2020-08845. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Capital Fund Program; OMB Control No.: 2577-0157

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 30 days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: May 27, 2020.

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 [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at [phone]. This is not a toll-free number. 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Capital Fund Program.

OMB Approval Number: 2577-0157.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection and one new Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) added after the 60-day comment period.

Form Numbers: HUD Form 50075.1, HUD-5084, HUD-5087, HUD-51000, HUD-51001, HUD-51002, HUD-51003, HUD-5104, HUD-51915, HUD-51915-A, HUD-51971-I-II, HUD-52396, HUD-52427, HUD-52482, HUD-52483-A, HUD-52484, HUD-52485, HUD-52651-A, HUD-52829, HUD-52830, HUD-52833, HUD-52845, HUD-52846, HUD-52847, HUD-52849, HUD-53001, HUD-53015, HUD-5370, HUD-5370EZ, HUD-5370C, HUD-5372, HUD-5378, HUD-5460, HUD-52828, 50071, 5370-C1, 5370-C2.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Each year Congress appropriates funds to approximately 3,015 Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) for modernization, development, financing, and management improvements. The funds are allocated based on a complex formula. The forms in this collection are used to appropriately disburse and utilize the funds provided to PHAs. Additionally, these forms provide the information necessary to approve a financing transaction in addition to any Capital Fund Financing transactions. Respondents include the approximately 3,015 PHA receiving Capital Funds and any other PHAs wishing to pursue financing.

This proposed information collection has been revised to include the following changes below:

1. HUD has removed all of the hours for the annual submission of form HUD-50075.2 and reduced the hours for HUD-50075.1. HUD is now collecting that information electronically thru the Energy Performance Information Center (EPIC) system. These hours were transferred to OMB No. 2577-0274 Energy Performance Information Center (EPIC). HUD will continue to use the HUD-50075.1 for the Capital Fund set aside grant programs, Lead Based Paint, Emergency Safety and Security, and Emergency and Disaster. Only those hours remain in 2577-0157.1. As a result, the burden hours were decreased 9,260 hours

2. Due to conversion of Public Housing to the Section 8 thru the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program, the number of PHAs receiving Capital Funds has been reduced from 3,100 to 3,015. This has reduced the number of hours by 3,774.

3. The total reduction in in burden hours are 13,034.

Respondents (i.e., Affected Public): Public Housing Authorities

Information collection	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Responses per annum	Burden hour per response	Annual burden hours	Hourly cost per response	Annual cost
HUD-5084	3,015	1	3,015	1.5	4,522.50	$34	$153,765
HUD-5087	50	1	50	3	150	56	8,400
HUD-50071	10	1	10	0.5	5	56	280
HUD-50075.1	300	1	300	2.2	660	34	204,600
HUD-51000	590	1	590	1	590	34	20,600
HUD-51001	2,550	12	30,600	3.5	107,100	34	3,641,000
HUD-51002	1,600	5	8,000	1	8,000	34	272,000
HUD-51003	500	2	1,000	1.5	1,500	34	51,000
HUD-51004	500	2	1,000	2.5	2,500	34	85,000
HUD-51915 and HUD-51915-A	2,630	1	2,630	3	7,890	34	268,260
HUD-51971-I, II	80	1	80	1.5	120	34	4,080
HUD-52396	96	1	96	2	192	34	6,528
HUD-52427	88	1	88	0.5	44	34	1,496
HUD-52482	40	1	40	2	80	34	2,720
HUD-52483-A	40	1	40	2	80	34	2,720
HUD-52484	532	4	2,128	10	21,280	34	723,520
HUD-52485	40	1	40	1	40	34	1,360
HUD-52651-A	40	1	40	2.5	100	34	3,400
HUD-52829	25	1	25	40	1000	56	56,000
HUD-52830	25	1	25	16	400	56	22,400
HUD-52833	3,015	1	3,015	13	30,915	34	1,332,630
HUD-52836	10	1	10	0.5		56	280
HUD-52845	25	1	25	8	200	56	11,200
HUD-52846	25	1	25	16	400	56	22,400
HUD-52847	25	1	25	8	200	56	11,200
HUD-52849	25	1	25	1	25	56	1,400
HUD-53001	3,015	1	3,015	2.5	7,537	34	256,275
HUD-53015	40	1	40	3	120	34	4,080
HUD-5370, 5370EZ	2,694	1	2,694	1	2,694	34	91,596
HUD-5370C	2,694	1	2,694	1	2,694	34	91,596
HUD-5372	590	1	590	1	590	34	20,060
HUD-5378	158	24	3,792	0.25	948	34	32,232
HUD-5460	40	1	40	1	40	34	1,360
Public Housing Information Center Certification of Accuracy	3,015	1	3,015	2	6,030.00	34	186,000
HUD-52828 Physical Needs Assessment form	3,015	1	3,015	15.4	46,431	56	2,600,136
Broadband Feasibility determination	3,015	1	3,015	10	30,150	56	1,688,400
Mold, Carbon Monoxide and other Hazards NOFA	50	1	50	.5	25	34	850
Totals					293,593.00		11,717,545

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.

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

Dated: April 21, 2020.

Colette Pollard,

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