Notice2023-16283
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: PRO Housing Competition Application Collection; OMB Control No.: 2506-New
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Published
August 1, 2023
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50167-50168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16283]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7070-N-44]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: PRO Housing
Competition Application Collection; OMB Control No.: 2506-New
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: August 31, 2023.
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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 20410-5000; email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#faaa9b8a9f888d958891a89f9e8f998e939594bb998eb59c9c93999fba928f9ed49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94c4f5e4f1e6e3fbe6ffc6f1f0e1f7e0fdfbfad5f7e0dbf2f2fdf7f1d4fce1f0baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fcce0e3eafbfbeaa1dfe0e3e3eefdebcfe7faeba1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60230f0c051414054e300f0c0c011204200815044e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>
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 <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>.
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 May 22,
2023 at 88 FR 32782.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: PRO Housing Competition
Application Collection.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-New.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD
is issuing this NOFO under the authority of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328, enacted December 29, 2022)
(Appropriations Act) for the identification and removal of barriers to
affordable housing production and preservation. The most successful
proposals in this competition will demonstrate not only how applicants
identify and remove affordable housing barriers within their
jurisdiction(s), but also demonstrate: (1) progress and a commitment to
overcoming local barriers to facilitate the increase in affordable
housing production and preservation; and (2) an acute demand for
housing affordable to households with incomes below 100 percent of the
area median income. HUD encourages applicants to also consider how
their proposed activities will address issues related to affordable
housing production and preservation, such as advancing equity, locating
affordable housing near transit and other services, and developing and
preserving affordable housing in accordance with input from community
members and other stakeholders.
Respondents: State and local governments, Metropolitan Planning
Organizations and Multijurisdictional Entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 11.
Total Estimated Burdens: 1100.
The estimated burden for this NOFO application collection includes
HUD's Standardized Grant Application forms which have been reviewed and
approved by OMB under control number: 2501-0017. Additionally, as
stated above, OMB has reviewed and approved the post award activity for
CDBG activities under control numbers: 2506-0077, 0085, 0117, and 0165.
The burden hours and requirements under the above-mentioned approved
collections have not been altered in any way. Applicants are asked to
provide narrative responses detailing their proposed activities using
PRO Housing funding. Applicants are also required to affirmatively
acknowledge the statutorily required certification, located in Appendix
D of the NOFO. HUD is collecting certifications from all applicants,
and there is a specific certification form depending on each applicant
type: local governments, state governments, metropolitan planning
organizations and multijurisdictional entities. Each applicant is only
required to complete one certification form. The certification form
collects information related to a variety of laws, including CDBG
requirements and cross-cutting requirements. The applicant will be
expected to review and sign the form.
If an applicant is proposing a partnership with one or more
entities as part of their application submission, the applicant must
provide documentation of that partnership in the form of partner
letters from each partner and a partnership agreement. The burden hours
include submission of documentation of partnership, if required.
Optional partnership templates are included in the application package,
which applicants may choose to use to satisfy these requirements.
The burden hours associated with the above-mentioned forms have
been included in the burden hours list below.
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Table 1--Estimated Public Burden
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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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NOFO Application........................ 100 1 100 10 1000 $38.92 $38,920
NOFO Certifications..................... 100 1 100 1 100 38.92 3,892
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Total............................... 100 1 100 11 1100 38.92 42,812
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* Given that the nature of the applicants is unknown at this time, HUD estimates the cost per response to average around OPMs supplied GS-13 base pay
level (locality pay not included). While NOFO applicants may vary in experience, pay, and possibly industry, HUD believes that the average range of
pay across the respondents will fall closely within the GS-13 pay range.
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 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.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and
Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-16283 Filed 7-31-23; 8:45 am]
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