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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.
DATES:
Comments Due Date: July 8,
2019.
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 tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Geyer, Office of Environment and
Energy, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email
Joshua.m.geyer@hud.gov or telephone
(415) 489–6418. 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. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
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seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Pay
for Success Pilot Application
Requirements.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0613.
OMB Expiration Date: 1/31/2020.
Type of Request: This is a revision of
a currently approved collection.
Form Numbers: HUD–2530, SF 424
family of forms, HUD–2880, HUD–424–
CBW, HUD–9250, Certification of
Owner Eligibility, Cooperative
Agreement, Site-Specific Environmental
Review (Part 1 of 2), and Office of
Multifamily Housing Pay for Success
Program Narrative Template.
• Form HUD–2530, Previous
Participation Certification, is completed
by the Intermediary. The Intermediary
submits the form to HUD via grants.gov
as part of the application package for the
PFS pilot. The type of information
collected includes the Intermediary’s
(principals) Name, Address, Social
Number/IRS Employee Number,
Signature, etc. The form is required to
provide HUD with a certified report of
all previous participation in HUD
multifamily housing projects by those
parties making application and is used
by HUD to determine eligibility to
participate in Multifamily programs.
• SF–424 family of forms (SF–424A–
D, as applicable), Application for
Federal Assistance and Assurances, is
completed by the Intermediary. The
Intermediary submits this family of
forms to HUD via grants.gov as part of
the application for the PFS pilot. The
type of information collected includes
the Intermediary’s Name, EIN/TIN,
Address, Email address, etc. This family
of forms is required for use as a cover
sheet for submission of preapplications
and applications and related
information under discretionary
programs. Applicants are required to
submit this family of forms to HUD as
part of the application package for the
PFS pilot.
• Form HUD–2880, Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report, is
completed by the Intermediary. The
Intermediary submits the from to HUD
via the grants.gov as part of the
application package for the PFS pilot.
The type of information collected
includes the Intermediary’s Name,
address, phone number, social security
number and EIN, etc. The Intermediary
is required to submit this form in order
to provide accountability and integrity
in the provision of assistance that is
administered by HUD.
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• Form HUD 424–CBW (excel
spreadsheet), Detailed Budget
Worksheet, is completed by the
Intermediary. The Intermediary submits
this form to HUD via email or US mail
for approval. The type of information
collected includes a detailed description
of budget as it pertains to each
participating property. The Intermediary
submits this form to HUD in program
phases for completion of the retrofits in
all participating properties in the PFS
program.
• Form HUD–9250, Funds
Authorization, is completed by the
Owner. The Owner submits this form by
email or by US mail to HUD for
approval. The type of information
collected includes Owner’s name,
address, mortgagee, etc. Owners are
required to submit this form to HUD to
request withdrawal from the Reserve for
Replacements or Residual Receipts
Funds.
• Certification of Owner Eligibility,
Owner must complete this form to be
eligible to participate in the Pay for
Success pilot. Owner submits
certification to HUD for approval via
email or by US mail. The type of
information collected includes Owner’s
name, iREMS number, address,
signature, etc. Owners must provide a
certification to HUD that they and the
property meet HUD eligibility
requirements in order to be able to
participate in the Pilot.
• Cooperative Agreement is
administered by HUD’s Office of
Multifamily Housing Programs, which
will have oversight of the
Intermediaries, ensuring compliance
with all included provisions and
authorizing payments when and if
required conditions are met. The type of
information collected includes Date
agreement was entered with
Intermediary, total of units HUD
awarded intermediary, signature and
HUD official. The form is submitted to
HUD/Intermediary via email or by US
mail.
• Site-Specific Environment Review
(Part 1 of 2), this form should be used
only to initiate site-specific reviews for
individual HUD-assisted properties
undertaking energy and water
conservation retrofits under the
Multifamily Energy and Water
Conservation Pay for Success Pilot.
Intermediary completes the form and
any relevant documents for each site
identified to participate in the PFS Pilot
and submits it to HUD to upload in the
HUD Environmental Review Online
System (HEROS).
• Office of Multifamily Housing Pay
for Success Program Narrative Template
is completed by the Intermediary and is
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submitted to HUD via grants.gov. The
type of information collected includes
the Intermediary’s name, EIN,
organization name, etc. The narrative
template is provided to Applicants
under the Pay for Success Pilot program
and will be evaluated by HUD.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: Title
LXXXI of the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114–94)
authorizes the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) to
establish a demonstration program
under which the Secretary may execute
budget-neutral, performance-based
agreements in fiscal years 2016 through
2019 that result in a reduction in energy
or water costs. The legislation
authorizes HUD to implement this pilot
in up to 20,000 units of multifamily
buildings participating in the projectbased rental assistance (PBRA) program
under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937; supportive
housing for the elderly program
operating under section 202 of the
Housing Act of 1959; and supportive
housing for persons with disabilities
under section 811(d)(2) of the CranstonGonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act. The Statute authorizes HUD to
execute performance-based agreements
in fiscal years 2016 through 2019
covering up to 20,000 units in eligible
properties. HUD is responsible for
submitting annual program evaluation
reports to Congress for the duration of
the Pilot.
HUD is authorized under this
legislation to establish a competitive
process for selecting one or more
qualified applicants to serve as
Intermediaries who will, per agreements
with HUD, be responsible for initiating
and managing an energy and water
conservation retrofit program at eligible
properties. For the purpose of this
program, applicants are defined as
entities applying to participate. The
documents that are the subject of this
notice are those used by applicants
applying to participate in this program.
This information will allow applicants
to submit their proposal and for the
government to evaluate this
information.
I. Application. The applicants
responding to the NOFA will need to
submit the before the prescribed
deadline all standard forms including
Previous Participation Certification
(Form 2530), SF–424 family of forms,
and Form HUD–2880; responses to the
NOFA’s rating factors describing the
applicant’s qualifications and proposed
approach to all aspects of program
implementation; and an Executive
Summary of no more than four pages.
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II. Project Initiation. Once selected,
Intermediaries will enter into a
Cooperative Agreement with HUD for
each property they will be retrofitting
under the program which will provide
for performance-based payments by
HUD based on the savings realized by
HUD after the retrofit has been
completed. Intermediaries will also be
required to submit a copy of an
executed PFS Contracts with each
property owner that will be attached to
the Cooperative and serve to identify the
specific units being affected by the
retrofit. Within 30 days of entering into
each Cooperative Agreement, an
Intermediary will submit to HUD a
Work Plan consisting of a description of
all documentary deliverables and due
dates related to that Agreement and a
proposed approach to periodic
consultation with HUD for the purposes
of oversight. The Intermediary will also
submit a request for approval for the
Independent Evaluator that will be
validating key information submitted to
HUD by the Intermediary over the
course of the Cooperative Agreement.
Each participating property owner will
submit to HUD a Certification of
Eligibility and a written agreement to
replace equipment installed under the
PFS Pilot only with equipment of like
or better efficiency.
III. Retrofit implementation. Before a
retrofit is implemented, the
Intermediary will to develop and submit
(with support from the property owner)
a Site-specific Environmental Review
form with the following information:
High-level description of the project’s
scope of work; whether the property lies
within a Coastal Barrier Resource unit;
whether the property lies within a
floodplain and proof of any required
flood insurance policies; whether the
project will destroy or modify a
wetland; previous uses of the site and
other evidence of contamination on or
near the site; and whether any historic
preservation policies apply to the site or
the building(s). Intermediaries intending
to use property-level reserve funds to
pay for no more than half of the hard
costs associated with the retrofit must
submit a Scope of Work for the retrofit
and a Reserve Analysis demonstrating
that the retrofit will leave the property
in as good or better financial shape as
it would otherwise have been. The
property owner must submit a Funds
Authorization Form (HUD–9250) to
request HUD’s approval to use funds for
this purpose.
IV. Retrofit completion. When the
retrofit is completed, the Intermediary
will submit a Certification of Retrofit
Completion with the following
information: A list of installed measures
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with cost information; weather- and
occupancy-normalized pre-retrofit
consumption baselines for each affected
tenant- and owner-paid utility, and all
component data used to calculate those
baselines, including utility
consumption, rates, utility allowances,
and climatic and occupancy data, and
the calculation methodology used;
weather- and occupancy-normalized
post-retrofit consumption projections
for each affected tenant- and owner-paid
utility, and all component data used to
calculate those baselines, including
utility consumption, rates, utility
allowances, and climatic and occupancy
data, and the calculation methodology
used; recalculated pre-retrofit baseline
utility allowances and post-retrofit
utility allowances for each unit size/
type; recalculated pre-retrofit baseline
owner rental subsidy and post-retrofit
owner renter for each unit size/type;
and post-retrofit per-unit annual savings
to HUD relative to pre-retrofit baseline.
V. Performance payments.
Intermediaries will submit Invoices for
Performance Payments concurrent with
each property’s annual rent adjustment
cycle for the remainder of the period of
performance of the Cooperative
Agreement pertaining to that property.
Invoices will include thorough
documentation of all calculations
contributing to the calculation of the
amount being invoiced (as provided in
the work plan) as well as a written
certification by the Independent
Evaluator that the performance payment
has been calculated according to the
methodology contained in the
Cooperative Agreement; no adverse
changes to the qualifications of the
Independent Evaluator have occurred
since the last submission from the
Independent Evaluator; and no conflict
of interest or apparent conflict of
interest exists with the Intermediary or
with respect to any property or Owner
which would preclude the Independent
Evaluator from performing its
obligations in a truly independent
manner. In the event of a change in the
physical structure of a property during
the period of performance which
materially impacts utility usage, the
Owner and the Intermediary will
mutually agree upon an equitable
modification of the pre-retrofit baseline
for Owner-paid utility and/or of the preretrofit baseline of tenant utility
allowances to reflect the impact of the
change on utility usage and notify HUD
of the change. In the event that the
Intermediary wishes to assign
performance payments to a third party,
the Intermediary must submit to HUD a
written request for approval.
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VI. Other program administration
requirements. Beginning with the
execution of their first cooperative
agreement with HUD, Intermediaries
will submit quarterly reports regarding
the status of all properties for which
work under the PFS Pilot is unfinished,
including the work that has been
completed, the work that remains the
anticipated projected completion date. If
at any point it becomes necessary to
replace a partner entity performing one
or more core functions program
administration functions (project
management, capital sources, oversight
of SOW development and retrofit
implementation, and/or invoicing
HUD), the Intermediary must collect
and submit evidence from the proposed
replacement partner entity similar to the
qualifications detailed for the original
partner entity in the Intermediary’s
initial application. As this is pilot
program and HUD is responsible for
submitting annual program evaluation
reports to Congress, Intermediaries may
be required to work with a program
evaluation team and provide relevant
information, possibly including (but not
limited to) information pertaining to
retrofit implementation, program
administration, post-retrofit behavioral
interventions, and certain fees.
Intermediaries may be asked to clarify
or provide additional context for
previously submitted information,
including additional details on their
sources and uses of funds.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Entities applying to be Intermediaries
under this program, selected
Intermediaries.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: Varies.
Average Hours per Response: 10.8.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
4,401.
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: May 2, 2019.
Vance T. Morris,
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary
for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7014-N-15]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Pay for Success
Pilot Application Requirements
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing- Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Corrected 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: July 8, 2019.
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
[email protected] 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: Josh Geyer, Office of Environment and
Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected] or telephone (415)
489-6418. 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. Pollard.
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: Pay for Success Pilot Application
Requirements.
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0613.
OMB Expiration Date: 1/31/2020.
Type of Request: This is a revision of a currently approved
collection.
Form Numbers: HUD-2530, SF 424 family of forms, HUD-2880, HUD-424-
CBW, HUD-9250, Certification of Owner Eligibility, Cooperative
Agreement, Site-Specific Environmental Review (Part 1 of 2), and Office
of Multifamily Housing Pay for Success Program Narrative Template.
Form HUD-2530, Previous Participation Certification, is
completed by the Intermediary. The Intermediary submits the form to HUD
via grants.gov as part of the application package for the PFS pilot.
The type of information collected includes the Intermediary's
(principals) Name, Address, Social Number/IRS Employee Number,
Signature, etc. The form is required to provide HUD with a certified
report of all previous participation in HUD multifamily housing
projects by those parties making application and is used by HUD to
determine eligibility to participate in Multifamily programs.
SF-424 family of forms (SF-424A-D, as applicable),
Application for Federal Assistance and Assurances, is completed by the
Intermediary. The Intermediary submits this family of forms to HUD via
grants.gov as part of the application for the PFS pilot. The type of
information collected includes the Intermediary's Name, EIN/TIN,
Address, Email address, etc. This family of forms is required for use
as a cover sheet for submission of preapplications and applications and
related information under discretionary programs. Applicants are
required to submit this family of forms to HUD as part of the
application package for the PFS pilot.
Form HUD-2880, Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update
Report, is completed by the Intermediary. The Intermediary submits the
from to HUD via the grants.gov as part of the application package for
the PFS pilot. The type of information collected includes the
Intermediary's Name, address, phone number, social security number and
EIN, etc. The Intermediary is required to submit this form in order to
provide accountability and integrity in the provision of assistance
that is administered by HUD.
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Form HUD 424-CBW (excel spreadsheet), Detailed Budget
Worksheet, is completed by the Intermediary. The Intermediary submits
this form to HUD via email or US mail for approval. The type of
information collected includes a detailed description of budget as it
pertains to each participating property. The Intermediary submits this
form to HUD in program phases for completion of the retrofits in all
participating properties in the PFS program.
Form HUD-9250, Funds Authorization, is completed by the
Owner. The Owner submits this form by email or by US mail to HUD for
approval. The type of information collected includes Owner's name,
address, mortgagee, etc. Owners are required to submit this form to HUD
to request withdrawal from the Reserve for Replacements or Residual
Receipts Funds.
Certification of Owner Eligibility, Owner must complete
this form to be eligible to participate in the Pay for Success pilot.
Owner submits certification to HUD for approval via email or by US
mail. The type of information collected includes Owner's name, iREMS
number, address, signature, etc. Owners must provide a certification to
HUD that they and the property meet HUD eligibility requirements in
order to be able to participate in the Pilot.
Cooperative Agreement is administered by HUD's Office of
Multifamily Housing Programs, which will have oversight of the
Intermediaries, ensuring compliance with all included provisions and
authorizing payments when and if required conditions are met. The type
of information collected includes Date agreement was entered with
Intermediary, total of units HUD awarded intermediary, signature and
HUD official. The form is submitted to HUD/Intermediary via email or by
US mail.
Site-Specific Environment Review (Part 1 of 2), this form
should be used only to initiate site-specific reviews for individual
HUD-assisted properties undertaking energy and water conservation
retrofits under the Multifamily Energy and Water Conservation Pay for
Success Pilot. Intermediary completes the form and any relevant
documents for each site identified to participate in the PFS Pilot and
submits it to HUD to upload in the HUD Environmental Review Online
System (HEROS).
Office of Multifamily Housing Pay for Success Program
Narrative Template is completed by the Intermediary and is submitted to
HUD via grants.gov. The type of information collected includes the
Intermediary's name, EIN, organization name, etc. The narrative
template is provided to Applicants under the Pay for Success Pilot
program and will be evaluated by HUD.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Title
LXXXI of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114-
94) authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to
establish a demonstration program under which the Secretary may execute
budget-neutral, performance-based agreements in fiscal years 2016
through 2019 that result in a reduction in energy or water costs. The
legislation authorizes HUD to implement this pilot in up to 20,000
units of multifamily buildings participating in the project-based
rental assistance (PBRA) program under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937; supportive housing for the elderly program
operating under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959; and supportive
housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. The Statute
authorizes HUD to execute performance-based agreements in fiscal years
2016 through 2019 covering up to 20,000 units in eligible properties.
HUD is responsible for submitting annual program evaluation reports to
Congress for the duration of the Pilot.
HUD is authorized under this legislation to establish a competitive
process for selecting one or more qualified applicants to serve as
Intermediaries who will, per agreements with HUD, be responsible for
initiating and managing an energy and water conservation retrofit
program at eligible properties. For the purpose of this program,
applicants are defined as entities applying to participate. The
documents that are the subject of this notice are those used by
applicants applying to participate in this program. This information
will allow applicants to submit their proposal and for the government
to evaluate this information.
I. Application. The applicants responding to the NOFA will need to
submit the before the prescribed deadline all standard forms including
Previous Participation Certification (Form 2530), SF-424 family of
forms, and Form HUD-2880; responses to the NOFA's rating factors
describing the applicant's qualifications and proposed approach to all
aspects of program implementation; and an Executive Summary of no more
than four pages.
II. Project Initiation. Once selected, Intermediaries will enter
into a Cooperative Agreement with HUD for each property they will be
retrofitting under the program which will provide for performance-based
payments by HUD based on the savings realized by HUD after the retrofit
has been completed. Intermediaries will also be required to submit a
copy of an executed PFS Contracts with each property owner that will be
attached to the Cooperative and serve to identify the specific units
being affected by the retrofit. Within 30 days of entering into each
Cooperative Agreement, an Intermediary will submit to HUD a Work Plan
consisting of a description of all documentary deliverables and due
dates related to that Agreement and a proposed approach to periodic
consultation with HUD for the purposes of oversight. The Intermediary
will also submit a request for approval for the Independent Evaluator
that will be validating key information submitted to HUD by the
Intermediary over the course of the Cooperative Agreement. Each
participating property owner will submit to HUD a Certification of
Eligibility and a written agreement to replace equipment installed
under the PFS Pilot only with equipment of like or better efficiency.
III. Retrofit implementation. Before a retrofit is implemented, the
Intermediary will to develop and submit (with support from the property
owner) a Site-specific Environmental Review form with the following
information: High-level description of the project's scope of work;
whether the property lies within a Coastal Barrier Resource unit;
whether the property lies within a floodplain and proof of any required
flood insurance policies; whether the project will destroy or modify a
wetland; previous uses of the site and other evidence of contamination
on or near the site; and whether any historic preservation policies
apply to the site or the building(s). Intermediaries intending to use
property-level reserve funds to pay for no more than half of the hard
costs associated with the retrofit must submit a Scope of Work for the
retrofit and a Reserve Analysis demonstrating that the retrofit will
leave the property in as good or better financial shape as it would
otherwise have been. The property owner must submit a Funds
Authorization Form (HUD-9250) to request HUD's approval to use funds
for this purpose.
IV. Retrofit completion. When the retrofit is completed, the
Intermediary will submit a Certification of Retrofit Completion with
the following information: A list of installed measures
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with cost information; weather- and occupancy-normalized pre-retrofit
consumption baselines for each affected tenant- and owner-paid utility,
and all component data used to calculate those baselines, including
utility consumption, rates, utility allowances, and climatic and
occupancy data, and the calculation methodology used; weather- and
occupancy-normalized post-retrofit consumption projections for each
affected tenant- and owner-paid utility, and all component data used to
calculate those baselines, including utility consumption, rates,
utility allowances, and climatic and occupancy data, and the
calculation methodology used; recalculated pre-retrofit baseline
utility allowances and post-retrofit utility allowances for each unit
size/type; recalculated pre-retrofit baseline owner rental subsidy and
post-retrofit owner renter for each unit size/type; and post-retrofit
per-unit annual savings to HUD relative to pre-retrofit baseline.
V. Performance payments. Intermediaries will submit Invoices for
Performance Payments concurrent with each property's annual rent
adjustment cycle for the remainder of the period of performance of the
Cooperative Agreement pertaining to that property. Invoices will
include thorough documentation of all calculations contributing to the
calculation of the amount being invoiced (as provided in the work plan)
as well as a written certification by the Independent Evaluator that
the performance payment has been calculated according to the
methodology contained in the Cooperative Agreement; no adverse changes
to the qualifications of the Independent Evaluator have occurred since
the last submission from the Independent Evaluator; and no conflict of
interest or apparent conflict of interest exists with the Intermediary
or with respect to any property or Owner which would preclude the
Independent Evaluator from performing its obligations in a truly
independent manner. In the event of a change in the physical structure
of a property during the period of performance which materially impacts
utility usage, the Owner and the Intermediary will mutually agree upon
an equitable modification of the pre-retrofit baseline for Owner-paid
utility and/or of the pre-retrofit baseline of tenant utility
allowances to reflect the impact of the change on utility usage and
notify HUD of the change. In the event that the Intermediary wishes to
assign performance payments to a third party, the Intermediary must
submit to HUD a written request for approval.
VI. Other program administration requirements. Beginning with the
execution of their first cooperative agreement with HUD, Intermediaries
will submit quarterly reports regarding the status of all properties
for which work under the PFS Pilot is unfinished, including the work
that has been completed, the work that remains the anticipated
projected completion date. If at any point it becomes necessary to
replace a partner entity performing one or more core functions program
administration functions (project management, capital sources,
oversight of SOW development and retrofit implementation, and/or
invoicing HUD), the Intermediary must collect and submit evidence from
the proposed replacement partner entity similar to the qualifications
detailed for the original partner entity in the Intermediary's initial
application. As this is pilot program and HUD is responsible for
submitting annual program evaluation reports to Congress,
Intermediaries may be required to work with a program evaluation team
and provide relevant information, possibly including (but not limited
to) information pertaining to retrofit implementation, program
administration, post-retrofit behavioral interventions, and certain
fees. Intermediaries may be asked to clarify or provide additional
context for previously submitted information, including additional
details on their sources and uses of funds.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): Entities applying to be
Intermediaries under this program, selected Intermediaries.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: Varies.
Average Hours per Response: 10.8.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 4,401.
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: May 2, 2019.
Vance T. Morris,
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2019-09473 Filed 5-7-19; 8:45 am]
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