[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13304-13305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04913]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7061-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HOPE VI 
Implementation and HOPE VI Main Street Programs: Funding and Program 
Data Collection; OMB No.: 2577-0208

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 
(PIH), 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: May 9, 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: 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: 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). Persons with hearing or speech 
impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal 
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 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 Proposal: HOPE VI Implementation and HOPE VI Main Street 
Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0208.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-52825-A, HUD-52861, HUD-53001-A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 24 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as added by Section 535 of 
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-
276, 112 Stat. 2461, approved October 21, 1998) and revised by the HOPE 
VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Main Street Rejuvenation 
and Housing Act of 2003 (Pub.L.108-186, 117 Stat. 2685, approved 
December 16, 2003), established the HOPE VI program for the purpose of 
making assistance available on a competitive basis to public housing 
agencies (PHAs) to improve the living environment for public housing 
residents of severely distressed public housing projects (or portions 
thereof); and, beginning in Fiscal Year 2004, to rejuvenate the 
traditional or historic downtown areas of smaller units of local 
government. Funds were appropriated for competitive HOPE VI 
Implementation Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) through Fiscal 
Year 2011.
    Remaining HOPE VI Implementation grants account for most of the 
burden. However, HOPE VI funds are no longer being appropriated. HOPE 
VI Main Street funds are being funded through the Choice Neighborhoods 
Initiative appropriations. Currently, there are approximately 35 HOPE 
VI Implementation grants that remain active and must be monitored by 
HUD. HUD publishes competitive bi-annual NOFAs for the HOPE VI Main 
Street program and monitors grants that have been awarded through those 
NOFAs. These information collections are required in connection with 
the monitoring of the remaining active HOPE VI Implementation grants 
and the bi-annual publication on http://www.grants.gov of HOPE VI Main 
Street NOFAs, contingent upon available funding and authorization, 
which announce the availability of funds provided in annual 
appropriations for Section 24 of the Housing Act of 1937, as amended.
    Eligible units of local government interested in obtaining HOPE VI 
Main Street grants are required to submit applications to HUD, as 
explained in each NOFA. The information collection conducted in the 
applications enables HUD to conduct a comprehensive, merit-based 
selection process in order to identify and select the applications to 
receive funding. With the use of HUD-prescribed forms, the information 
collection provides HUD with sufficient information to approve or 
disapprove applications.
    Applicants that are awarded HOPE VI Implementations grants are 
required to report on a quarterly basis on their Implementation grant 
revitalization activities. HOPE VI Implementation grantees do this by 
sending emails to the HUD grant managers. HUD reviews and evaluates the 
collected information and uses it as a primary tool with which to 
monitor the status of HOPE VI projects and programs.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies, Units of Local 
Government.

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                                                                      Frequency     Responses    Burden per    Burden per     Hourly cost
                     Collection                        Respondents    per annum     per annum     response        annum      per response    Annual cost
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                                                             HOPE VI Main Street Application
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Main Street NOFA Narrative Exhibits.................             5           0.5           2.5            80           200         \1\ $58       $11,600
Main Street NOFA 52861 Application Data Sheet.......             5           0.5           2.5            15          37.5              58         2,175
Main Street NOFA Project Area Map...................             5           0.5           2.5             1           2.5              58           145
Main Street NOFA Program Schedule...................             5           0.5           2.5             4            10              58           580
Main Street NOFA Photographs of site................             5           0.5           2.5             5          12.5              58           725
Main Street NOFA Five-year Pro-forma................             5           0.5           2.5             5          12.5              58           725

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Main Street NOFA Site Plan and Unit Layout..........             5           0.5           2.5            10            25              58         1,450
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    Subtotal........................................            35  ............          17.5  ............           300  ..............        17,400
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                                                                  Non-NOFA Collections
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Quarterly Reporting.................................            35             4           140             1           140              58         8,120
52825-A HOPE VI Budget updates......................            40             1            40             1            40              58         2,320
53001-A Actual HOPE VI Cost Certificate.............            55             1            55           0.5          27.5              58         1,595
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    Subtotal........................................           130  ............           235  ............         207.5  ..............        12,035
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        Total Burden................................           165  ............         252.5  ............         507.5  ..............        29,435
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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:
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    \1\ Staff filling out these forms typically hold positions 
equivalent to a GS-14. Therefore, the hourly basic rate used for 
this calculation is the 2022 hourly rate for a GS-14 Step 9.
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    (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 as amended.

Laura Miller-Pittman,
Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2022-04913 Filed 3-8-22; 8:45 am]
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