[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21264-21265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06504]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7080-N-15]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Notice of 
Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Mod Rehab SRO--
Renewal HAP & Rent Calculation Form, OMB Control No.: 2506-0216

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments due date: April 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Clearance Officer, REE, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
8210, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 7th Street 
SW, Room 8210, 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 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. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on 
the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
September 26, 2023 at 88 FR 66043.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Mod Rehab SRO Renewal HAP & Rent 
Calculation Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0216.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
submission is to request an extension of a currently approved 
collection for reporting burden associated with the Renewal Housing 
Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract and Rent Calculation Form for the 
renewal of expiring contracts under the Section 8 Moderate 
Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Program. This submission is 
limited to the SRO renewal process under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 Act (MAHRA). The 
information to be collected will be used to facilitate the execution of 
a renewal HAP contract for expiring SRO projects set at the correct 
renewal rents as required by MAHRA. HUD will use this detailed 
information to determine the correct renewal rents as observed in the 
renewal HAP contract. The regulations covering section 8 SRO renewals 
are contained in 24 CFR part 402.5(b) (1-2).
    Respondents: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) administering the SRO 
HAP contracts and owner/sponsors of the SRO project.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 300.
    Frequency of Response: 1 time annually.
    Average Hours per Response: 5.
    Total Estimated Burdens: The total number of hours needed for all 
reporting is 1,500 hours.

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                      Information collection                          Number of   Frequency of   Responses    Burden hour   burden    cost per   Annual
                                                                     respondents    response     per annum   per response    hours    response    cost
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Renewal HAP Contract..............................................           300             1          300             2       600     $40.00   $60,000
Rent Calculation Worksheet........................................           300             1          300             3       900  .........  ........
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    Submission Subtotal...........................................           300             1          300             5     1,500      40.00    60,000
Total Grant Program Application Collection:
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    Total.........................................................           300             1          300             5     1,500      40.00    60,000
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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;
    (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; and
    (5) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-06504 Filed 3-26-24; 8:45 am]
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