60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant Application-Continuum of Care Registration, 54283-54284 [2014-21634]
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SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at
Colette Pollard @hud.gov or telephone
202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. This is not a toll-free number.
Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of 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 June 16, 2014.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Continuation of Interest Reduction
Payments After Refinancing Section 236
Projects.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0572.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Numbers:
HUD–93173 Agreement for Interest
Reduction Payments (§ 236(e)(2).
HUD–93175 Agreement for Interest
Reduction Payments (§ 236(b).
HUD–93174 Use Agreement (§ 236(e)(2).
HUD–93176 Use Agreement (§ 236(b).
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of this information collection is
to preserve low-income housing units.
HUD uses the information to ensure that
owners, mortgagees and or public
entities enter into binding agreements
for the continuation of Interest
Reduction Payments (IRP) after
refinancing eligible Section 236
projects. HUD has created an electronic
application for eligible projects to retain
the IRP benefits after refinancing.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Profit motivated or non-profit owners of
Section 236 projects.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
875.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1750.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Estimated Burdens: 1750.
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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
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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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: September 5, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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[Docket No. FR–5753–N–06]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Continuum of Care
Homeless Assistance Grant
Application—Continuum of Care
Registration
Office of Community Planning
and Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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: November
10, 2014.
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 Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
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speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Schmutzler, Special Needs
Assistance Programs (SNAPS).
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; email Diane
Schmutzler at and diane.m.schmutzler@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–4385.
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 available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Schmutzler.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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Title of Information Collection:
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance
Grant Application—Continuum of Care
Registration.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0182.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: Not Applicable.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
regulatory authority to collect this
information is contained in 24 CFR part
579, and the HEARTH Act. The CoC
Homeless Assistance Application
Registration (OMB 2506–0182) is the
first part of the information collection
process to be used in HUD’s annual
competitive homeless assistance
program, the CoC Program, authorized
by the HEARTH Act. It is separate from
the annual CoC Homeless Assistance
Consolidated Application, which
contains the CoC Application and the
Project Applications that are covered
under the approved PRA package 2506–
0112. This separation is necessary due
in to the fact that the CoC Registration
occurs several months before collection
of the CoC Homeless Assistance
Consolidated Application and that the
information collected during CoC
Registration does not frequently change.
The annual CoC Registration
comprises the first phase of the
combined CoC Homeless Assistance
information collection form. During this
phase, HUD collects the contact
information of the collaborative
applicant for the CoC, and the HMIS
Lead Agency as well as the geographic
areas served by the CoC applicant.
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Additionally, CoCs approve their
preliminary pro-rata need and affirm
their annual renewal demand, and HUD
collects information regarding the CoC’s
board structure and the capacity of the
CoC to carry out the various activities
outlined in the program regulations. The
registration information is necessary to
assist in the selection of project
proposals submitted to HUD (by State
and local governments, public housing
authorities, and nonprofit organizations)
for the awarded funds during the annual
CoC competition because it provides
vital information about the CoC
applicants.
All collaborative applicants are
required to register their CoCs in the esnaps electronic grants management
system prior to the opening of the CoC
Homeless Assistance competition. The
registration requirements include a
basic description of the CoC’s lead
organization, contact information, and
geographic area. The information to be
collected by HUD will be used to
determine eligibility for CoC Homeless
Assistance and establish grant amounts.
To determine the total amount a CoC
may request for renewal funding,
collaborative applicants will list their
Continuum’s programs on a Grant
Inventory Worksheet (GIW) that will
allow HUD to accurately assess
individual project applications during
the CoC Application process. The
information from the GIW is essential
for operation of the CoC competition.
For the CoC, the GIW allows each CoC
to see all the project grants side-by-side
that will be eligible for competition in
the annual competition. This then
allows them to determine, in
communication with HUD, the total
amount of funding (the annual renewal
demand or ARD) that their CoC has
available in a given competition year,
which then allows them to make
informed planning decisions about
which project grants they want to
prioritize, reduce or eliminate in the
actual CoC Homeless Assistance
Program Application. In turn, the
program details in the GIW allow HUD
to conduct an accurate assessment of
renewal project applications and to
determine in the aggregate what the
total renewal demand for all CoCs will
likely be. HUD can then determine how
much of the annual appropriation will
be available for new projects (once all
the funding for renewals is covered), or
in years of budget shortages, how much
CoCs will be advised to cut from their
total funding to meet the amount of
funds available.
The optional board requirement
questions in the registration forms are
an important part of the registration
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process. To meet the performance goals
established by statute, CoCs will need to
significantly increase their capacity for
strategy, planning, monitoring, and
evaluation. In addition, the HEARTH
Act and the 24 CFR part 578 allow for
the development of United Funding
Agencies (UFAs), a significant change to
the structure of the CoC and the
relationship between HUD and grantees.
For the CoCs that seek UFA status, they
must demonstrate that they have the
operational capacity and a high
functioning CoC Board that can serve as
the sole manager of their projects, in
order to qualify. With UFA established
by statute and regulation, HUD needs as
much information as possible regarding
the baseline operational readiness of
CoCs, and the few CoCs that may apply
as a UFA will need to provide more
information during the Registration
process. As recently as the FY2013
competition, only 16 CoCs applied for
UFA status, three were conditionally
approved, and ultimately only two met
the high standards of management and
organizational capacity needed to serve
this function. Providing all CoCs with
the option of reporting their Board
status will allow HUD to prepare for
UFA applications and estimate how our
program resources will need to be
allocated over the next few years of
program implementation.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
States, local governments, private
nonprofit organizations, public housing
authorities, and community mental
health associations that are public
nonprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
410 Respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses: 410
responses per year.
Frequency of Response: Once a year.
Average Hours per Response: Two to
three hours per response (two for most
applicants and three for UFA
applicants).
Total Estimated Burdens: 840 hours.
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
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(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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: September 3, 2014.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development.
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AGENCY:
The final rule to list the New
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5753-N-06]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Continuum of
Care Homeless Assistance Grant Application--Continuum of Care
Registration
AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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: November 10, 2014.
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
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Schmutzler, Special Needs
Assistance Programs (SNAPS). Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Diane
Schmutzler at and diane.m.schmutzler@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-4385.
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 available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from
Ms. Schmutzler.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Continuum of Care Homeless
Assistance Grant Application--Continuum of Care Registration.
OMB Approval Number: 2506-0182.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: Not Applicable.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
regulatory authority to collect this information is contained in 24 CFR
part 579, and the HEARTH Act. The CoC Homeless Assistance Application
Registration (OMB 2506-0182) is the first part of the information
collection process to be used in HUD's annual competitive homeless
assistance program, the CoC Program, authorized by the HEARTH Act. It
is separate from the annual CoC Homeless Assistance Consolidated
Application, which contains the CoC Application and the Project
Applications that are covered under the approved PRA package 2506-0112.
This separation is necessary due in to the fact that the CoC
Registration occurs several months before collection of the CoC
Homeless Assistance Consolidated Application and that the information
collected during CoC Registration does not frequently change.
The annual CoC Registration comprises the first phase of the
combined CoC Homeless Assistance information collection form. During
this phase, HUD collects the contact information of the collaborative
applicant for the CoC, and the HMIS Lead Agency as well as the
geographic areas served by the CoC applicant.
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Additionally, CoCs approve their preliminary pro-rata need and affirm
their annual renewal demand, and HUD collects information regarding the
CoC's board structure and the capacity of the CoC to carry out the
various activities outlined in the program regulations. The
registration information is necessary to assist in the selection of
project proposals submitted to HUD (by State and local governments,
public housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations) for the
awarded funds during the annual CoC competition because it provides
vital information about the CoC applicants.
All collaborative applicants are required to register their CoCs in
the e-snaps electronic grants management system prior to the opening of
the CoC Homeless Assistance competition. The registration requirements
include a basic description of the CoC's lead organization, contact
information, and geographic area. The information to be collected by
HUD will be used to determine eligibility for CoC Homeless Assistance
and establish grant amounts. To determine the total amount a CoC may
request for renewal funding, collaborative applicants will list their
Continuum's programs on a Grant Inventory Worksheet (GIW) that will
allow HUD to accurately assess individual project applications during
the CoC Application process. The information from the GIW is essential
for operation of the CoC competition. For the CoC, the GIW allows each
CoC to see all the project grants side-by-side that will be eligible
for competition in the annual competition. This then allows them to
determine, in communication with HUD, the total amount of funding (the
annual renewal demand or ARD) that their CoC has available in a given
competition year, which then allows them to make informed planning
decisions about which project grants they want to prioritize, reduce or
eliminate in the actual CoC Homeless Assistance Program Application. In
turn, the program details in the GIW allow HUD to conduct an accurate
assessment of renewal project applications and to determine in the
aggregate what the total renewal demand for all CoCs will likely be.
HUD can then determine how much of the annual appropriation will be
available for new projects (once all the funding for renewals is
covered), or in years of budget shortages, how much CoCs will be
advised to cut from their total funding to meet the amount of funds
available.
The optional board requirement questions in the registration forms
are an important part of the registration process. To meet the
performance goals established by statute, CoCs will need to
significantly increase their capacity for strategy, planning,
monitoring, and evaluation. In addition, the HEARTH Act and the 24 CFR
part 578 allow for the development of United Funding Agencies (UFAs), a
significant change to the structure of the CoC and the relationship
between HUD and grantees. For the CoCs that seek UFA status, they must
demonstrate that they have the operational capacity and a high
functioning CoC Board that can serve as the sole manager of their
projects, in order to qualify. With UFA established by statute and
regulation, HUD needs as much information as possible regarding the
baseline operational readiness of CoCs, and the few CoCs that may apply
as a UFA will need to provide more information during the Registration
process. As recently as the FY2013 competition, only 16 CoCs applied
for UFA status, three were conditionally approved, and ultimately only
two met the high standards of management and organizational capacity
needed to serve this function. Providing all CoCs with the option of
reporting their Board status will allow HUD to prepare for UFA
applications and estimate how our program resources will need to be
allocated over the next few years of program implementation.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): States, local governments,
private nonprofit organizations, public housing authorities, and
community mental health associations that are public nonprofit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 410 Respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses: 410 responses per year.
Frequency of Response: Once a year.
Average Hours per Response: Two to three hours per response (two
for most applicants and three for UFA applicants).
Total Estimated Burdens: 840 hours.
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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: September 3, 2014.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
[FR Doc. 2014-21634 Filed 9-10-14; 8:45 am]
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