[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59935-59936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18643]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7071-N-10]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Housing 
Counseling Homeownership Initiative Notice of Funding Opportunity (HI 
NOFO); OMB Control No.: 2502-NEW

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 30, 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

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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; [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 or 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: Housing Counseling Homeownership 
Initiative Notice of Funding Opportunity (HI NOFO).
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-NEW.
    OMB Expiration Date: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Numbers: HUD-91045; HUD-424-B; HUD-50153; HUD-2880; SF-LLL; 
SF-424.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
HUD Office of Housing Counseling will use the information collected to 
objectively evaluate grant applicants on how well they will be able to 
meet the selection factors set forth in the new Homeownership 
Initiative Notice of Funding Opportunity, hereinafter HI-NOFO, based on 
their history of performance and on their responses to questions. The 
collection will also serve to monitor selected applicants or grantees 
to assess compliance and effectiveness. This collection of information 
is required for the award of the HI NOFO grant program in furtherance 
of HUD's mission to increase homeownership rates among historically 
underserved communities. The grant program looks to deliver measurable 
outcomes by awarding funds to HUD-approved Intermediaries, Multi-State 
Organizations, and State and Local government Housing Finance Agencies 
who have demonstrated experience providing culturally sensitive, 
linguistically appropriate pre- and post-purchase housing counseling. 
Selected agencies will provide independent, expert, and customized 
guidance to help underserved communities. The NOFO specific information 
is collected via the new form HUD-90145 (Homeownership Initiative 
Chart). All other forms that are part of this collection are mandatory 
OMB or HUD standard grant application forms.
    This review is necessary to support HUD participating agencies who 
are seeking to increase the homeownership rate among historically 
underserved communities and stop or reverse the increasing 
homeownership gap resulting from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic 
and resulting shortage of affordable homes within those communities. 
These agencies will provide targeted counseling, outreach to members of 
their communities as well as seek partnerships with other agencies to 
help individuals and families achieve sustainable homeownership, no 
matter their race, ethnicity, disability status, or other protected 
class.
    Respondents: HUD-approved non-profit HUD National and Regional 
Intermediaries (Intermediaries), Multi-State Organizations (MSOs), and 
State Housing Finance Agencies (SHFAs).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 341.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Average Hours per Response: 8.7.
    Total Estimated Burden: 2,968 hours.

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 
respondents, 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 comments in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507).

Jeffrey D. Little,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2023-18643 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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