[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60639-60640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23983]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7034-N-62]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Data Collection 
and Reporting for HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs--Annual 
Performance Report and System Performance Report; OMB Control No: 2506-
0145

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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: December 3, 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 July 
21, 2021 at 86 FR 38499.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Data Collection and Reporting for 
HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs--Annual Performance Report and 
System Performance Report
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0145.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This 
request is for clearance of data collection and reporting to enable the 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) to continue to manage and 
assess the effectiveness of its homeless assistance projects on an 
annual basis. Per 24 CFR 578.103(e), HUD requires recipients and 
subrecipients that receive funding through the CoC Program (authorized 
by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended

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by the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing 
(HEARTH) Act) to prepare and submit annual project-level reports on 
performance and spending.
    This request will also enable the HUD CPD Office to initiate a 
process to assess the effectiveness of local coordinated systems of 
homeless assistance. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as 
amended, now requires communities to measure their performance as a 
coordinated system, in addition to analyzing performance by specific 
projects or project types. Section 427 of the Act established a set of 
selection criteria for HUD to use in awarding CoC Program funding. 
These selection criteria require CoCs to report to HUD their system-
level performance. The intent of these selection criteria are to 
encourage CoCs, in coordination with Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) 
Program recipients and all other homeless assistance stakeholders in 
the community, to regularly measure their progress in meeting the needs 
of people experiencing homelessness in their community and to report 
this progress to HUD. This request is for HUD to collect system-level 
performance measure data from CoCs on an annual basis, as described in 
Appendix B of this document.
    The project APR and system-level performance measures both rely on 
a primary data source in each CoC--a local Homeless Management 
Information System (HMIS). An HMIS is an electronic data collection 
system that stores person-level information about homeless persons who 
access a community's homeless service system. Over the past decade, HUD 
has supported the development of local HMIS by funding their 
development and implementation, by providing technical assistance, and 
by developing national data standards that enable the collection of 
standardized information on the characteristics, service patterns and 
service needs of homeless persons within a jurisdiction and across 
jurisdictions. These standards are described in HUD's HMIS Data 
Standards.

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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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Annual Performance Report (CoC Program)--       4,000.00               1        4,000.00            4.00       16,000.00          $44.57     $713,120.00
 Non-profit Recipients..................
Annual Performance Report (YHDP)--Non-            200.00               5        1,000.00            5.00        5,000.00           44.57      222,850.00
 profit Recipients......................
Performance Report (Special CoC NOFA               25.00               5          125.00            4.00          500.00           44.57       22,285.00
 Grants)--Non-profit Recipients.........
Annual Performance Report (CoC Program)--       4,000.00               1        4,000.00            4.00       16,000.00           44.57      713,120.00
 State and Local Recipients.............
Annual Performance Report (YHDP)--State           200.00               5        1,000.00            5.00        5,000.00           44.57      222,850.00
 and Local Recipients...................
Performance Report (Special CoC NOFA               25.00               5          125.00            4.00          500.00           44.57       22,285.00
 Grants)--State and Local Recipients....
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    Total...............................        8,450.00  ..............       10,250.00  ..............       43,000.00  ..............    1,916,510.00
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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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Group 1: CoCs with Automated Software             385.00               1          385.00           13.00        5,005.00          $44.57     $223,072.85
 Report.................................
Group 2: CoCs with Manual Software                 15.00               1           15.00           15.00          225.00           44.57       10,028.25
 Report.................................
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    Total...............................          400.00  ..............          400.00  ..............        5,230.00  ..............      233,101.10
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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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CoCs....................................          400.00               4        1,600.00            1.00        1,600.00          $40.53      $64,848.00
HMIS Lead Agency........................          400.00               1          400.00            1.00          400.00           40.53       16,212.00
Project Recipients......................          600.00               1          600.00            0.50          600.00           40.53       12,159.00
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    Total...............................        1,400.00  ..............        2,600.00  ..............        2,300.00  ..............       93,219.00
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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. 2021-23983 Filed 11-2-21; 8:45 am]
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