[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25358-25359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10995]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7092-N 17; OMB Control No.: 2577-0300]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Operating Fund 
Shortfall Program Financial Reporting and Monitoring

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 comments 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 16, 2025.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Guido, Clearance Officer,

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Paperwork Reduction Act Division, PRAD, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; email 
at [email protected], telephone (202) 402-5535. 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.

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 
March 17, 2025 at 90 FR 12335.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: OpFund Shortfall Program Financial 
Reporting and Monitoring.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0300.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of previously approved 
collection.
    Form Number: HUD-50093, HUD-50094, HUD-50095, HUD-50096, SF-425.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Shortfall Program has been in operation since FY 2021 and was created 
through annual Appropriations laws providing a $25 million set-aside in 
the Public Housing Fund to assist Public Housing Agencies experiencing 
or at risk of financial shortfalls. The program is targeted to PHAs 
with the lowest Public Housing reserves. Funding is allocated to raise 
PHAs' reserves to two months of expenses. Along with the infusion of 
funds, PHAs create Improvement Plans to improve their financial 
situation and address financial issues. OMB requested that PIH collect 
information from PHAs to evaluate the efficacy of the program in 
improving PHA's financial situation. This PRA is being submitted to 
improve the effectiveness of the program (through monitoring and risk 
management) which ultimately helps the PHAs reach sustainable financial 
success. This PRA will include a short-form budget for PHAs to report 
their budget and actuals through the year so that financial and 
operational performance can be evaluated; an Improvement Plan, which 
will increase accountability towards making financial improvements; and 
Shortfall Program Application and Appeal forms. These forms will be 
accessible to PHA and HUD staff through a web-based portal to increase 
operational efficiency.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of   Responses  per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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HUD-50093...............................             187               1             187               1             187          $46.37       $8,671.19
HUD-50094...............................             187               3             561             0.5           280.5           46.37       13,006.79
HUD-50095...............................             187               1             187            0.17           31.79           46.37        1,474.10
HUD-50096...............................               4               1               4               1               4           46.37          185.48
SF-425..................................               0               0               0               0               0               0               0
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    Totals..............................             565  ..............             939  ..............          503.29  ..............       23,337.56
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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 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

Anna Guido,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
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