60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Generic Solicitation for Pre-Award Activities for HUD Competitive Discretionary Awards; OMB Control No.: 2501-NEW

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October 6, 2023

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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 88, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69647-69649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22290]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7065-N-03]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Generic
Solicitation for Pre-Award Activities for HUD Competitive Discretionary
Awards; OMB Control No.: 2501-NEW

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: December 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection can be submitted within 60 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 60-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this
proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and can be sent to: Colette
Pollard, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000 or
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6c6d7c6d3c4c1d9c4ddc4d3d2c3d5c2dfd9d8d7d5c2d9d0d0dfd5d3f6dec3d298d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="255544554057524a574e5740415046514c4a4b4446514a43434c4640654d50410b424a53">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f2c00030a1b1b0a413f0003030e1d0b2f071a0b41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6e5c9cac3d2d2c388f6c9cacac7d4c2e6ced3c288c1c9d0">[email&#160;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 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: Generic Solicitation for Pre-Award Activities
for Applications for HUD Competitive Discretionary Awards.
Type of Request: New Information Collection Request.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-NEW.
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.

SF 424, OMB Control No. 4040-0004
SF 424-A, OMB Control No. 4040-0006
SF 424-B, OMB Control No. 4040-0007
SF 424-C, OMB Control No. 4040-0008
SF 424 D, OMB Control No. 4040-0009
SF LLL, OMB Control No. 4040-0013
Lobbying Form, OMB Control No. 4040-0013
Projects Abstract Summary, OMB Control No. 4040-0019

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD
is required by 2 CFR 200.204 to publicly announce the availability of
discretionary awards that are competed. To ensure grants and
cooperative agreements are awarded to applicants best suited to perform
the functions of the awards, applicants are generally

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required to perform two pre-award steps, the submission of the
application and the negotiation of the individual award terms. The
first part of HUD's funding applications consists of submitting the
Standard Form 424 (SF-424), ``Application for Federal Assistance''
along with mandatory and optional standard government-wide and HUD
forms. 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.
After the applicants have been selected as part of an objective
competition process, HUD usually requires negotiation between HUD and
the selected applicant to determine the terms of the award. A technical
proposal (or technical submission) is required during the negotiation
process. The technical proposal demonstrates the selected applicant's
capabilities in accordance with the application or statement of work
submitted with the application and/or selection criteria and other
related information as specified in the funding announcement.
The provisions of 2 CFR 200.207 instruct Federal agencies to comply
with the requirements of 5 CFR part 1320, ``Controlling Paperwork
Burdens on the Public,'' with regard to all forms or collection of
additional information used by HUD in place of or as a supplement to
the SF-424 series.
Respondents: Applicants for HUD's competitively funded financial
assistance programs.
Information Collection/Form Number: SF 424 (4040-0004); SF-424B
(4040-0007); SF-424D (4040-0009); SF 424A (4040-0006); SF-424C (4040-
0008); SF LLL (4040-0013); Lobbying Form (4040-0013); Project Abstract
Summary (4040-0019); HUD-424B; HUD-424CB; HUD-424CBW; HUD-424M; HUD-
2880; HUD-50070; Rural Cert; HUD 50153; HUD 2991; HUD 2993; Program
specific requirements and rating factors (narrative and other
attachments)
Estimated Number of Respondents: HUD bases the following estimates
on historical experience. HUD's average of 45 funding announcements per
fiscal year will fall under this generic request, plus an expected
average of 10 NOFOs derived from supplemental funding enacted outside
of the regular appropriations process. Additionally, the Department
projects that it will receive approximately 30,000 applications
annually.
Frequency of Response: Refer to Table 1.
Responses per Annum: Refer to Table 1.
Average Burden Hours per Response: HUD estimates it takes an
average of 40 working hours to prepare and submit an application in
<a href="http://grants.gov">grants.gov</a> in response to a funding announcement. For applications
submitted through <a href="http://esnaps.gov">esnaps.gov</a>, HUD estimates it takes an average of 100
working hours, including completing the registration in <a href="http://esnaps.hud.gov">esnaps.hud.gov</a>,
preparing and submitting an application and technical submission, and
proper storage of records.
Total Estimated Burdens: For purposes of this information
collection request, the HUD has used the average hourly earnings of a
Project Management Specialist ($48.85 per hour) to monetize the value
of respondent time. Therefore, the burden for these reporting
activities is as follows using average response times:

30,000 applications * 140 hours * 1.2 frequency = 5,040,000 hours
5,040,000 hours * $48.85 = $246,204,000

Table 1--Estimated Burden for Respondents
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Information collection (OMB control Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
No.) respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost
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SF 424 (4040-0004).................. 0 0 .............. 0 0 $0 $0
SF-424B (4040-0007)................. 0 0 .............. 0 0 0 0
SF-424D (4040-0009)................. 0 0 .............. 0 0 0 0
SF 424A (4040-0006)................. 0 0 .............. 0 0 0 0
SF-424C (4040-0008)................. 0 0 .............. 0 0 0 0
SF LLL (4040-0013).................. 0 0 .............. 0 0 0 0
Lobbying Form (4040-0013)........... 0 0 .............. 0 0 0 0
Project Abstract Summary (4040-0019) 0 0 .............. 0 0 0 0
HUD-424B............................ 30,000 1.2 36,000 0.5 18,000.00 48.85 879,300.00
HUD-424CB........................... 1,375 1.2 1,650 3 4,950.00 48.85 241,807.50
HUD-424CBW.......................... 1,375 1.2 1,650 3 4,950.00 48.85 241,807.50
HUD-424M............................ 250 1.2 300 0.5 150.00 48.85 7,327.50
HUD-2880............................ 30,000 1.2 36,000 2 72,000.00 48.85 3,517,200.00
HUD-50070........................... 30,000 1.2 36,000 0.25 9,000.00 48.85 439,650.00
Rural Certification................. 800 1.2 960 0.50 480.00 48.85 23,448.00
HUD 50153........................... 800 1.2 960 0.25 240.00 48.85 11,724.00
HUD 2991............................ 30,000 1.2 36,000 3 108,000.00 48.85 5,275,800.00
HUD 2993............................ 30,000 1.2 36,000 0.25 9,000.00 48.85 439,650.00
Program specific requirements and 30,000 1.2 36,000 127 4,572,000.00 48.85 223,342,200.00
rating factors (narrative and other
attachments).......................
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HUD bases the following estimates on historical experience. HUD
estimates it takes an average of 30 working hours for HUD to complete
its pre-award activities associated with competitive applications,
including parts 1 and 2 of the pre-award process. This includes
activities related to proper storage of related records. For purposes
of this information collection request, HUD has used a GS 13 step 5
rate ($51.25 per hour) to monetize the value of HUD time. Therefore,
the burden for pre-award activities is as follows using average
response times:

30,000 applications * 30 hours * 1.2 frequency = 1,080,000 hours
1,080,000 hours * $51.25 = $55,350,000

If the Department incurs any unique start-up or operational and
maintenance costs with the collection of information covered by this
ICR, HUD will include them on the request to OMB.

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

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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.

C. Authority

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended.

Daniel Ballard,
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22290 Filed 10-5-23; 8:45 am]
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