Notice2022-16883
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection, Comment Request: HUD Standardized Grant Application Forms: Detailed Budget Form (HUD Form 424-CB) HUD Detailed Budget Worksheet (HUD Form 424-CBW), HUD Funding Matrix (HUD 424-M), Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424), Assurances and Certifications for Recipients and Applicants (HUD 424-B), Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL), Certification Regarding Lobbying Activities (Lobbying Form), HUD-2880 Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report, Project Abstract Form, and Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A), OMB Control No.: 2501-0017
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August 8, 2022
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Housing and Urban Development Department
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48194-48196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16883]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7051-N-02]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection, Comment
Request: HUD Standardized Grant Application Forms: Detailed Budget Form
(HUD Form 424-CB) HUD Detailed Budget Worksheet (HUD Form 424-CBW), HUD
Funding Matrix (HUD 424-M), Application for Federal Assistance (SF-
424), Assurances and Certifications for Recipients and Applicants (HUD
424-B), Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL), Certification
Regarding Lobbying Activities (Lobbying Form), HUD-2880 Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report, Project Abstract Form, and Budget
Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A), OMB Control No.:
2501-0017
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial 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 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-
402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f0c20232a3b3b2a611f2023232e3d2b0f273a2b61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="baf9d5d6dfcecedf94ead5d6d6dbc8defad2cfde94ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a> for a copy of the proposed form. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may also
submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> website can be viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration as public comments, comments
must be submitted through one of the methods specified above. Again,
all submissions must refer to the docket number and title of the
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorthera Yorkshire, Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, Grants Management and Oversight Division,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh St. SW Room
10162, Washington, DC 20410 or by email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4f0dbc6c0dcd1c6d59aeddbc6dfc7dcddc6d1f4dcc1d09ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31755e4345595443501f685e435a4259584354715944551f565e47">[email protected]</span></a> or
telephone 202-402-4336. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies
of the proposed data collection form may be requested from Ms. Collette
Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department is soliciting comments prior to submitting the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Proposal: HUD Standardized Grant Application Forms:
Detailed Budget Form (HUD 424-CB) HUD Detailed Budget Worksheet (HUD
424-CBW), HUD Funding Matrix (HUD 424-M), Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), Assurances and Certifications for Applicants and
Recipients (HUD 424-B), Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF LLL),
Certification Regarding Lobbying Activities (Lobbying Form), Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (HUD 2880), Project Abstract Form,
and Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF 424-A).
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0017.
Additional OMB control numbers applicable to government wide
standardized forms are also noted in this collection. As the burden is
accounted for in those separate collections, it is not included in this
calculation.
4040-0004 SF 424 <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> form.
4040-0006 SF 424-A <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> form.
4040-0019 Project Abstract Summary <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> form.
4040-0013 SF LLL <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> form.
4040-0013 Lobbying Form <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> form.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Approval is sought for revision of the Information Collection Request
of HUD standardized forms which are used by various HUD programs that
use a competitive application process to award financial assistance.
The HUD Common Budget Form--(HUD 424-CB), the Common Budget Form
Worksheet (HUD 424-CBW), the Assurances and Certifications Form--(HUD
424-B), and the HUD Matrix (HUD-M) are used to offer standardized
application forms. The Federal Financial Assistance Improvement Act of
1999 (Pub. L. 106-107, signed November 20, 1999) encourages
standardization.
In addition, as noted under the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number heading, the collection references a number of
government-wide forms, including forms from the Standard Form (SF)
Family, which are used for all HUD applications and available on
grants.gov. The burden associated with these government-wide forms are
reflected in separate OMB-sponsored government-wide information
collections and are not reflected in this collection.
Further, HUD combined into this collection form HUD 2880 Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (formerly approved under OMB control
number 2501-0032) to consolidate public input and burden into one OMB
control number. The form HUD 2880 is also updated to reflect changes to
the information respondents report in the Employee ID field under Part
III of the form. For each person reported in Part III, HUD expects
applicants to provide a unique ID that is not the person's social
security number. Lastly, the
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updated form HUD 2880 includes updates to the certification language,
which now reads as follows:
I/We, the undersigned, certify under penalty of perjury that the
information provided above is true, correct, and accurate. Warning:
If you knowingly make a false statement on this form, you may be
subject to criminal and/or civil penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001. In
addition, any person who knowingly and materially violates any
required disclosures of information, including intentional non-
disclosure, is subject to civil money penalty not to exceed $10,000
for each violation.
All HUD-specific forms in this information collection have been
modified to include updated Paperwork Reduction Act burden statements,
in order to comply with 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3). The burden statements now
reads as follows:
The public reporting burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average [X] hours per response, including the time
for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering, and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of the requested information. Comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions
for reducing this burden can be sent to the Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
St SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000. Do not send completed
forms to this address. This agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number. The
information you provide will enable HUD to carry out its
responsibilities under this Act and ensure greater accountability
and integrity in the provision of certain types of assistance
administered by HUD. This information is required to obtain the
benefit sought in the HUD program. Failure to provide any required
information may delay the processing of your application and may
result in sanctions and penalties including of the administrative
and civil money penalties specified under 24 CFR 4.38. This
information will not be held confidential and may be made available
to the public in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552).
Members of affected public: Applicants for HUD's competitively
funded financial assistance programs.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The forms referenced in this Notice
are used by entities when they apply for financial assistance for HUD's
competitive programs. HUD receives roughly 14,375 applications on an
annual basis, HUD expects 14,375 respondents who may complete the major
forms. However, respondents have the option to complete one of several
budget forms (SF 424-A, HUD 424-CB, HUD-424CBW, or HUD 424-M),
depending on the requirements associated with the financial assistance
program. HUD estimates an hourly rate of $65.15 per hour \1\ for
individuals completing the form. The total estimated burden on
respondents would thus reach $2,902,432.50 on an annual basis. This is
shown in Estimated Burden on Respondents Table 1 below. The actual
burden is assessed by each HUD program.
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\1\ Estimated cost for respondents is calculated from the March
2022 Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics report on
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation determined that the hourly
rate of management, professional and related wages and salaries
averaged $44.28 per hour plus $20.87 per hour for fringe benefits
for a total $65.15 per hour.
Table 1--Estimated Burden on Respondents
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Number of Hours per
Form respondents Frequency respondent Total hours Cost per hour Total cost
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SF 424.................................................. 11,500 1.2 .............. .............. .............. ..............
SF LLL.................................................. 11,375 1.2 .............. .............. .............. ..............
Lobbying Form........................................... 14,375 1.2 .............. .............. .............. ..............
SF 424-A................................................ 11,500 1.2 .............. .............. .............. ..............
Project Abstract Summary................................ 14,375 1.2 .............. .............. .............. ..............
HUD 424-B............................................... 11,500 1.2 .............. .............. .............. ..............
HUD 424-CB.............................................. 1,375 1.2 3 4,950 65.15 $ 322,492.50
HUD 424-CBW............................................. 1,375 1.2 3 4,950 65.15 322,492.50
HUD 424-M............................................... 250 1.2 0.5 150 65.15 9,772.50
HUD 2880................................................ 14,375 1.2 2 34,500 65.15 2,247,675.00
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Total............................................... 14,375 .............. 8.5 44,550 .............. 2,902,432.50
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Estimation of the Cost to the Federal government: The following
table shows the estimated burden of Federal financial assistance
review. HUD estimates the cost of the maximum burden on HUD staff would
total at most $3,989,793.60 for the HUD-specific forms, and
$12,749,436.60 for all forms in Table 1. These estimates assume that
each form would be reviewed for one hour by a GS-13 step 5 performing a
review, and then by a GS-14 and a GS-15 who will look at summary
results on an annual basis.\2\
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\2\ Federal staff time is estimated for a GS-13 step 5 hourly
rate at $58.01 per hour (from the Office of Personnel Management and
the table with Washington-Baltimore-Arlington locality pay), plus
16% fringe benefit for a total of $67.29 per hour, as well as 15
minutes each for a GS-14 step 5 at $72.19/hour and a GS-15 step 5 at
$84.91/hour, based on similar calculations bringing the blended
total to $106.57/hour for each form submitted.
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
to: (1) Evaluate 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)
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
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C. Authority
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended.
George Tomchick,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-16883 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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