30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Labor Standards Monitoring Review Guides; OMB Control No.: 2501-Pending

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7050-N-11]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Federal Labor Standards Monitoring Review Guides; OMB Control No.: 2501—Pending

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:

April 7, 2022.

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

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna Guido, Reports Management Officer, QMAC, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-5535 (this is not a toll free number) or email Anna Guido at

anna.p.guido@hud.gov

for copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

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 December 21, 2021, at 86 FR 72269.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection:

Federal Labor Standards Monitoring Review Guides.

OMB Approval Number:

Pending.

Type of Request:

New.

Form Number:

• HUD-4741 Federal Labor Standards Agency On-Site Monitoring Review Guide

• HUD-4742 Federal Labor Standards Agency Remove Monitoring Review Guide

• HUD-4743 Federal Labor Standards State CDBG and HOME Monitoring Review Guide

Description of the need for the information and proposed use:

HUD will use the information collected to ensure Local Contracting Agencies (Public Housing Agencies, Tribally Designated Housing Entities, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and HUD grantees) are compliant with Federal labor standards provisions. Based on the information provided, a HUD labor standards specialist determines if there are any findings or concerns (non-compliance with statutory, regulatory, and program requirements) that need to be addressed. If there are findings or concerns, the labor standards specialist will work with the Local Contracting Agency (LCA) to resolve the violation until the LCA is compliant again.

Respondents:

HUD recipients of public housing financial assistance, certain HUD recipients of housing and community development financial assistance, certain other HUD grantees.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

Information collection

Number of

respondents

Frequency of

response

Responses

per annum

Burden hours

per response

Annual

burden hours

Hourly cost

per response

Total cost

HUD—4741 On-Site Monitoring Review Guide

66.00

1.00

66.00

0.50

33.00

$42.01

$1,386.33

HUD—4742 Remote Monitoring Review Guide

66.00

1.00

66.00

8.00

528.00

42.01

22,181.28

HUD—4743 State CDBG/HOME Monitoring Review Guide

65.00

1.00

65.00

0.50

32.50

42.01

1,365.33

Total

197.00

197.00

593.50

24,932.94

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.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.)

Colette Pollard,

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

[FR Doc. 2022-04883 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]

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