[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 72096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23026]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7076-N-17]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Tribal Housing 
and Urban Development Veteran Administration Supportive Housing 
Program, OMB Control No.: 2577-NEW

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, 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: December 18, 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: Leea J. Thornton, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
number (202) 402-6455. 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. Thornton.

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: Tribal Housing and Urban 
Development Veteran Administration Supportive Housing Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-Pending.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Agency Form Numbers: Tribal HUD-VASH Family Report and Tribal HUD-
VASH Application Materials.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: 
Application materials to obtain benefits under the Tribal Housing and 
Urban Development Veteran Administration Supportive Housing Program 
(Tribal HUD-VASH), which provides rental housing assistance and 
supportive services to Native American veterans who are homeless or at 
risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian 
areas. Housing assistance under this program is available by grants to 
Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities that are eligible to 
receive Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funding under the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 4101) 
(NAHASDA). Grants and renewal funds are awarded and approved by HUD. 
Grants include an additional amount for administrative costs and 
eligible homeless veterans receive case management services through the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
    Respondents: Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

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                                     Number of     Responses per   Total annual      Hours per
           Description              respondents     respondent       responses       response       Total hours
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Tribal HUD-VASH Family Report...              35              25          875.00            1.50        1,312.50
Tribal HUD-VASH application                   35            1.00           35.00            8.00             280
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    Totals......................              70  ..............             910  ..............        1,592.50
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the pubic 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 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 comments in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

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

Nicholas J. Bilka,
Chief Office of Policy, Programs, and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2023-23026 Filed 10-18-23; 8:45 am]
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