[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52168-52170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20281]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7034-N-53]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HOME Investment 
Partnerships Program; OMB Control No. 2506-0171

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, Housing and Urban 
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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 20, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to [email protected] or www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on June 
25, 2021 at 86 FR 33722.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: HOME Investment Partnerships 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0171.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    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 Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) 
Participating Jurisdictions (PJs). The project-specific property, 
tenant, owner, and financial data is used to compile annual reports to 
Congress required at Section 284(b) of Title II of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12721 et 
seq.) (the Act) as well as to make program management decisions about 
how well PJs are achieving the statutory objectives of the HOME 
Program. Program management reports are generated by IDIS to provide 
data on the status of PJs' HOME grants and projects including the 
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 (24 CFR 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 (24 CFR 92.351(b)).
    Financial, project, tenant and owner documentation are used to 
determine compliance with HOME Program cost limits (Section 212(e) of 
the Act), eligible activities (24 CFR 92.205), and eligible costs (24 
CFR 92.206), as well as to determine whether PJs are complying with the 
income targeting and affordability requirements of the Act (Sections 
214 and 215 of the Act). Other information collected under Subpart H of 
Part 92 (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 
(24 CFR 92.504) and tenant protections (24 CFR 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.

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                                                                    Total
    Reg. section         Paperwork      Number of    Responses      annual     Burden hour per     Annual burden    Hourly rate        Annual cost
                        requirement    respondents   per annum    responses        response            hours
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Sec.   92.61.......  Program                  4.00         1.00         4.00              10.00              40.00        41.78                $1,671.20
                      Description and
                      Housing
                      Strategy for
                      Insular Areas.
Sec.   92.66.......  Reallocation--In         4.00         1.00         4.00               3.00              12.00        41.78                   501.36
                      sular Areas.
Sec.   92.101......  Consortia               36.00         1.00        36.00               5.00             180.00        41.78                 7,520.40
                      Designation.
Sec.   92.201......  State                   51.00         1.00        51.00               1.50              76.50        41.78                 3,196.17
                      Designation of
                      Local
                      Recipients.
Sec.   92.200......  Private-Public         651.00         1.00       651.00               2.00           1,302.00        41.78                54,397.56
                      Partnership.
Sec.   92.201......  Distribution of        651.00         1.00       651.00               4.00           2,604.00        41.78               108,795.12
                      Assistance.
Sec.   92.202......  Site and               651.00         1.00       651.00               2.00           1,302.00        41.78                54,397.56
                      Neighborhood
                      Standards.
Sec.   92.203......  Income              20,001.00         1.00    20,001.00               2.00          40,002.00        41.78             1,671,283.56
                      Determination.
Sec.   92.203......  Income             350,000.00         1.00   350,000.00               0.75         262,500.00        41.78            10,967,250.00
                      Determination.
Sec.   92.205(e)...  Terminated             540.00         1.00       540.00               5.00           2,700.00        41.78               112,806.00
                      Projects.
Sec.   92.206......  Eligible Costs--       100.00         1.00       100.00               4.00             400.00        41.78                16,712.00
                      Refinancing.
Sec.   92.210......  Troubled HOME-          25.00         1.00        25.00               0.50              12.50        41.78                   522.25
                      Assisted Rental
                      Projects.
Sec.   92.251(a)...  Property            10,200.00         2.00    20,400.00               3.00          61,200.00        41.78             2,556,936.00
                      Standards--New
                      Construction.
Sec.   92.251(b)...  Property            15,300.00         2.00    30,600.00               2.00          61,200.00        41.78             2,556,936.00
                      Standards--Reha
                      bilitation.
Sec.   92.252......  Qualification as     3,200.00         1.00     3,200.00               5.00          16,000.00        41.78               668,480.00
                      affordable
                      housing: Rental
                      Housing:.
Sec.   92.252(j)...  Fixed and            3,200.00         1.00     3,200.00               1.00           3,200.00        41.78               133,696.00
                      Floating HOME
                      Rental Units.
Sec.   92.253......  Tenant              20,001.00         1.00    20,001.00               5.00         100,005.00        41.78             4,178,208.90
                      Protections
                      (including
                      lease
                      requirement).
Sec.   92.254......  Homeownership--M        80.00         1.00        80.00               5.00             400.00        41.78                16,712.00
                      edian Purchase
                      Price.
Sec.   92.254......  Homeownership--A       100.00         1.00       100.00               5.00             500.00        41.78                20,890.00
                      lternative to
                      Resale/
                      recapture.
Sec.   92.254(a)(5)  Homeownership--A     2,000.00         1.00     2,000.00               1.50           3,000.00        41.78               125,340.00
                      pproval of
                      Resale &
                      Recapture.
Sec.   92.254(a)(5)  Homeownership--F         2.00         1.00         2.00               1.00               2.00        41.78                    83.56
                      air Return &
                      Affordability.
Sec.   92.254(f)...  Homeownership          651.00         1.00       651.00               5.00           3,255.00        41.78               135,993.90
                      program
                      policies.
Sec.   92.300......  CHDO                   651.00         1.00       651.00               2.00           1,302.00        41.78                54,397.56
                      Identification.
Sec.   92.300......  Designation of         480.00         1.00       480.00               1.50             720.00        41.78                30,081.60
                      CHDOs.
Sec.   92.300......  CHDO Project           651.00         1.00       651.00               2.00           1,302.00        41.78                54,397.56
                      Assistance.
Sec.   92.303......  Tenant              12,513.00         1.00    12,513.00              10.00         125,130.00        41.78             5,227,931.40
                      Participation
                      Plan.
Sec.   92.351......  Affirmative          3,870.00         1.00     3,870.00               5.00          19,350.00        41.78               808,443.00
                      Marketing.
Sec.   92.354......  Labor...........    20,001.00         1.00    20,001.00               2.50          50,002.50        41.78             2,089,104.45
Sec.   92.357......  Debarment and        9,765.00         1.00     9,765.00               1.00           9,765.00        41.78               407,981.70
                      Suspension.

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Sec.   92.501......  HOME Investment        651.00         1.00       651.00               1.00             651.00        41.78                27,198.78
                      Partnership
                      Agreement (HUD
                      40093).
Sec.   92.502......  Homeownership        8,000.00         1.00     8,000.00               2.00          16,000.00        41.78               668,480.00
                      and Rental Set-
                      Up and
                      Completion.
Sec.   92.502......  Tenant-Based         4,400.00         1.00     4,400.00               5.50          24,200.00        41.78             1,011,076.00
                      Rental
                      Assistance Set-
                      Up (IDIS).
Sec.   92.502......  IDIS Access            100.00         1.00       100.00               0.50              50.00        41.78                 2,089.00
                      Request form
                      (HUD 27055).
Sec.   92.502(a)...  Required               651.00         1.00       651.00              12.00           7,812.00        41.78               326,385.36
                      Reporting of
                      Program Income.
Sec.   92.504(c)...  Written             20,001.00         1.00    20,001.00               5.00         100,005.00        41.78             4,178,208.90
                      Agreement.
Sec.   92.504(d)(2)  Financial           21,700.00         1.00    21,700.00               1.00          21,700.00        41.78               906,626.00
                      Oversight and
                      HOME Rental
                      projects.
Sec.   92.508......  Recordkeeping-       3,200.00         1.00     3,200.00               4.00          12,800.00        41.78               534,784.00
                      Subsidy
                      Layering and
                      Underwriting.
Sec.   92.508......  Recordkeeping       30,330.00         1.00    30,330.00               1.00          30,330.00       $41.78            $1,267,187.40
                      (Additional).
Sec.   92.509......  Annual                 651.00         1.00       651.00               2.50           1,627.50        41.78                67,996.95
                      Performance
                      Reports (HUD
                      40107).
Sec.   92.509......  Management             651.00         1.00       651.00               0.75             488.25        41.78                20,399.09
                      Reports--FY
                      Match Report
                      (HUD 40107A).
Sec.   92.550, Sec.  HUD Monitoring         651.00         1.00       651.00               0.25             162.75        41.78                 6,799.70
   91.525.            of Program
                      Documentation
                      and Activities.
                     Direct Deposit          15.00         1.00        15.00               0.25               3.75        41.78                   156.68
                      Sign up form
                      (SF 1199A).
                     HOME ARP               651.00         1.00       651.00              20.00          13,020.00        41.78               543,975.60
                      Allocation Plan.
                     Supportive           1,302.00         4.00     5,208.00               5.00          26,040.00        41.78             1,087,951.20
                      Services Setup
                      and Completion
                      Activities.
                     Non-Congregate         651.00         1.00       651.00              15.00           9,765.00        41.78               407,981.70
                      Shelter Setup
                      and Completion
                      Activities.
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    Totals.........  ................   568,984.00  ...........  ...........  .................       1,032,119.75  ...........            43,121,963.16
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Annual cost is based on Actual Burden Hours (1,032,119.75) * the hourly rate for a GS-12 ($41.78)

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) If the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner;
    (3) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (5) 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.

Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-20281 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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