[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50166-50167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16314]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7071-N-13]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Green and 
Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Application Forms; OMB Control No.: 
2502-0624

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: October 2, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection can be submitted 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 can be sent to: Colette Pollard, 
Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000 or 
email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. 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: Green and Resilient Retrofit 
Program (GRRP) Application Forms.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0624.
    OMB Expiration Date: 8/31/2023.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: 5991, 5992, and 5993.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (``GRRP'') is newly funding 
through Title III of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376 
(IRA), in section 30002 titled ``Improving Energy Efficiency or Water 
Efficiency or Climate Resilience of Affordable Housing'' (the ``IRA''), 
authorizing HUD to make loans, grants to improve energy or water 
efficiency; enhance indoor air quality or sustainability; implement the 
use of zero-emission electricity generation, low-emission building 
materials or processes, energy storage, or building electrification 
strategies; or address climate resilience of eligible HUD-assisted 
multifamily properties. The program leverages significant technological 
advancements in utility efficiency and adds a focus on preparing for 
climate hazards--both reducing residents' and properties' exposure to 
hazards and protecting life, livability, and property when disaster 
strikes. With its dual focus, GRRP is the first program to consider, at 
the national scale, how best to approach both green and energy 
efficiency upgrades simultaneously with investment in climate 
resilience strategies in multifamily housing. HUD is taking a multi-
faceted approach to deploy these funds multiple funding rounds and for 
properties at different development stages.
    Funding under this program will be made through multiple cohorts 
under one or multiple Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) that will 
detail the application process for eligible applicants. This collection 
is necessary in order to receive applications requesting funding under 
this program.
    Respondents: HUD-assisted multifamily owners.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 680.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 680.
    Frequency of Response: Once per application.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden: 10,200.

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;

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    (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.

Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Housing.
[FR Doc. 2023-16314 Filed 7-31-23; 8:45 am]
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