[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8229-8230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02297]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7091-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: OMB Control 
No.: 2577-0166

AGENCY: Office of 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: April 8, 2024.

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 [email protected] or 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: Dawn Martin or Danielle Miller, Reports Management 
Officers, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone (202) 402-6488 for 
Dawn or (202) 402-3689 for Danielle or email at [email protected] 
or [email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Martin or Danielle Miller, 
Reports Management Officers, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Dawn Martin 
or Danielle Miller or telephone number (202) 402-6488 for Dawn or (202) 
402-3689 for Danielle. 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 
Dawn Martin or Danielle Miller.

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: Grant Drawdown Payment Request.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0166.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-27054E.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Line of Credit Control System Request (LOCCS/eLOCCS) is authorized 
under Sections 102 & 103 of the HUD Reform Act of 1989. The act was 
enacted to ensure accountability, transparency, and a level playing 
field in the grants process at the Department. This information 
collection is necessary to request payment of grant funds or designate 
an appropriate official. This This package provides a means for Grant 
recipients to receive payments. LOCCS is HUD's primary grant and 
subsidy disbursement system for the most of HUD programs. Organizations 
and individuals have access to these grants through an internet version 
of LOCCS called eLOCCS, where authorized Business Partners can access, 
manage, and drawdown grant funds.
    Respondents: Public Housing Agencies, State or Local Governments.

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                                                           Frequency of
                                                             responses
         Information collection              Number of      (drawdowns     Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost     Annual cost
                                            respondents    annually per        annum       per response        hours       per response
                                                             program)
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Capital Fund 50080-CFP..................            2737              12       32,844.00             .25        8,211.00          $25.96     $213,157.56
Operating Fund 50080-OFND...............            2737              12       32,844.00             .25            8211           25.96      213,157.56
Public Housing Technical Assistance                   12              12             144             .25               3           25.96           77.88
 50080-PHTA.............................
Hope VI 50080-URP.......................              50              12             600               1             600           25.96          15,576

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Resident Opportunities and Supportive                400              12        4,800.00             .25            1200           25.96          31,152
 Services (ROSS) SC 50080-SC............
Family Self-Sufficiency 50080-FSS.......             850              12       10,200.00             .25        2,550.00           25.96       66,198.00
Jobs Plus...............................              50              12             600               1             600           25.96       15,576.00
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                                                   6,836  ..............          82,032  ..............          21,375  ..............      554,895.00
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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.

Nicholas Bilka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2024-02297 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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