30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HOME Investment Partnerships Program (OMB Control No. 2506-0171)

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7024-N-27]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HOME Investment Partnerships Program (OMB Control No. 2506-0171)

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, Housing and Urban Development (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:

August 17, 2020.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email:

OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at

Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov

or telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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. Guido.

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 March 24, 2020.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection:

HOME Investment Partnerships Program.

OMB Approval Number:

2506-0171.

Type of Request:

Extension of approved collection.

Form Number:

HUD 40093, SF 1199A, HUD 20755, HUD 40107, HUD 40107A.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use:

The information collected through HUD's Integrated Disbursement and Information System (IDIS) (24 CFR 92.502) is used by HUD Field Offices, HUD Headquarters, and HOME Program Participating Jurisdictions (PJs). The information on program funds committed and disbursed is used by HUD to track PJ performance and to determine compliance with the statutory 24-month commitment deadline and the regulatory 5-year expenditure deadline (§ 92.500(d)). The project-specific property, tenant, owner, and financial data is used to compile annual reports to Congress required at Section 284(b) of the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, as well as to make program management decisions about how well program participants are achieving the statutory objectives of the HOME Program. Program management reports are generated by IDIS to provide data on the status of program participants' commitment and disbursement of HOME funds. These reports are provided to HUD staff as well as to HOME PJs.

Management reports required in conjunction with the Annual Performance Report (§ 92.509) are used by HUD Field Offices to assess the effectiveness of locally designed programs in meeting specific statutory requirements and by Headquarters in preparing the Annual Report to Congress. Specifically, these reports permit HUD to determine compliance with the requirement that PJs provide a 25 percent match for HOME funds expended during the Federal fiscal year (Section 220 of the Act) and that program income be used for HOME eligible activities (Section 219 of the Act), as well as the Women and Minority Business Enterprise requirements (§ 92.351(b)).

Financial, project, tenant and owner documentation is used to determine compliance with HOME Program cost limits (Section 212(e) of the Act), eligible activities (§ 92.205), and eligible costs (§ 92.206), as well as to determine whether program participants are achieving the income targeting and affordability requirements of the Act (Sections 214 and 215). Other information collected under subpart H (Other Federal Requirements) is primarily intended for local program management and is only viewed by HUD during routine monitoring visits. The written agreement with the owner for long-term obligation (§ 92.504) and tenant protections (§ 92.253) are required to ensure that the property owner complies with these important elements of the HOME Program and are also reviewed by HUD during monitoring visits. HUD reviews all other data collection requirements during monitoring to assure compliance with the requirements of the Act and other related laws and authorities.

HUD tracks PJ performance and compliance with the requirements of 24 CFR parts 91 and 92. PJs use the required information in the execution of their program, and to gauge their own performance in relation to stated goals.

Reg. section

Paperwork

requirement

Number of

responses

Frequency

of

response

Responses

per

annum

Burden

hour per

response

Annual

burden

hours

Hourly

cost per

response

Annual cost

§ 92.61

Program Description and Housing Strategy for Insular Areas

4.00

1.00

4.00

10.00

40.00

$41.37

$1,654.80

§ 92.66

Reallocation—Insular Areas

4.00

1.00

4.00

3.00

12.00

41.37

496.44

§ 92.101

Consortia Designation

36.00

1.00

36.00

5.00

180.00

41.37

7,446.60

§ 92.201

State Designation of Local Recipients

51.00

1.00

51.00

1.50

76.50

41.37

3,164.81

§ 92.200

Private-Public Partnership

594.00

1.00

594.00

2.00

1,188.00

41.37

49,147.56

§ 92.201

Distribution of Assistance

594.00

1.00

594.00

2.00

1,188.00

41.37

49,147.56

§ 92.202

Site and Neighborhood Standards

594.00

1.00

594.00

2.00

1,188.00

41.37

49,147.56

§ 92.203

Income Determination

6,667.00

1.00

6,667.00

2.00

13,334.00

41.37

551,627.58

§ 92.203

Income Determination

85,000.00

1.00

85,000.00

0.75

63,750.00

41.37

2,637,337.50

§ 92.205(e)

Terminated Projects

180.00

1.00

180.00

5.00

900.00

41.37

37,233.00

§ 92.206

Eligible Costs—Refinancing

100.00

1.00

100.00

4.00

400.00

41.37

16,548.00

§ 92.210

Troubled HOME-Assisted Rental Projects

25.00

1.00

25.00

0.50

12.50

41.37

517.13

§ 92.251(a)

Rehabilitation Projects—New Construction

3,40.000

3.00

10,200.00

3.00

30,600.00

41.37

1,265,922.00

§ 92.251(b)

Rehabilitation Projects—Rehabilitation

5,100.00

2.00

10,200.00

2.00

20,400.00

41.37

843,948.00

§ 92.252

Qualification as affordable housing: Rental Housing

50.00

5.00

250.00

25.00

6,250.00

41.37

258,562.50

Reg. section

Paperwork

requirement

Number

of

responses

Frequency

of

response

Responses

per

annum

Burden

hour per

response

Annual

burden

hours

Hourly

cost per

response

Annual cost

§ 92.252(j)

Fixed and Floating HOME Rental Units

45.00

1.00

45.00

1.00

45.00

$41.37

$1,861.65

§ 92.251

Written Property Standards

6,667.00

3.00

20,001.00

3.00

60,003.00

41.37

2,482,324.11

§ 92.253

Tenant Protections (including lease requirement)

6,667.00

1.00

6,667.00

5.00

33,335.00

41.37

1,379,068.95

§ 92.254

Homeownership—Median Purchase Price

80.00

1.00

80.00

5.00

400.00

41.37

16,548.00

§ 92.254

Homeownership—Alternative to Resale/recapture

100.00

1.00

100.00

5.00

500.00

41.37

20,685.00

§ 92.254(a)(5)

Homeownership—Approval of Resale & Recapture

2,000.00

1.00

2,000.00

1.50

3,000.00

41.37

124,110.00

§ 92.254(a)(5)

Homeownership—Fair Return & Affordability

2.00

1.00

2.00

1.00

2.00

41.37

82.74

§ 92.254(f)

Homeownership program policies

600.00

1.00

600.00

5.00

3,000.00

41.37

124,110.00

§ 92.300

CHDO Identification

594.00

1.00

594.00

2.00

1,188.00

41.37

49,147.56

§ 92.300

CHDO Project Assistance

594.00

1.00

594.00

2.00

1,188.00

41.37

49,147.56

§ 92.303

Tenant Participation Plan

4,171.00

1.00

4,171.00

10.00

41,710.00

41.37

1,725,542.70

§ 92.351

Affirmative Marketing

1,290.00

1.00

1,290.00

5.00

6,450.00

41.37

266,836.50

§ 92.354

Labor

6,667.00

1.00

6,667.00

2.50

16,667.50

41.37

689,534.48

§ 92.357

Debarment and Suspension

6,667.00

1.00

6,667.00

1.00

6667.00

41.37

275,813.79

§ 92.501

HOME Investment Partnership Agreement (HUD 40093)

598.00

1.00

598.00

1.00

598.00

41.37

24,739.26

Reg. section

Paperwork

requirement

Number of

responses

Frequency

of

response

Responses

per

annum

Burden hours per response

Annual

burden

hours

Hourly

cost per

response

Annual cost

§ 92.504

Participating Jurisdiction's Written Agreements

6,667.00

1.00

6,667.00

10.00

66,670.00

41.37

2,758,137.90

§ 92.300

Designation of CHDOs

480.00

1.00

480.00

1.50

720.00

41.37

29,786.40

§ 92.502

Homeownership and Rental Set-Up and Completion

594.00

1.00

594.00

16.00

9,504.00

41.37

393,180.48

§ 92.502

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Set-Up (IDIS)

225.00

1.00

225.00

5.50

1,237.50

41.37

51,195.38

§ 92.502

Performance Measurement Set-Up and Completion Screens (IDIS)

6,671.00

1.00

6,671.00

21.00

140,091.00

41.37

5,795,564.67

§ 92.502

IDIS Access Request form (HUD 27055)

50.00

1.00

50.00

0.50

25.00

41.37

1,034.25

§ 92.502(a)

Required Reporting of Program Income

645.00

1.00

645.00

12.00

7,740.00

41.37

320,203.80

§ 92.504(c)

Written Agreement

8,500.00

1.00

8,500.00

1.00

8,500.00

41.37

351,645.00

§ 92.504(d)(2)

Financial Oversight and HOME Rental projects

18,500.00

1.00

18,500.00

1.00

18,500.00

41.37

765,345.00

§ 92.508

Recordkeeping- Subsidy Layering and Underwriting

13,302.00

1.00

13,302.00

4.00

53,208.00

41.37

2,201,214.96

§ 92.508

Recordkeeping (Additional)

10,110.00

1.00

10,110.00

1.00

10,110.00

41.37

418,250.70

§ 92.509

Annual Performance Reports (HUD 40107)

598.00

1.00

598.00

2.50

1,495.00

41.37

61,848.15

§ 92.509

Management Reports—FY Match Report (HUD 40107A)

594.00

1.00

594.00

0.75

445.50

41.37

18,430.34

Reg. section

Paperwork

requirement

Number of

responses

Frequency

of

response

Responses

per

annum

Burden hours per response

Annual

burden

hours

Hourly

cost per

response

Annual cost

§ 92.550,

§ 91.525

HUD Monitoring of Program

Documentation and Activities

645.00

1.00

645.00

0.25

161.25

41.37

6,670.91

§ 91.220

Describe the plan for outreach

427.00

1.00

427.00

1.00

427.00

41.37

17,664.99

§ 91.220

Describe plan to ensure suitability

427.00

1.00

427.00

1.00

427.00

41.37

17,664.99

Direct Deposit Sign up form (SF 1199A)

10.00

1.00

10.00

0.25

2.50

41.37

103.43

Totals

204,176.00

633,536.25

26,209,394.66

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.

C. Authority

Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

Dated: June 30, 2020.

Anna P. Guido,

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

[FR Doc. 2020-15438 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]

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