-income veterans; 
(2) rehabilitate such residence that is in a state of interior and 
exterior disrepair; and (3) install energy efficient features or 
equipment. Information is required to rate and rank competitive 
applications and to ensure eligibility of applicants for funding. 
Quarterly reporting is required to monitor grant management.
    Respondents: Public, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Average Hours per Response: 12.74.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 2,548.

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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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HUD-424CB...............................             200               1             200            3.12             624           69.75      $43,524.00
HUD-424CBW..............................             200               1             200            3.12             624           69.75       43,524.00
HUD-2880................................             200               1             200               2             400           69.75       27,900.00
HUD-2991................................             200               1             200               0               0           69.75               0
HUD-2993................................             200               1             200               0               0           69.75               0
HUD-2994A...............................             200               1             200             0.5             100           69.75        6,975.00
HUD-27061...............................             200               1             200               1             200           69.75       13,950.00
HUD-27300...............................             200               1             200               3             600           69.75       41,850.00
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............           12.74           2,548  ..............      177,723.00
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Annualized Cost @ $69.75/hr.: $172,550.56.

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.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, James Arthur Jemison II, having reviewed and approved 
this document, is delegating the authority to electronically sign 
this document to submitter, Aaron Santa Anna, who is the Federal 
Register Liaison for HUD,

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for purposes of publication in the Federal Register.

Aaron Santa Anna,
Federal Register Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-04074 Filed 2-26-21; 8:45 am]
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