Notice2024-17670
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Supporting Documents and Processing Requirements; OMB Control No.: 2502-NEW
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Published
August 9, 2024
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 89, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65378-65379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17670]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7080-N-36]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Green and
Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) Supporting Documents and Processing
Requirements; OMB Control No.: 2502-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: September 9, 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 <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, Reports Management 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#cb9baabbaeb9bca4b9a099aeafbea8bfa2a4a58aa8bf84adada2a8ae8ba3beafe5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6636071603141109140d3403021305120f09082705122900000f0503260e130248010910">[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#df9cb0b3baababbaf18fb0b3b3beadbb9fb7aabbf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="54173b38312020317a043b3838352630143c21307a333b22">[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>.
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
November 3, 2023 at 88 FR 75619.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Green and Resilient Retrofit
Program (GRRP) Supporting Documentation.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
OMB Expiration Date: TBD.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Numbers: TBD. While numbers have not yet been assigned, the
covered forms include Transaction Plan Templates, Commitment Templates,
Escrow Deposit Agreement template, Use Agreement, Surplus Cash loan
agreement, Grant Agreement, Surplus Cash Loan Note, Amortizing Loan
Note, Surplus Cash Loan Mortgage, Amortizing Loan Mortgage, Addendum to
Assistance Contract template including efficiency add-on, Resilience
Survey and Completion Certification.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (``GRRP'') is funded through Title
III of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376 (IRA), in section
30002 titled ``Improving Energy Efficiency or Water Efficiency or
Climate Resilience of Affordable Housing'' (the ``IRA''), authorizing
HUD to make loans, grants to improve energy or water efficiency;
enhance indoor air quality or sustainability; implement the use of
zero-emission electricity generation, low-emission building materials
or processes, energy storage, or building electrification strategies;
or address climate resilience of eligible HUD-assisted multifamily
properties. The program leverages significant technological
advancements in utility efficiency and adds a focus on preparing for
climate hazards--both reducing residents' and properties' exposure to
hazards and protecting life, livability, and property when disaster
strikes. With its dual focus, GRRP is the first program to consider, at
the national scale, how best to approach both green and energy
efficiency upgrades simultaneously with investment in climate
resilience strategies in multifamily housing. HUD is taking a multi-
faceted approach to deploy these funds multiple funding rounds and for
properties at different development stages.
Funding under this program will be made through multiple cohorts
under one or multiple Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) that will
detail the application process for eligible applicants. This collection
is necessary in order to receive applications requesting funding under
this program and to complete processing requirements for multifamily
owners selected under one of the GRRP cohorts (Elements, Leading Edge &
Comprehensive). Documents will include information an owner may need to
collect, maintain, or submit to ensure GRRP programmatic and statutory
compliance with eligibility requirements and documentation required for
HUD approval of any legal and financial obligations including:
<bullet> Award eligibility requirements as described in the GRRP
Notices.
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<bullet> Information needed to determine compliance with program
requirements.
<bullet> Information the Department may require in order to
exercise discretionary judgment authorized under the GRRP Notice.
<bullet> Demonstration of transaction closing preparedness,
including, as applicable:
<bullet> Documentation required for HUD approval for any financial
information relative to GRRP grants and loans.
<bullet> Maintenance of other information that could be requested
such as utility and energy consumption and efficiency, and other viable
green and retrofitting components.
Respondents: HUD-assisted multifamily owners.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 583.
Estimated Number of Responses: 583.
Frequency of Response: Once per application and awardee package.
Average Hours per Response: 34.5 hours.
Total Estimated Burden: 8,952.
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.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-17670 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]
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