[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19660-19661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06761]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7066-N-04; OMB Control No. 2506-0199]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: CoC 
Recordkeeping

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: June 2, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested persons 
are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal by name 
and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Anna Guido, Reports 
Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-
402-5535 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of 
Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-5015 
(This is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to 
receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well 
as individuals with speech and communication disabilities. To learn 
more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit: 
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 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 Information Collection: Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum 
of Care Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0199.
    Type of request: Revision.
    Form Number: HUD 4150.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
submission is to request an extension of an Existing Collection in use 
without an OMB Control Number for the Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum 
of Care Program. Continuum of Care program recipients will be expected 
to implement and retain the information collection for the 
recordkeeping requirements. The statutory provisions and implementing 
interim regulations govern the Continuum of Care Program recordkeeping 
requirements for recipient and subrecipients and the standard operating 
procedures for ensuring that Continuum of Care Program funds are used 
in accordance with the program requirements. To see the regulations for 
the new CoC program and applicable supplementary documents, visit HUD's 
Homeless Resource Exchange at https://www.onecpd.info/resource/2033/hearth-coc-program-interim-rule/.
    Respondents: Continuum of Care program recipients and 
subrecipients.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The CoC record keeping 
requirements include 45 distinct activities. Each activity requires a 
different number of respondents ranging from 10 to 350,000. There are 
366,500 unique respondents.
    Estimated Number of Response: 2,485,300.
    Frequency of Response: Each activity has a unique frequency of 
response, ranging from once to 200 times annually.
    Average Hours per Response: Each activity also has a unique 
associated number of hours of response, ranging from 15 minutes to 180 
hours.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total number of hours needed for all 
reporting is 1,600,385.50 hours.

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                                                                          Response      Total       Burden
                  Information collection                     Number of    frequency     annual     hours per   Total annual     Hourly      Burden cost
                                                            respondents   (average)   responses    response        hours         rate     per instrument
A                                                                     B           C            D           E               F
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Sec.   578.5(a) Establishing the CoC......................          395           1          395           8        3,160.00       45.14         142,642
Sec.   578.5(b) Establishing the Board....................          395           1          395           5        1,975.00       45.14       89,151.50
Sec.   578.7(a)(1) Hold CoC Meetings......................          395           2          790           4        3,160.00       45.14      142,642.40
Sec.   578.7(a)(2) Invitation for New Members.............          395           1          395           1             395       45.14       17,830.30
Sec.   578.7(a)(4) Appoint committees.....................          395           2          790         0.5             395       45.14       17,830.30
Sec.   578.7(a)(5) Governance charter.....................          395           1          395           7        2,765.00       45.14      124,812.10
Sec.   578.7(a)(6) and (7) Monitor performance and                  395           1          395           9        3,555.00       45.14      160,472.70
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Sec.   578.7(a)(8) Centralized or coordinated assessment            395           1          395           8        3,160.00       45.14      142,642.40
 system...................................................
Sec.   578.7(a)(9) Written standards......................          395           1          395           5        1,975.00       45.14       89,151.50
Sec.   578.7(b) Designate HMIS............................          395           1          395          10        3,950.00       45.14         178,303
Sec.   578.9 Application for funds........................          395           1          395         180       71,100.00       45.14       3,209,454
Sec.   578.11(c) Develop CoC plan.........................          395           1          395           9           3,555       45.14      160,472.70
Sec.   578.21(c) Satisfying conditions....................        7,000           1        7,000           4       28,000.00       45.14       1,263,920
Sec.   578.23 Executing grant agreements..................        7,000           1        7,000           1        7,000.00       45.14         315,980
Sec.   578.35(b) Appeal--solo.............................           10           1           10           4              40       45.14        1,805.60
Sec.   578.35(c) Appeal--denied or decreased funding......           15           1           15           1              15       45.14          677.10
Sec.   578.35(d) Appeal--competing CoC....................           10           1           10           5              50       45.14        2,257.00
Sec.   578.35(e) Appeal--Consolidated Plan certification..            5           1            5           2              10       45.14           451.4
Sec.   578.49(a)--Leasing exceptions......................            5           1            5         1.5             7.5       45.14          338.55
Sec.   578.65 HPC Standards...............................           20           1           20          10             200       45.14           9,028
Sec.   578.75(a)(1) State and local requirements--             7,000.00           1     7,000.00         0.5        3,500.00       45.14      157,990.00
 appropriate service provision............................
Sec.   578.75(a)(1) State and local requirements--housing            20           1           20           3              60       45.14        2,708.40
 codes....................................................
Sec.   578.75(b) Housing quality standards................    72,800.00           2   145,600.00           1      145,600.00       45.14    6,572,384.00
Sec.   578.75(b) Suitable dwelling size...................    72,800.00           2   145,600.00        0.08       11,648.00       45.14      525,790.72
Sec.   578.75(c) Meals....................................    70,720.00           1    70,720.00         0.5       35,360.00       45.14    1,596,150.40
Sec.   578.75(e) Ongoing assessment of supportive services     8,000.00           1     8,000.00         1.5       12,000.00       45.14      541,680.00
Sec.   578.75(f) Residential supervision..................     6,600.00           3    19,800.00        0.75       14,850.00       45.14      670,329.00
Sec.   578.75(g) Participation of homeless individuals....    11,500.00           1    11,500.00           1       11,500.00       45.14      519,110.00
Sec.   578.75(h) Supportive service agreements............     3,000.00         100   300,000.00         0.5      150,000.00       45.14    6,771,000.00
Sec.   578.77(a) Signed leases/occupancy agreements.......   104,000.00           2   208,000.00           1      208,000.00       45.14    9,389,120.00
Sec.   578.77(b) Calculating occupancy charges............     1,840.00         200   368,000.00        0.75      276,000.00       45.14   12,458,640.00
Sec.   578.77(c) Calculating rent.........................     2,000.00         200   400,000.00        0.75      300,000.00       45.14   13,542,000.00
Sec.   578.81(a) Use restriction..........................           20           1           20         0.5              10       45.14          451.40
Sec.   578.91(a) Termination of assistance................          395           1          395           4           1,580       45.14       71,321.20
Sec.   578.91(b) Due process for termination of assistance     4,500.00           1     4,500.00           3       13,500.00       45.14      609,390.00
Sec.   578.95(d)--Conflict-of-Interest exceptions.........           10           1           10           3              30       45.14        1,354.20
Sec.   578.103(a)(3) Documenting homelessness.............   300,000.00           1   300,000.00        0.25       75,000.00       45.14    3,385,500.00
Sec.   578.103(a)(4) Documenting at risk of homelessness..    10,000.00           1    10,000.00        0.25        2,500.00       45.14      112,850.00
Sec.   578.103(a)(5) Documenting imminent threat of harm..          200           1          200         0.5             100       45.14        4,514.00
Sec.   578.103(a)(7) Documenting program participant         350,000.00           6      350,000        0.25          87,500       45.14    3,949,750.00
 records..................................................
Sec.   578.103(a)(7) Documenting case management..........     8,000.00          12    96,000.00           1       96,000.00       45.14    4,333,440.00
Sec.   578.103(a)(13) Documenting faith-based activities..     8,000.00           1     8,000.00           1        8,000.00       45.14      361,120.00
Sec.   578.103(b) Confidentiality procedures..............    11,500.00           1    11,500.00           1       11,500.00       45.14      519,110.00
Sec.   578.105(a) Grant/project changes--UFAs.............           20           2           40           2              80       45.14        3,611.20
Sec.   578.105(b) Grant/project changes--multiple project           800           1          800           2        1,600.00       45.14       72,224.00
 applicants...............................................
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    Total.................................................    1,072,530  ..........    2,485,300  ..........    1,600,385.50  ..........   72,241,401.07
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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.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.

Marion M. McFadden,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-06761 Filed 3-31-23; 8:45 am]
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