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information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Focus
Group Protocols and Consent Collection
for Pre-Purchase Homeownership
Counseling Demonstration and Impact
Evaluation; Second Round.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0293.
Type of Request: Revision.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) is conducting an
important national study of the
effectiveness of pre-purchase
homeownership counseling services.
This information collection covers two
updates to the initial data collection: (a)
Replacement of telephone interviews
with focus groups to collect qualitative
data and (b) changes to the approach
used to collect consent from
coborrowers of study participants. The
Information collection
Number of
respondents
enrollment projections suggest that the
three largest study sites will include
approximately 720 eligible study
participants, although recruitment will
end sooner if the available focus group
slots are filled.
The collection of coborrower consent
involves including the coborrower
consent form in the study’s regular
tracking letters, along with a request for
the coborrower to review, sign, and
return the written consent form. The
study estimates that approximately 1800
study participants will have
coborrowers. The coborrowers’ review
and return of the coborrower consent
form is estimated to require
approximately 5 minutes per
coborrower.
The focus group recruitment call,
focus group, and coborrower will be
completed once by each applicable
respondent during the entire length of
the study.
information collected through the focus
groups will be used to support the
implementation analysis and to collect
qualitative information about study
participants’ experiences with prepurchase homeownership counseling
services. The collection of consent from
study participants’ coborrowers is
necessary to allow the study to collect
data related to the characteristics and
performance of study participants’
mortgage loans.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): A
total of up to 144 study participants will
participate in 12 focus groups of 8–12
participants each. Each focus group will
take approximately 120 minutes. Prior
to the focus groups, the study team will
contact eligible study participants in
three cities to request participation in a
focus group and confirm eligibility
information. The recruitment calls are
estimated to take approximately 5
minutes per person. The study’s
Frequency
of response
Burden hours
per response
(minutes)
Responses
per annum
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Focus group recruitment calls .................
Focus groups ...............
Coborrower consent
form ..........................
720
144
1
1
1
1
5
120
60
288
$25
25
$1,500
7,200
1800
1
1
5
150
25
3750
Total ......................
2520
3
3
........................
498
........................
12,450
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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
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.
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Jean Lin Pao,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5800–N–02]
Notice of HUD’s Funding Availability
for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015
Comprehensive Housing Counseling
Grant Program
Grant Program NOFA. The
Comprehensive Housing Counseling
NOFA is comprised of both the General
Section to the Department’s FY 2014
NOFAs for Discretionary Programs
(General Section) published February
19, 2014 and this NOFA. In addition to
the application requirements set forth in
the NOFA, applicants must also comply
with the requirements established in the
General Section, and all Housing
Counseling Program requirements. HUD
reserves the right to award both FY 2014
and FY 2015 funds on the basis of this
single NOFA competition. FY 2015
grants to be awarded under this NOFA
are contingent upon future
Congressional action, and subject to the
availability of funding. HUD’s intent to
award FY 2015 funds to FY 2014 and
FY 2015 applicants will be announced
separately if such funds become
available.
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) for the Department’s Fiscal Year
(FY) 2014–FY 2015 Comprehensive
Housing Counseling Grant Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This notice announces that
HUD has posted on https://
www.Grants.gov and https://
www.HUD.gov its FY 2014 and FY 2015
Comprehensive Housing Counseling
Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to
housing.counseling@hud.gov. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access these numbers via TTY by
AGENCY:
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calling the Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Today’s
Federal Register notice announces that
HUD has posted its FY 2014 and FY
2015 Comprehensive Housing
Counseling Grant Program NOFA on
https://www.Grants.gov and https://
portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/
program_offices/administration/grants/
fundsavail. Approximately $38.5
million is expected to be available for
eligible applicants under this NOFA for
FY 2014 through the Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2014. HUD intends to award FY 2015
Comprehensive Housing Counseling
Program Grants from this NOFA,
provided such funds are appropriated
by Congress. The application deadline
date is April 7, 2014. Applications must
be received by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the
application deadline date. See Section
IV of the General Section, regarding
application procedures, timely filing
requirements, and grace period policy.
HUD may issue a technical correction to
this NOFA if necessary. Any such
technical correction will provide
detailed instructions for Applicants
regarding the resubmission of
applications to address the revised
NOFA requirements.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Anne M. Morillon,
Director, Grants Management and Oversight
Division, Office of Strategic Planning and
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
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[Docket No. FR–5700–N–28]
Notice of HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for Section 811 Project Rental
Assistance Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability
(NOFA) for HUD’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2013
Section 811 Supportive Housing for
Persons with Disabilities (Section 811)
Project Rental Assistance (PRA)
Program.
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AGENCY:
This notice announces that
HUD has posted on https://
www.Grants.gov and https://
www.HUD.gov a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) for HUD’s Fiscal
SUMMARY:
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Year (FY) 2013 Section 811 Supportive
Housing for Persons with Disabilities
(Section 811) Project Rental Assistance
(PRA) Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to
Lessie Powell Evans, Office of Housing
Assistance and Grant Administration,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 6234, Washington, DC 20410 or to
PRAapplications@hud.gov. HUD
expects to hold an information webcast
via satellite or a webinar for potential
applicants to learn more about the
Program and preparation of an
application. For more information about
the date and time of this webcast,
consult the HUD Web site at
www.hud.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Today’s
Federal Register notice announces that
HUD has posted its FY 2013 Section 811
Supportive Housing for Persons with
Disabilities (Section 811) Project Rental
Assistance (PRA) Program on https://
www.Grants.gov and https://
portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/
program_offices/administration/grants/
fundsavail. This NOFA comprises both
the (FY) 2013 General Section posted on
www.Grants.gov on August 8, 2012, and
this program NOFA. This NOFA
announces the availability of Section
811 PRA funding for state housing or
other appropriate housing agencies to
provide project-based rental assistance
in the development of supportive
housing for extremely low-income
persons with disabilities. To be eligible
for Section 811 PRA funds, these
housing agencies must have a formal
partnership with the State health and
human service agency and the state
agency designated to administer or
supervise the administration of the State
plan for medical assistance under Title
XIX of the Social Security Act
(Medicaid) who will be providing
appropriate services and supports
directly to residents. In many states, this
is the same agency, so the NOFA will
refer to the ‘‘State Health and Human
Services/Medicaid Agency’’. This
Section 811 PRA program is designed to
develop and support sustainable
partnerships with state housing agencies
and State Health and Human Services/
Medicaid agencies that will result in
long-term strategies to provide
permanent affordable rental housing for
people with disabilities receiving
assistance under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act or other individuals with
disabilities receiving comparable longterm services and supports in the
community. The application deadline
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date is 11:59:59 p.m. on May 5, 2014.
Applications must be received by
Grants.gov no later than 11:59:59 p.m.
eastern time on the application deadline
date. Approximately $100 million is
available in FY 2013 and approximately
$20 million in FY 2014, totaling $120
million in funding. Additional funding
may be available based on carry-over
funds from prior years.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Anne M. Morillon,
Director, Grants Management and Oversight
Division, Office of Strategic Planning and
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5800-N-02]
Notice of HUD's Funding Availability for Fiscal Years 2014 and
2015 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Department's
Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-FY 2015 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant
Program.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that HUD has posted on https://www.Grants.gov and https://www.HUD.gov its FY 2014 and FY 2015
Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program NOFA. The Comprehensive
Housing Counseling NOFA is comprised of both the General Section to the
Department's FY 2014 NOFAs for Discretionary Programs (General Section)
published February 19, 2014 and this NOFA. In addition to the
application requirements set forth in the NOFA, applicants must also
comply with the requirements established in the General Section, and
all Housing Counseling Program requirements. HUD reserves the right to
award both FY 2014 and FY 2015 funds on the basis of this single NOFA
competition. FY 2015 grants to be awarded under this NOFA are
contingent upon future Congressional action, and subject to the
availability of funding. HUD's intent to award FY 2015 funds to FY 2014
and FY 2015 applicants will be announced separately if such funds
become available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding specific program
requirements should be directed to housing.counseling@hud.gov. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments may access these numbers via TTY by
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calling the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Today's Federal Register notice announces
that HUD has posted its FY 2014 and FY 2015 Comprehensive Housing
Counseling Grant Program NOFA on https://www.Grants.gov and https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/administration/grants/fundsavail. Approximately $38.5 million is expected to be
available for eligible applicants under this NOFA for FY 2014 through
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2014. HUD intends to award FY 2015 Comprehensive
Housing Counseling Program Grants from this NOFA, provided such funds
are appropriated by Congress. The application deadline date is April 7,
2014. Applications must be received by Grants.gov no later than
11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the application deadline date. See
Section IV of the General Section, regarding application procedures,
timely filing requirements, and grace period policy. HUD may issue a
technical correction to this NOFA if necessary. Any such technical
correction will provide detailed instructions for Applicants regarding
the resubmission of applications to address the revised NOFA
requirements.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Anne M. Morillon,
Director, Grants Management and Oversight Division, Office of Strategic
Planning and Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-05093 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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