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OMB Approval Number: 2506–0201.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: SF 424; HUD 424CB;
HUD 424–CBW; SF–LLL; HUD 2990;
HUD 2991; HUD 2993; HUD 2994A;
HUD 27061; and HUD 27300.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of this submission is for the
application for the Appalachia
Economic Development Initiative grant
process. Information is required to rate

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 April 7, 2017 at
82 FR 17026.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Appalachia Economic Development
Initiative.

and rank competitive applications and
to ensure eligibility of applicants for
funding. Semi-annual reporting is
required to monitor grant management.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): 50.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Number of Responses: 50.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: .76.
Total Estimated Burdens: 527.5.
Total Estimated Burdens: 527.5.

ESTIMATED BURDEN
Instruments

Annual
responses

Respondents

Burden per
response

Total annual
hours

Hourly rate **

Burden cost
per instrument

HUD–424CB ................
HUD–424CBW–I ..........
HUD–2990 ...................
HUD–2991 ...................
HUD–2993 ...................
HUD–2994A .................
HUD–27061 .................
HUD–27300 .................

50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50

2.60
3.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.50
1.25
3.00

130.00
160.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.00
62.50
150.00

31.82
31.82
00.00
00.00
00.00
31.82
31.82
31.82

$4,136.60
5,091.20
00.00
00.00
00.00
790.50
1,975.25
4,773.00

Total ......................

........................

........................

........................

1.32

527.50

31.82

16,766.82

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.
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Total
responses

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: June 21, 2017.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Comment Due Date: August 7,

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

DATES:

[Docket No. FR–5997–N–16]

ADDRESSES:

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Affirmative Fair Housing
Marketing Plan
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice solicits public
comment for a period of 30 days,
consistent with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), on the
Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing
Plan (AFHMP) forms. On December 5,
2016, HUD solicited public comment for
a period of 60 days on the AFHMP
forms. The 60-day notice commenced
the notice and comment process
required by the PRA in order to obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for the information
proposed to be collected by the AFHMP
forms. This 30-day notice takes into
consideration the public comment
received in response to the 60-day
notice, and completes the public
comment process required by the PRA.
With the issuance of this notice, and
following consideration of additional
public comments received in response
to this notice, HUD is complying with
the PRA renewal requirements, and the
forms will undergo the public comment
process every 3 years to retain OMB
approval.

SUMMARY:

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2017.
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:

[email protected] or telephone
202–402–8046. This 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.
1. Electronic Submission of
Comments. Interested persons may
submit comments electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly
encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic
submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare
and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to
make them immediately available to the
public. Comments submitted
electronically through the
www.regulations.gov Web site can be
viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public.
Comments should follow the

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instructions provided on that site to
submit comments electronically.
Note: To receive consideration as public
comments, comments must be submitted
through one of the two methods specified
above. Again, all submissions must refer to
the docket number and title of the notice.

No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile
(FAX) comments are not acceptable.
Public Inspection of Public
Comments. All properly submitted
comments and communications
submitted to HUD will be available for
public inspection and copying between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above
address. Due to security measures at the
HUD Headquarters building, an advance
appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled by calling
QDAM at 202–402–3400 (this is not a
toll free number). Individuals who are
deaf or hard of hearing and individuals
with speech impairments may access
this number via TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. Copies of all comments submitted
are available for inspection and
downloading at www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The 60-Day Notice for the AFHMP
Forms
On December 5, 2016, at 81 FR 87581,
HUD published its 60-day notice, the
first notice for public comment required
by the PRA, to commence the process
for renewal of the AFHMP Forms. The
60-day public comment period ended
on February 3, 2017, and HUD received
one public comment. The following
section, Section A, responds to the
issues raised by the public commenter,
and Section B provides HUD’s
estimation of the burden hours
associated with the AFHMP forms, and
further solicits issues for public
comment which are required to be
solicited by the PRA.

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Submission Requirements
Under the AFHM Regulations (24 CFR
part 200, subpart M), all applicants for
participation in Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) subsidized and
unsubsidized housing programs that
involve the development or
rehabilitation of multifamily projects or
manufactured home parks of five or
more lots, units, or spaces must submit
an AFHM Plan on a prescribed form. In
addition, all applicants for participation
in FHA subsidized and unsubsidized
housing programs that involve the
development or rehabilitation of single
family housing or condominium or
cooperative units that intend to sell five
or more properties in the next year, or
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year, and where a lender is submitting
initial applications for HUD mortgage
insurance, must submit one of several
agreements or statements, among which
is an AFHM Plan on a prescribed form.
A. Public Comment on the AFHMP
Forms and HUD’s Responses
Comments
The commenter stated that the singlefamily form 935.2B is ineffective
because the form cannot be used for
activities occurring outside of a fixed
census tract. The commenter suggests
that the form be revised to contemplate
activities that offer tenants a choice in
housing location such as Tenant Based
Rental Assistance or down payment
assistance. The commenter further
stated that the AFHMP forms should
include the 16 racial categories reported
to HUD as required by the Housing and
Economic Recovery Act of 2008.
HUD response: HUD appreciates the
commenter’s views and input. HUD
notes that the forms were not intended
for use for tenant-based rental assistance
and down payment assistance programs
and declines to make revisions to allow
for the use of the forms for such
programs at this time. In regard to the
commenter’s concern that the form does
not include all 16 racial categories that
are reported to HUD under other
programs, HUD notes that the form
includes the five minimum racial
categories required by OMB for the
collection and presentation of federal
data on race. The Department declines
to add the additional racial categories at
this time.
B. Overview of Information Collection
Under the PRA, HUD is required to
report the following:
Title of Information Collection:
Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing
Plan.
OMB Approval Number: 2529–0013.
Type of Request: Reinstatement
without change, of previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired.
Form Number: HUD–935.2A, 935.2B,
935.2C.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) is requesting that
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve the extension of forms:
HUD–935.2A Affirmative Fair Housing
Marketing Plan—Multifamily Housing,
HUD–935.2B Affirmative Fair Housing
Marketing Plan—Single Family
Housing, and HUD–935.2C Affirmative
Fair Housing Marketing Plan—
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forms assist HUD in fulfilling its duty
under the Fair Housing Act to
administer its programs and activities
relating to housing and urban
development in a manner that
affirmatively furthers fair housing, by
promoting a condition in which
individuals of similar income levels in
the same housing market area have
available to them a like range of housing
choices, regardless of race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, disability,
or familial status. This collection also
promotes compliance with Executive
Order 11063, which requires Federal
agencies to take all necessary and
appropriate action to prevent
discrimination in federally insured and
subsidized housing. Under the AFHM
Regulations (24 CFR part 200, subpart
M), all applicants for participation in
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
subsidized and unsubsidized housing
programs that involve the development
or rehabilitation of multifamily projects
or manufactured home parks of five or
more lots, units, or spaces must submit
an AFHM Plan on a prescribed form. In
addition, all applicants for participation
in FHA subsidized and unsubsidized
housing programs that involve the
development or rehabilitation of single
family housing or condominium or
cooperative units that intend to sell five
or more properties in the next year, or
sold five or more properties in the past
year, and where a lender is submitting
initial applications for HUD mortgage
insurance, must submit one of several
agreements or statements, among which
is an AFHM Plan on a prescribed form.
If this information was not collected, it
would prevent HUD from ensuring
compliance with affirmative fair
housing marketing requirements.
Respondents: Applicants for FHA
subsidized and unsubsidized housing
programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,080 (HUD 935.2A: On an annual basis,
there are approximately 300
respondents that submit new plans,
4,030 respondents that review their
existing plans and submit updated
plans, and 3,720 respondents that
review their existing plans, but are not
required to submit updated plans. HUD
935.2.B & C: On an annual basis, there
are approximately 30 respondents that
submit new plans.)
Estimated Number of Responses:
8,080.
Frequency of Response: 1 per annum.
Average Hours per Response: The
average hours per response is 3.16
hours. (For the HUD–935.2A, the hours
per response are: 6 hours (new plans),
4 hours (review and update plans), and
2 hours (review of existing plans only).

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For the 935.2B & C, the hours per
response is 6 hours).
Information
collection
HUD–935.2A
(MFH).

Number of
respondents

Frequency
of response

8,050

1 .................

Total Estimated Burdens: 25,540
hours.
Responses
per annum
8,050

Burden hour per
response

Annual burden
hours

Hourly cost per
response

New 6 × 300 ......

New 1,800 .........

Respondents:

Respondents:

Review Only 2 ×
3,720.
Review & Update 4 × 4,030.

Reviews Only
7,440.
Review & Update 16,120.

$35/hour (professional
work).
$16/hour (clerical work)

New = ($35 × 4 × 300) + ($16 × 2
× 300) = $51,600.
Reviews = ($35 × 2 × 3,720) =
$260,400.
Updates = ($35 × 2 × 4,030) +
($16 × 2 × $4,030) = $411,060.
Mailing Costs = $1.25 × 4,330 =
$5,412.50.
Annual Cost = $51,600 +
$260,400
+
$411,060
+
$5,412.50 = $728,472.50.
Government:
New = ($38.56 × 3 × 300) +
($17.55 × 0.5 × 300) =
$37,336.50.
Reviews & Updates = ($38.56 × 3
× 4,030) + ($17.55 × 0.5 ×
$4,030) = $501,553.65.
Annual Cost = $37,336.50 +
$501,553.65 = $538,890.15.
Respondents:

$1.25 per report mailing

Government:
$38.56/hour 1 (professional work)..
$17.55/hour 2 (clerical
work).

HUD–935.2B
(SFH) & C
(Condos and
Co-Ops).

30

1 .................

30

6 ........................

180 ....................

Respondents:

$35/hour (professional
work).
$16/hour (clerical work)
$1.25 per report mailing
Government:
$38.56/hour (professional work).

Annual cost

($35 × 4 × 30) + ($16 × 2 × 30) =
$5,160.
$1.25 × 30 = $37.50.
Annual Cost = $5,160 + $37.50 =
$5,197.50.
Government:
Annual Cost = ($38.56 × 3 × 30) +
($17.55 × 0.5 × 30) =
$3,733.65.

$17.55/hour (clerical
work).

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Total .............

8,080

1 each ........

8,080

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
1 Rate for GS 12 Step 5 ($38.56/hour) based on the
salary information available on OPM.gov.
2 Rate for GS 5 step 5 ($17.55/hour) based on the
salary information available on OPM.gov.

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Avg. of 3.16 .......

25,540 ...............

Avg. of $28.73 ..............
.......................................

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: July 3, 2017.
Inez C. Downs,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5997–N–17]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Implementation of the
Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995
(HOPA)
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD submitted the proposed
information collection requirement

SUMMARY:

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Respondents: $733,670.
Government: $542,623.80.

described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose
of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 7,
2017.
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:
[email protected]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Inez C. Downs, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Inez
C. Downs at [email protected] or
telephone 202–402–8046. This is not a
toll-free number. Persons with hearing
or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-

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