30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Capital Fund Program; OMB Control No.: 2577-0157

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7024-N-18]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Capital Fund Program; OMB Control No.: 2577-0157

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date:

May 27, 2020.

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

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/Start

Printed Page 15501PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard 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 toll-free 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 is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection:

Public Housing Capital Fund Program.

OMB Approval Number:

2577-0157.

Type of Request:

Revision of a currently approved collection and one new Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) added after the 60-day comment period.

Form Numbers:

HUD Form 50075.1, HUD-5084, HUD-5087, HUD-51000, HUD-51001, HUD-51002, HUD-51003, HUD-5104, HUD-51915, HUD-51915-A, HUD-51971-I-II, HUD-52396, HUD-52427, HUD-52482, HUD-52483-A, HUD-52484, HUD-52485, HUD-52651-A, HUD-52829, HUD-52830, HUD-52833, HUD-52845, HUD-52846, HUD-52847, HUD-52849, HUD-53001, HUD-53015, HUD-5370, HUD-5370EZ, HUD-5370C, HUD-5372, HUD-5378, HUD-5460, HUD-52828, 50071, 5370-C1, 5370-C2.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use:

Each year Congress appropriates funds to approximately 3,015 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) for modernization, development, financing, and management improvements. The funds are allocated based on a complex formula. The forms in this collection are used to appropriately disburse and utilize the funds provided to PHAs. Additionally, these forms provide the information necessary to approve a financing transaction in addition to any Capital Fund Financing transactions. Respondents include the approximately 3,015 PHA receiving Capital Funds and any other PHAs wishing to pursue financing.

This proposed information collection has been revised to include the following changes below:

1. HUD has removed all of the hours for the annual submission of form HUD-50075.2 and reduced the hours for HUD-50075.1. HUD is now collecting that information electronically thru the Energy Performance Information Center (EPIC) system. These hours were transferred to OMB No. 2577-0274 Energy Performance Information Center (EPIC). HUD will continue to use the HUD-50075.1 for the Capital Fund set aside grant programs, Lead Based Paint, Emergency Safety and Security, and Emergency and Disaster. Only those hours remain in 2577-0157.1. As a result, the burden hours were decreased 9,260 hours

2. Due to conversion of Public Housing to the Section 8 thru the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program, the number of PHAs receiving Capital Funds has been reduced from 3,100 to 3,015. This has reduced the number of hours by 3,774.

3. The total reduction in in burden hours are 13,034.

Respondents (

i.e.,

Affected Public): Public Housing Authorities

Information collection

Number of

respondents

Frequency of

response

Responses

per annum

Burden hour

per response

Annual burden hours

Hourly cost

per response

Annual cost

HUD-5084

3,015

1

3,015

1.5

4,522.50

$34

$153,765

HUD-5087

50

1

50

3

150

56

8,400

HUD-50071

10

1

10

0.5

5

56

280

HUD-50075.1

300

1

300

2.2

660

34

204,600

HUD-51000

590

1

590

1

590

34

20,600

HUD-51001

2,550

12

30,600

3.5

107,100

34

3,641,000

HUD-51002

1,600

5

8,000

1

8,000

34

272,000

HUD-51003

500

2

1,000

1.5

1,500

34

51,000

HUD-51004

500

2

1,000

2.5

2,500

34

85,000

HUD-51915 and HUD-51915-A

2,630

1

2,630

3

7,890

34

268,260

HUD-51971-I, II

80

1

80

1.5

120

34

4,080

HUD-52396

96

1

96

2

192

34

6,528

HUD-52427

88

1

88

0.5

44

34

1,496

HUD-52482

40

1

40

2

80

34

2,720

HUD-52483-A

40

1

40

2

80

34

2,720

HUD-52484

532

4

2,128

10

21,280

34

723,520

HUD-52485

40

1

40

1

40

34

1,360

HUD-52651-A

40

1

40

2.5

100

34

3,400

HUD-52829

25

1

25

40

1000

56

56,000

HUD-52830

25

1

25

16

400

56

22,400

HUD-52833

3,015

1

3,015

13

30,915

34

1,332,630

HUD-52836

10

1

10

0.5

56

280

HUD-52845

25

1

25

8

200

56

11,200

HUD-52846

25

1

25

16

400

56

22,400

HUD-52847

25

1

25

8

200

56

11,200

HUD-52849

25

1

25

1

25

56

1,400

HUD-53001

3,015

1

3,015

2.5

7,537

34

256,275

HUD-53015

40

1

40

3

120

34

4,080

HUD-5370, 5370EZ

2,694

1

2,694

1

2,694

34

91,596

HUD-5370C

2,694

1

2,694

1

2,694

34

91,596

HUD-5372

590

1

590

1

590

34

20,060

HUD-5378

158

24

3,792

0.25

948

34

32,232

HUD-5460

40

1

40

1

40

34

1,360

Public Housing Information Center Certification of Accuracy

3,015

1

3,015

2

6,030.00

34

186,000

HUD-52828 Physical Needs Assessment form

3,015

1

3,015

15.4

46,431

56

2,600,136

Broadband Feasibility determination

3,015

1

3,015

10

30,150

56

1,688,400

Mold, Carbon Monoxide and other Hazards NOFA

50

1

50

.5

25

34

850

Totals

293,593.00

11,717,545

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.

Dated: April 21, 2020.

Colette Pollard,

Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2020-08845 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]

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