[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76128-76129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21102]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7080-N-47]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; HUD Research, 
Evaluation, and Demonstration Cooperative Agreements; OMB Control No: 
2528-0299

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 17, 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: Anna Guido, Clearance Officer, REE, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000; email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guido, 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. Guido.

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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 June 4, 
2024 at 89 FR 47977.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: HUD Research, Evaluation, and 
Demonstration Cooperative Agreements.
    MB Approval Number: 2528-0299.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: PD&R 
intends to establish cooperative agreements with qualified for-profit 
and nonprofit research organizations and universities to conduct 
research, demonstrations, and data analysis. This information 
collection includes the post-award materials that cooperative agreement 
recipients will be required to submit to PD&R over the course of the 
period of performance of their award. PD&R will use these deliverables 
to monitor the progress of the research being carried out under the 
cooperative agreement and to monitor the use of the funding and 
authorize payments to the awardee.
    Respondent: For-profit and nonprofit organizations that are 
selected to receive an award under HUD's Research, Evaluation, and 
Demonstration Cooperative Agreements.

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                                                                               Total
         Information collection              Number of        Annual         responses     Burden hours    Total burden       Salary       Total burden
                                            respondents      responses       annually      per response        hours                           cost
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Quality Control Plan....................              25               1              25             6.6             165          $49.14       $8,108.10
Management and Work Plan................              25               1              25            13.2             330           49.14       16,216.20
Sustainability Plan.....................               7               1               7            13.2            92.4           49.14        4,540.53
Research Design.........................              29               1              29            52.8          1531.2           49.14       75,243.16
Quarterly Progress Reports..............              33               1              33              16             528           49.14       25,945.92
Final Research Report...................              33               1              33            79.2          2613.6           49.14      128,432.30
Final Narrative Report..................              33               1              33            1.65           54.45           49.14        2,675.67
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............        5,314.65  ..............      261,161.88
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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.
    (5) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to 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.

Anna Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-21102 Filed 9-16-24; 8:45 am]
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