[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2024)] [Notices] [Pages 68919-68920] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-19191] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-7080-N-38] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Paperwork Reduction Act Submission--Proposed Information Collection Revision for Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Program, OMB Control No.: 2506-0133 AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27, 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 [email protected] or www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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, Clearance Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; email [email protected]. 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 [email protected] 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 https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 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. The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days was published on May 21, 2024 at 89 FR 44698. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA): Grant Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Closeout. OMB Approval Number: 2506-0133. Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection. Form Number: HUD-4153, HUD-4154, HUD-4155, SF-425, HOPWA closeout certification (HUD-4158). Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The current Paperwork Reduction Act approval under OMB Control No. 2506-0133 covers reporting, record keeping, and application requirements for both the HOPWA formula and competitive grant programs. The competitive grant program includes new competitive grants and renewal/replacement grants. This revision applies to reporting and closeout requirements for all HOPWA grantees. This submission requests to add additional data elements to form HUD-4155, remove forms that are no longer needed, remove pre-award information that will be covered with a child submission through the HUD generic information collection request under OMB Control Number 2501-0044, adjust language in form HUD-4154, update form HUD-4153 to reflect published Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs), and add grant closeout to the paperwork collection package with a new HOPWA grant closeout form. The addition of information collection for grant closeout will apply to all HOPWA grantees. The use of a new HOPWA grant closeout certification form, the SF425, and all other relevant [[Page 68920]] reports to the grant project will ensure grantees are able to close active grants when the project is complete by determining that all applicable administrative actions and all required work of the grant have been completed by the grantee. HUD systematically reviews and conducts data analysis in order to prepare national and individual grantee performance profiles that are not only used to measure program performance against benchmark goals and objectives, but also to communicate the program's achievement and contributions towards Departmental strategic goals. HUD plans to continue using the data elements in this submission for these purposes. Respondents: HOPWA competitive and renewal grant applicants, and all HOPWA formula, competitive, and renewal grantees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated APR/CAPER data elements 258.00 1.00 258.00 40.00 10,320.00 $28.73 $296,493.60 (HUD-4155).......................... HUD-4154, HIV Housing Care Continuum 40.00 1.00 40.00 20.00 800.00 28.73 22,984.00 Model Report (new competitive SPNS grant only)......................... HUD-4153, SPNS Grant Model Report 40.00 1.00 40.00 40.00 1,600.00 28.73 45,968.00 (new competitive SPNS grant only)... Recordkeeping for Competitive, PSH, 258.00 1.00 258.00 60.00 15,480.00 28.73 444,740.40 and Formula Grantees................ Grant Amendments (budget change, 30.00 1.00 30.00 6.00 180.00 28.73 5,171.40 extension, or early termination).... Grant Closeout (closeout 258.00 1.00 200.00 12.00 2,400.00 28.73 68,952.00 certification HUD-XXXX, SF425, and all financial, performance, and other reports required as a condition of the grant)............. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total............................ 884.00 .............. 826.00 .............. 30,780.00 .............. 884,309.40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOPWA grantees and applicants may be required to respond to more than one piece of information collection. All annualized costs reflect staff time spent on tasks in the table. The hourly rate of $28.73 is based on a GS-9 for Rest of United States. 10,320 hours * $28.73 = $296,493. The estimated costs under this OMB approval number in this request is lower than previous approval. This accounts for the removal of forms HUD-40110-C/D, and removal of pre-award information. Updates on the chart also include the addition of grant closeout, increases for a larger number of new competitive SPNS grants, and higher hourly wage. 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. 3507. Colette Pollard, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer. [FR Doc. 2024-19191 Filed 8-27-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P