2018-18515. 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Reporting NSP2

AGENCY:

Office of Community Planning and Development, 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 60 days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: October 26, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone [phone] (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [e-mail] for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Njeri Santana, CPD Specialist, Office of Entitlement Communities Division. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Njeri Santana at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. This is not a toll-free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339.

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: Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Reporting (NSP2).

OMB Approval Number: 2506-0185.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Form Number: N/A.

This information describes the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2). The data required includes program level, project level and beneficiary level information collected and reported on by NSP2 grantees. The data identifies who benefits from the NSP2 program and how statutory requirement are satisfied. The respondents are State, local government, non-profit and consortium applicants.

Respondents (i.e., affected public): NSP2 grantees are units of state and local governments, non-profits and consortium members.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.

Estimated Number of Responses: 56.

Average Hours per Response: 4.

Total Estimated Burdens: 16,597.00.

Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Description of information collection	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Responses per annum	Burden hour per response	Annual burden hours	Hourly cost per response	Annual cost
(Year 1)
Online Quarterly Reporting via DRGR	56.00	4.00	224.00	4.00	896.00	$96.40	$86,374.40
DRGR voucher submissions	56.00	38.00	2128.00	0.18	383.04	4.00	1,532.16
Total Paperwork Burden	56.00	42.00	2352.00	N/A	16,597.00	N/A	87,906.56
(Year 2)
Online Quarterly Reporting via DRGR	42.00	4.00	168.00	4.00	672.00	96.40	64,780.80
Quarterly Voucher Submissions	42.00	38.00	1596.00	0.18	287.28	4.00	1,149.12
Annual Reporting via DRGR/IDIS	14.00	1.00	14.00	3.00	42.00	72.30	3,036.60
Annual Income Certification Reporting	14.00	1.00	14.00	3.00	42.00	72.30	3,036.60
Total Paperwork Burden	N/A	44.00	1792.00	N/A	1043.28	NA	72,003.12
(Year 3)
Online Quarterly Reporting via DRGR	22.00	4.00	88.00	4.00	352.00	96.40	33,932.80
Annual Reporting via DRGR/IDIS	34.00	1.00	34.00	4.00	136.00	96.40	13,110.40
Quarterly Voucher Submissions	22.00	4.00	88.00	0.18	15.84	4.34	68.74
Annual Income Certification Reporting	34.00	1.00	34.00	3.00	102.00	72.30	7,374.60
Total Paperwork Burden	N/A	10.00	244.00	N/A	606.00	NA	54,485.54

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: August 9, 2018.

Lori Michalski,

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.