[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58524-58525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20868]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7051-N-03]


60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Standardization 
Form for ``Race and Other Demographic Data Reporting Form--HUD 27061'' 
OMB Control No.: 2535-0113

AGENCY: Office of Strategic Planning and Management, 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: November 28, 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, REE, 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 form. Persons with 
hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by 
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
    Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may also 
submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
at www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit 
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the 
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely 
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to 
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the 
www.regulations.gov website can be viewed by other commenters and 
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the 
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
    Note: To receive consideration as public comments, comments must be 
submitted through one of the methods specified above. Again, all 
submissions must refer to the docket number and title of the notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorthera Yorkshire, Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer, Grants Management and Oversight Division, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh St. SW, Room 
10162, Washington, DC 20410 or by email [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-4336. 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 the proposed data collection form may be requested from 
Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department is soliciting comments prior to submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Proposal: Standardization form for ``Race and Other 
Demographic Data Reporting Form.''
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2535-0113.
    Form Numbers: HUD 27061.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: All 
HUD program offices use this form when collecting information 
concerning the race, ethnicity, and other protected class data of the 
populations intended to benefit from HUD funding as required by Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Fair Housing Act; and HUD's 
regulations.
    Members of affected public: Applicants for HUD's competitively 
funded financial assistance programs that are subject to Title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and

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hours of response: The form is used by entities when they apply for 
grants. As HUD receives roughly 14,375 applications on an annual basis, 
we expect that there will be 14,375 respondents who may need to use 
this form. HUD estimates that it will take half an hour to complete the 
form, at $65.15 per hour.\1\ The total estimated burden on respondents 
would thus reach $561,918 on an annual basis. This is shown in Table 1.
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    \1\ Estimated cost for respondents is calculated from the March 
2022 Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics report on 
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation determined that the hourly 
rate of management, professional and related wages and salaries 
averaged $44.28 per hour plus $20.87 per hour for fringe benefits 
for a total $65.15 per hour.

                                                        Table 1--Estimated Burden to Respondents
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                                                       Number of                         Hours per
                       Form                           respondents       Frequency        Respondent      Total hours     Cost per hour      Total cost
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27071.............................................          14,375              1.2             0.50            8,625            65.15      $561,918.75
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    Estimation of the Cost to the Federal government: The following 
Table 2 shows the estimated burden of Federal financial assistance 
review. HUD estimates the cost of the maximum burden on HUD staff would 
total at most $561,918.75. This estimate is based on the assumption 
that each form would be reviewed for one hour by a GS13 step 5 
performing a review, and then by a GS 14 and a GS15 who will look at 
summary results on an annual basis.\2\
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    \2\ Federal staff time is estimated for a GS-13 step 5 hourly 
rate at $58.01 per hour (from the Office of Personnel Management and 
the table with Washington-Baltimore-Arlington locality pay), plus 
16% fringe benefit for a total of $67.29 per hour, as well as 15 
minutes each for a GS-14 step 5 at $72.19/hr and a GS-15 step 5 at 
$84.91/hr, based on similar calculations bringing the blended total 
to $106.57/hr for each form submitted.

                                                         Table 2--Estimated Burden to Government
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                                                                                         Estimated        Estimated        Estimated
                       Estimated respondents                            Frequency        number of       burden hours     burden hours   Total estimated
                                                                                         responses        per review        per year        burden \2\
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14,375.............................................................             1.2           17,250             0.50            8,625      $561,918.75
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate 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) 
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
    In addition to the race and ethnicity data collected to comply with 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, HUD also intends to update 
this form to collect protected class data as required by the Fair 
Housing Act and HUD regulations at 24 CFR 121. HUD further solicits 
comments from members of the public and affecting agencies concerning 
the proposed collection of information on: (1) data sources available 
to support this collection; (2) particular data fields in HUD Form 
27061 to appropriately collect this information; and (2) methods to 
minimize burden on grantees in collecting this information.

C. Authority

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 
amended.

George Tomchick,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-20868 Filed 9-26-22; 8:45 am]
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