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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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
Dated: December 18, 2019,
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–28428 Filed 1–2–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7011–N–59]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Opportunity Zone Grant
Certification Form
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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.

SUMMARY:

DATES:

Comments Due Date: February 3,

2020.
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,

ADDRESSES:

Number of
respondents

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DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email:
OIRA [email protected].
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
[email protected] 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 October 10, 2019
at 84 FR 54629.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Opportunity Zone Grant Certification
Form.
OMB Approval Number: 2501–New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form Number: HUD–XXXX
Certification for Opportunity Zone
Preference Points.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
collection is a new collection regarding
information for preference points in
certain competitive federal grants and
technical assistance applications. In
accordance with Executive Order 13853,
Establishing the White House
Opportunity and Revitalization Council
(‘‘WHORC’’ or ‘‘Council’’), signed by
President Trump on December 12, 2018,
the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) has added
preference points to grants in an effort

Frequency of
response

Responses
per annum

Burden
hour per
response

to strategically target investment in
communities designated as Opportunity
Zones. To ensure that HUD’s resources
are being used to further the mission of
the Executive Order and the WHORC
Implementation Plan (published April
17, 2019), HUD has drafted the
proposed certification form. This form
will certify that valuable HUD resources
are in fact being targeted to and
expended in America’s most
economically distressed areas, including
Opportunity Zones. Additionally, it will
enable HUD to gather and analyze the
most accurate data regarding the use of
taxpayer funds; specifically, how they
are being utilized by our grantee
partners to support the President’s
mission of revitalizing distressed
communities. The collection of this
information will help to guide the
Department through future grant awards
and inform HUD’s strategy to maximize
non-profit and private sector
investment.
Additionally, pending approval of
this form on HUD’s behalf, we
anticipate that the following Agencies
will also implement this form:
Agriculture, Commerce, Education,
Justice, Health and Human Services,
Labor, Transportation, Interior,
Commerce, Energy, Veterans Affairs, the
Small Business Administration and the
Environmental Protection Agency.
Public and private investment in
America’s historically overlooked
communities will be used to increase
the supply of affordable housing to
bolster economic development, support
entrepreneurship, promote
neighborhood safety, and expand
employment and educational
opportunities. For more information
about the mission of the WHORC and to
learn about the activities and vision of
the federal agencies that comprise the
Council, visit https://www.hud.gov/
sites/dfiles/Main/documents/WHORCImplementation-Plan.pdf.

Annual
burden
hours

Hourly cost
per response

Annual cost

Certification for OZ Preference
Form .......................................

737.00

2.26

1,665.62

.20

333.12

14.02

$4,670.34

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

737.00

2.26

1,665.62

.2.0

333.12

14.02

4,670.34

B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of

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information described in Section A on
the following:
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the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
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(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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: December 19, 2019.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–28427 Filed 1–2–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7011–N–57]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Continuum of Care
Homeless Assistance—Technical
Submission
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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.

SUMMARY:

Information collection
Exhibit 3 CoC Technical Submissions esnaps Forms, formerly HUD–40090–
3(a–b) .......................
Submission Subtotal ....
Total Grant Program
Application Collection.

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

Comments Due Date: February 3,

2020.
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 [email protected].
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
[email protected] 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 October 11, 2019
at 84 FR 54916.
ADDRESSES:

A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Continuum of Care Program Homeless
Assistance Application—Technical
Submission.
OMB Approval Number: 2506–0183.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: HUD–40090–3a.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This

submission is to request an extension of
a currently approved collection for
reporting burden associated with the
Technical Submission phase of the
Continuum of Care (CoC) Program
Application. This submission is limited
to the Technical Submission process
under the CoC Program interim rule, as
authorized by the HEARTH Act.
Applicants who are successful in the
CoC Program Competition are required
to submit more detailed technical
information before grant agreement. The
information to be collected will be used
to ensure that technical requirements
are met prior to the execution of a grant
agreement. The technical requirements
relate to a more extensive description of
the budgets for administration costs,
timelines for project implementation,
match documentation and other project
specific documentation, and
information to support the resolution of
grant conditions. HUD will use this
detailed information to determine if a
project is financially feasible and
whether all proposed activities are
eligible. All information collected is
used to carefully consider conditional
applicants for funding. If HUD collects
less information, or collected it less
frequently, the Department could not
make a final determination concerning
the eligibility of applicants for grant
funds and conditional applicants would
not be eligible to sign grant agreements
and receive funding. To see the
regulations for the CoC Program and
applicable supplementary documents,
visit HUD’s Homeless Resource
Exchange page at https://
www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/.
The statutory provisions and the
implementing interim rule (also found
at 24 CFR part 587) that govern the
program require the information
provided by the Technical Submission.

Number of
respondents

Frequency
of response

Responses
per annum

Burden hour
per response

Annual
burden hours

Hourly
cost per
response

Annual Cost

750.00
750.00

1.00
1.00

750.00
750.00

8.00
8.00

6,000.00
6,000.00

47.52
47.52

285,120.00
285,120.00

750.00

1.00

750.00

8.00

6,000.00

47.52

285,120.00

B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of

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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

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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;

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