2022-24091. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Data Collection for the HUD Secretary's Awards Including the Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships, The Secretary's Awards for Healthy Homes, The Secretary's Award for ...

AGENCY:

Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: December 5, 2022.

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: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech and communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/​consumers/​guides/​telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.

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 July 13, 2022, at 87 FR 41736.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Data Collection for the HUD Secretary's Awards Including the Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships, The Secretary's Awards for Healthy Homes, The Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, The Secretary's Award for Planning, The Secretary's Housing Design Awards, and The HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition.

OMB Approval Number: 2528-0324.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Form Number: N/A.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD seeks to collect information that will be used to implement the following HUD Secretary's Awards: (1) the Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships, (2) the Secretary's Awards for Healthy Homes, (3) the Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, (4) the Secretary's Planning Award, (5) the Secretary's Housing Design Awards, and (6) the HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition.

On an annual basis, HUD accepts nominations for the above listed awards. A template application form for nominations streamlines information collection across these six award programs. Each award recognizes awardees for their innovation and commitment to raising industry standards and increasing the quality of life for low- and moderate-income households. Below is a brief description of each of the six award programs.

The HUD Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships

The Public-Philanthropic Partnerships Award recognizes excellence in partnerships that have transformed the relationships between the public and philanthropic sectors and led to measurable benefits in housing and community development for low- and moderate-income families. By strengthening the connection between HUD and philanthropy, these awards highlight the power of collective impact that can be achieved through public-philanthropic partnerships between government entities and foundations.

The HUD Secretary's Awards for Healthy Homes

The Healthy Homes Awards promote the innovation and partnerships needed to create healthy homes and communities for low-income residents by working across the health, environment, and housing sectors.

HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation

The Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation recognizes developers, organizations, and agencies for their success in advancing the goals of historic preservation while providing affordable housing and/or expanded economic opportunities for low-and moderate-income families and individuals.

HUD Secretary's Planning Award

The Secretary's Planning Award honors excellence in community planning that has led to measurable benefits in economic development, employment, education, or housing choice and mobility for low- and moderate-income residents. The award stresses that communities demonstrate how integrative planning led to tangible results, such as expanding the supply of available affordable housing, employment opportunities connected by effective transportation systems, or a host of community-empowering strategies. The award recognizes the planning discipline as an important partner in how creative housing, economic development, and private investments are used in—or in tandem with—a comprehensive community development plan.

HUD Secretary's Housing Design Awards

The Secretary's Housing Design Awards recognize excellence in affordable housing design, community-based design, participatory design, and accessibility. These awards demonstrate that design matters and provide examples of important benchmarks in the housing industry.

HUD Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition

The Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition advances design and production of livable and sustainable housing for low- and moderate-income people. This competition invites teams of graduate students from multiple disciplines to submit plans in response to a real-world affordable housing design issue. The competition encourages research and innovation in affordable housing, increases practitioner capacity to produce more livable and sustainable housing for low- and moderate-income communities through best practices in building design and construction, and fosters cross-cutting teamwork within the design and community development process.

Information collection	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Responses per annum	Burden hours per response	Annual burden hours	Hourly cost per response	Annual cost
HUD Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships	50	1	50	3	150	$18.08	$2,712.00
HUD Secretary's Awards for Healthy Homes	30	1	30	3	90	18.08	1,627.20
HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation	50	1	50	3	150	18.08	2,712.00
HUD Secretary's Planning Awards	50	1	50	3	150	18.08	2,712.00
HUD Secretary's Housing Design Awards	50	1	50	3	150	18.08	2,712.00
Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition	50	1	50	3	150	18.08	2,712.00
Total	280		280		840		15,187.20

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) If the information will be processed and used in a timely manner;

(3) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(5) 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.

Anna P. Guido,

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