2021-12596. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), OMB Control No. 2506-0157

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: July 16, 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 [e-mail] or 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.

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 [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. 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 [phone]. 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 Thursday, March 24, 2021 at 86 FR 15956.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP).

OMB Approval Number: 2506-0157.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Form Number: HUD-424CB, HUD-2880, HUD-2993, HUD-2995, HUD-96011.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use:

This is a proposed information collection for submission requirements under the SHOP Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). HUD requires information in order to ensure the eligibility of SHOP applicants and the compliance of SHOP proposals, to rate and rank SHOP applications, and to select applicants for grant awards. Information is collected on an annual basis from each applicant that responds to the SHOP NOFA. The SHOP NOFA requires applicants to submit specific forms and narrative responses.

Information collection	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Responses per annual	Burden hour per response	Annual burden hours	Hourly cost per response	Annual cost
SF-424	10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	00.00	$0.00	$0.00
HUD-424CB	10.00	1.00	10.00	10.00	100.00	70.45	7.045.00
HUD-424 CBW	10.00	1.00	10.00	30.00	300.00	70.45	21,135.00
SF-LLL	10.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
HUD-2880	10.00	1.00	10.00	.50	5.00	70.45	352.25
HUD-2993	10.00	1.00	10.00	.50	5.00	70.45	352.25
HUD-2995	10.00	1.00	10.00	.50	5.00	70.45	352.25
HUD-96011	10.00	1.00	10.00	.50	5.00	70.45	353.25
Applicant Eligibility	10.00	1.00	10.00	10.00	100.00	70.45	7,045.00
SHOP Program Design and Scope of Work	10.00	1.00	10.00	30.00	300.00	70.45	21,135.00
Rating Factor 1	10.00	1.00	10.00	25.00	250.00	70.45	17,612.50
Rating Factor 2	10.00	1.00	10.00	25.00	250.00	70.45	17,612.50
Rating Factor 3	10.00	1.00	10.00	55.00	550.00	70.45	38.747.50
Rating Factor 4	10.00	1.00	10.00	30.00	300.00	70.45	21,135.00
Rating Factor 5	10.00	1.00	10.00	25.00	250.00	70.45	17,612.50
Total Annual Hour Burden	10.00	1.00	10.00	242.00	2,420.00		170,489.00

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.

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 Information Officer.