[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 72269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27627]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7039-N-08]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Labor 
Standards Monitoring Review Guides; OMB Control No.: 2501-Pending

AGENCY: Office of Davis-Bacon and Labor Standards, Field Policy and 
Management, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the new 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 22, 2022.

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: Patricia Wright, Program Analyst, 
Office of Field Policy and Management, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, Room 7108, or by 
email at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or 
other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5535 (this is 
not a toll free number) or email Anna Guido at [email protected] for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Federal Labor Standards Monitoring 
Review Guides.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number:
     HUD-4741 Federal Labor Standards Agency On-Site Monitoring 
Review Guide.
     HUD-4742 Federal Labor Standards Agency Remove Monitoring 
Review Guide.
     HUD-4743 Federal Labor Standards State CDBG and HOME 
Monitoring Review Guide.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
will use the information collected to ensure Local Contracting Agencies 
(Public Housing Agencies, Tribally Designated Housing Entities, 
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and HUD grantees) are compliant with 
Federal labor standards provisions. Based on the information provided, 
a HUD labor standards specialist determines if there are any findings 
or concerns (non-compliance with statutory, regulatory, and program 
requirements) that need to be addressed. If there are findings or 
concerns, the labor standards specialist will work with the Local 
Contracting Agency (LCA) to resolve the violation until the LCA is 
compliant again.
    Respondents: HUD recipients of public housing financial assistance, 
certain HUD. recipients of housing and community development financial 
assistance, certain other HUD grantees.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hours    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Total cost
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HUD-4741 On-Site Monitoring Review Guide           66.00            1.00           66.00            0.50           33.00          $42.01       $1,386.33
HUD-4742 Remote Monitoring Review Guide.           66.00            1.00           66.00            8.00          528.00           42.01       22,181.28
HUD-4743 State CDBG/HOME Monitoring                65.00            1.00           65.00            0.50           32.50           42.01        1,365.33
 Review Guide...........................
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    Total...............................          197.00  ..............          197.00            9.00          593.50  ..............       24,932.94
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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) 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.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 
35, as amended.

Krista Mills,
Director, Office of Field Policy and Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-27627 Filed 12-20-21; 8:45 am]
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