2018-15131. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Human Trafficking Housing Partnership

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: August 15, 2018.

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].

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 Anna P. Guido 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 April 27, 2018 at 83 FR 18584.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Human Trafficking Housing Partnership.

OMB Approval Number: 2506-New.

Type of Request: New.

Form Number: SF 424, HUD SF 424 SUPP (if applicable), HUD-2993 (if applicable), HUD-96011 (if applicable), HUD-2880, SF-LLL.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The information to be collected will be used to rate applications, to determine eligibility for the Human Trafficking Housing Partnership and to establish grant amounts. Applicants, which must be state or local governments, nonprofit organizations, or a Federally recognized Indian Tribe or Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE), will respond to narrative prompts to demonstrate their experience and expertise in providing housing and services to victims of human trafficking and to describe their intended program design, that will address the needs for housing and services that will result in permanent housing placement and sufficient income to ensure permanent housing is maintained once assistance discontinues.

Estimated Number of Respondents—Estimated Number of Responses

Information collection	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Responses per annum	Burden hour per response	Annual burden hours	Hourly cost per response	Annual cost
Human Trafficking Housing Partnership Application	20.00	1.00	20.00	8.00	160.00	$39.07	$6,251.20
SF-424	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
SF LLL	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
HUD-2880	20.00	1.00	20.00	0.50	10.00	39.07	390.70
HUD-50070	20.00	1.00	20.00	0.50	10.00	39.07	390.70
Certification Regarding Lobbying	20.00	1.00	20.00	0.50	10.00	39.07	390.70
HUD-2991	20.00	1.00	20.00	0.50	10.00	39.07	390.70
Code of Conduct	20.00	1.00	20.00	0.50	10.00	39.07	390.70
Subtotal	20.00	1.00	20.00	10.50	210.00	39.07	8,204.70
Annual Performance Reporting	20.00	1.00	20.00	4.00	80.00	39.07	3,125.60
Total	20.00	1.00	20.00	14.50	290.00	39.07	11,330.30

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.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

Dated: June 28, 2018.

Anna P. Guido,

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