30 Day FR Notice

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Information
collection

Form name

HUD–XXXX ..........

IHBG Competitive APR .....................

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: January 8, 2021.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2021–01480 Filed 1–22–21; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. FR–7034–N–04]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Housing Counseling
Program—Application for Approval as
a Housing Counseling Agency; OMB
Control No.: 2502–0573
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection
requirement 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.

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Number of
responses per
respondent

54

Comments Due Date: February
24, 2021.
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.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
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. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of 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 November 20, 2020 at 85 FR 74369.
DATES:

Title of Information Collection:
Housing Counseling Program—
Application for Approval as a Housing
Counseling Agency.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0573.
OMB Expiration Date: 01/31/2021.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: Form HUD–9900,
Application for Approval as a Housing
Counseling Agency; HUD–9900A,
Screening for Ineligible Participants.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Office of Housing Counseling is
responsible for administration of the
Department’s Housing Counseling
Program, authorized by Section 106 of
the Housing and Urban Development
Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701w and
1701x). The Housing Counseling

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Total annual
responses

1

A. Overview of Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SUMMARY:

Number of
respondents

54.00

Burden hour/
minutes per
response
32.00

Total annual
burden
1,728.00

Program supports the delivery of a wide
variety of housing counseling services to
homebuyers, homeowners, low- to
moderate-income renters, and the
homeless. The primary objective of the
program is to educate families and
individuals in order to help them make
smart decisions regarding improving
their housing situation and meeting the
responsibilities of tenancy and
homeownership, including through
budget and financial counseling.
Counselors also help borrowers avoid
predatory lending practices, such as
inflated appraisals, unreasonably high
interest rates, unaffordable repayment
terms, and other conditions that can
result in a loss of equity, increased debt,
default, and possible foreclosure.
Counselors may also provide reverse
mortgage counseling to elderly
homeowners who seek to convert equity
in their homes to pay for home
improvements, medical costs, living
expenses or other expenses.
Additionally, housing counselors may
distribute and be a resource for
information concerning of fair housing
and fair lending requirements of the Fair
Housing Act, as well as finding units
accessible to persons with disabilities.
The Housing Counseling Program is
instrumental to achievement of HUD’s
mission. The Program’s far-reaching
effects support numerous departmental
programs, including Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) single family
housing programs.
Approximately 1,700 HUDparticipating agencies provide housing
counseling services nationwide
currently. Of these, approximately 975
have been directly approved by HUD.
HUD maintains a list of these agencies
so that individuals in need of assistance
can easily access the nearest HUDapproved Housing Counseling Agency
(HCA) via HUD’s website, an automated
1800 Hotline, or a smart phone
application. Form HUD–9900,
Application for Approval as a Housing
Counseling Agency, is necessary to
make sure that people who contact a
HUD-approved HCA can have
confidence they will receive quality
service and these agencies meet HUD
requirements for approval.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
700.
Estimated Number of Responses: 700.

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Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 8.1667.
Total Estimated Burden: 5,717 hours.
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
(5) 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.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–01503 Filed 1–22–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Requirements for
Designating Housing Projects
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, 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

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DATES:

Comments Due Date: March 26,

2021.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5564
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy, Programs
and Legislative Initiatives, PIH,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
3178, Washington, DC 20410; telephone
202–402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies
of available documents submitted to
OMB may be obtained from Ms. Rogers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
ADDRESSES:

A. Overview of Information Collection

[Docket No. FR–7040–N–03; OMB Control
No. 2577–0192]

SUMMARY:

requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.

Title of Information Collection:
Requirements for Designating Housing
Projects.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0192.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
information collection burden
associated with designated housing is
required by statute. Section 10 of the
Housing Opportunity and Extension Act
of 1996 modified Section 7 of the U.S.
Housing Act of 1937 to require Public
Housing Agencies (PHAs) to submit a
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project(s) can be designated as either
elderly only, disabled only, or elderly
and disabled. In this plan, PHAs must
document why the designation is
needed and provide the following
information:
1. Description of the designated
housing plan;
2. Justification for the designation;
3. Availability of alternative housing
resources for the non-designated
population(s);
4. Impact on the availability of
accessible housing;
5. A statement that existing tenants in
good standing will not be evicted;
6. A statement of the resources that
will be made available if the PHA offers
voluntary relocation benefits; and
7. Information describing how the
DHP is consistent with any outstanding
court orders, lawsuits, investigations,
Voluntary Compliance Agreements
(VCAs), Conciliation Agreements, or
Letters of Findings or Determinations,
etc., including for example, actions
under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act,
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act,
the Age Discrimination Act, the Fair
Housing Act, or the Americans with
Disabilities Act.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
State, or Local Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
18.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Average Hours per Response: 15
hours.
Total Estimated Burdens: 270 hours.
The previous estimation of 585
annual burden hours has been reduced
to 270. This change is based on the
average number of Plans submitted
between Calendar Years 2017, 2018 and
2019. HUD expects that the number of
respondents will continue to decline
because of the trend in Public Housing
Agencies (PHAs) repositioning their
developments and moving out of the
public housing program.
The national average PHA staff salary
= $51,000 1 per year or $24.00 per hour.
The calculation for costs is as follows:
18 PHAs × 15 hours = 270 hours × $24 2
= $6,480.
1 ziprecruiter.com, https://www.ziprecruiter.com/
Salaries/Public-Housing-Authority-Salary
2 Computed Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087Hour Divisor, https://www.opm.gov/policy-dataoversight/pay-leave/pay-administration/fact-sheets/
computing-hourly-rates-of-pay-using-the-2087hour-divisor/

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