[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64921-64922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20317]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7066-N-12]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: OneCPD 
Technical Assistance Needs Assessment Tool; OMB Control No.: 2506-0198

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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

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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 20, 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: Stephanie Stone, Director, Office of 
Technical Assistance Division, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 7218, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
email me at [email protected] or telephone (202) 402-4121. 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. 
Stone.

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: OneCPD Technical Assistance Needs 
Assessment.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0198.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Application information is needed to determine competition winners, 
i.e., the technical assistance providers best able to develop efficient 
and effective programs and projects that increase the supply of 
affordable housing units prevent and reduce homelessness, improve data 
collection and reporting, and use coordinated neighborhood and 
community development strategies to revitalize and strengthen their 
communities.
    Respondents: Grantees and subrecipient organizations receiving 
funding to operate and manage programs administered by various HUD 
program office.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 8.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 400.

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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Needs Assessment.................              50                1               50                8              400            69.02       $27,608.00
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Note: Information provided for grantees participating in the assessment. Hourly rates based on March 2023 Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
  Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for state and local government workers by occupational and industry group, the median annual wage
  of $44.04 for Management, Professional, and Related, state, and local government workers. Fringe costs of 56.7% were added to all hourly rates so the
  actual rates used were $69.02. For DOL rates, visit https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf.

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.
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