2024-06504. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: Mod Rehab SRO-Renewal HAP & Rent Calculation Form, OMB Control No.: 2506-0216

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of proposed information collection.

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 26, 2024.

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/​PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Clearance Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; email [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or 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. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

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 September 26, 2023 at 88 FR 66043.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Mod Rehab SRO Renewal HAP & Rent Calculation Form.

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0216.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Form Number: N/A.

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 Renewal Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Contract and Rent Calculation Form for the renewal of expiring contracts under the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Program. This submission is limited to the SRO renewal process under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 Act (MAHRA). The information to be collected will be used to facilitate the execution of a renewal HAP contract for expiring SRO projects set at the correct renewal rents as required by MAHRA. HUD will use this detailed information to determine the correct renewal rents as observed in the renewal HAP contract. The regulations covering section 8 SRO renewals are contained in 24 CFR part 402.5(b) (1–2).

Respondents: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) administering the SRO HAP contracts and owner/sponsors of the SRO project.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.

Estimated Number of Responses: 300.

Frequency of Response: 1 time annually.

Average Hours per Response: 5.

Total Estimated Burdens: The total number of hours needed for all reporting is 1,500 hours.

Information collection	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Responses per annum	Burden hour per response	Annual burden hours	Hourly cost per response	Annual cost
Renewal HAP Contract	300	1	300	2	600	$40.00	$60,000
Rent Calculation Worksheet	300	1	300	3	900
Submission Subtotal	300	1	300	5	1,500	40.00	60,000
Total Grant Program Application Collection:
Total	300	1	300	5	1,500	40.00	60,000

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;

(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; and

(5) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 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.

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 Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer.