80 FR 54577 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Core Performance Reporting Requirements for Competitively-Funded Grants
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 54577-54579] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-22758] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5841-N-02] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Core Performance Reporting Requirements for Competitively-Funded Grants AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, 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: November 9, 2015. 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 number 202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected]. Copies of the proposed forms and other information are available by contacting Ms. Pollard. 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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-402-3400. 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. Requests for copies of the proposed forms should be submitted to 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: Core Performance Reporting for Competitively-Funded Grants. OMB Approval Number: Pending. Type of Request: Regular. Type of Information Collection: New. Form Numbers: HUD-PRL, HUD-CIRL, HUD-GF. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This request is for the clearance of data collection and reporting requirements to enable the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Strategic Planning and Management (OSPM) to better assess the effectiveness of competitively-funded grants included in this information collection request (ICR). The competitively-funded grant programs included in this ICR are: Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG), Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS), Housing Counseling (HC), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), JobsPlus Program (Jobs+), Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program (JRAP), Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control (LBPHC), Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD), Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), Supportive Services Demonstration Program (202), and Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency Service Coordinators Program (ROSS). A key component of this proposed collection is the reporting of measureable outcomes. Additionally, the standardization of data collection and reporting requirements across the Department will increase data [[Page 54578]] comparability and utilization. Consolidation of de-identified data drawn from pre-existing HUD systems and databases, as applicable, into a single repository will enhance the Department's comprehensive and comparative analysis of competitively-funded HUD programs. Data submission will be acceptable via Comma Separated Values (CSV), Extensible Markup Language (XML), and other file formats in addition to direct data entry into an online web form. The Department has several reporting models in place for competitive grant programs, including the eLogic Model. The reporting models provide information on a wide variety of outputs and outcomes and are based on unique data definitions and outcome measures in program-specific performance and progress reports. In Federal Fiscal Year 2013, nine program offices at HUD used six systems and 15 reporting tools to collect over 700 data elements in support of varied metrics to assess the performance of competitively-funded. The proposed data collection and reporting requirements described in this notice are designed to replace the use of the eLogic Model and other report forms and requirements. The lack of standardized data collection and reporting requirements imposes an increased burden on grantees with multiple grant awards from HUD. The need for a comprehensive and standardized reporting approach is underscored by reviews conducted by external oversight agencies, including the Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). These oversight agencies have questioned the validity and comparability of data reported by the Department. To address these issues, the Department is using its statutory and regulatory authority to redesign and strengthen performance reporting for many of its competitive grant programs into a single comprehensive approach. The Secretary's statutory and regulatory authority to administer housing and urban development programs include provisions allowing for the requirement of performance reporting from grantees. This legal authority is codified at 42 U.S.C. 3535(r). The individual privacy of service recipients is of the highest priority. The reporting repository established at HUD to receive data submission from grantees will not include any personally identifying information (PII). Additionally, if the data for a grant has 25 or fewer individuals served during a fiscal year as reported in the record-level reports, then the results for the demographic data elements for the 25 or fewer individuals will also be redacted or removed from the public-use data file and any publicly available analytical products in order to ensure the inability to identify any individual. Eligible entities awarded grants by the Department are expected to implement the proposed recordkeeping and reporting requirements with available grant funds. It is important to note that much of the data to be reported by grantees under this ICR is already required and reported to one or more program offices at HUD. Furthermore, generally only a subset of the universe of data elements presented will be submitted as data collection and reporting requirements are determined by the program office and include consideration of the type and level of service provided by the respective grant programs. The reporting requirements in this proposal better organize the data already being collected, standardize outcomes and performance measures, and allow program offices at HUD to select which data elements and performance indicators are relevant for their respective programs. Documents detailing the data elements, performance indicators, and draft online data entry forms are available for review by request from Colette Pollard ([email protected]). All information reported to HUD will be submitted electronically. Recipients or grantees may use existing management information systems provided those systems collect all of the required data elements and can be exported for submission to HUD. Recipients or grantees that sub- grant funds to other organizations will need to collect the required information from their sub-recipients or sub-grantees. Information collected and reported will be used by recipients or grantees and the Department for the following purposes:To provide program and performance information to recipients, general public, Congress, and other stakeholders; To continuously improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of grant-funded programs; To provide management information for use by the Department in program administration and oversight, including the monitoring of grant-specific participation, services, capital investments, and outcomes; and To better measure and analyze performance information to identify successful practices to be replicated and prevent or correct problematic practices and improve outcomes in compliance with the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and the GPRA Modernization Act. The data collection and reporting requirements will be phased in over a three-year period which includes a proof of concept pilot in FY16. The Department will provide technical assistance to recipients or grantees throughout the implementation. Respondents (i.e. affected public): Organizations awarded competitively-funded grants as listed on page 2. Annual Burden Estimate for the Requested Reporting Approach Initial Year or Proof of Concept Pilot Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Estimated Type of record Number of respondents Submission Hourly rate Average number of annual burden annual burden frequency \1\ minutes hours dollars -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant Record-level............ 63 grantees \2\........ 1 $14.19 20 Per Record............ 2,583 $36,653 Capital Investment Record-level..... 7 grantees \3\......... 1 14.19 15 Per Record............ 7 99 Grant Feedback...................... 70 grantees............ 2 14.19 15....................... 35 497 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total........................... ....................... .............. 14.19 ......................... 2,625 37,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The hourly rate of $14.19 is the average wage for office and administrative support occupations as reported in the May 2014 Occupational Employment and Wages produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. \2\ There are an estimated 7,749 individuals to be served by the 63 grantees. \3\ There are an estimated 28 project-level records for the 7 grantees. [[Page 54579]] Annual Burden Estimate for the Requested Reporting Approach Second and Subsequent Years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Estimated Type of record Number of respondents Submission Hourly rate Average number of minutes annual burden annual burden frequency \1\ hours dollars -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Participant Record-level............ 2,850 grantees \2\..... 1 $14.19 20 Per Record............ 116,850 $1,658,102 Capital Investment Record-level..... 150 grantees \3\....... 1 14.19 15 Per Record............ 150 2,129 Grant Feedback...................... 3,000 grantees......... 2 14.19 15....................... 1,500 21,285 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total........................... ....................... .............. 14.19 ......................... 118,500 1,681,516 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The hourly rate of $14.19 is the average wage for office and administrative support occupations as reported in the May 2014 Occupational Employment and Wages produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. \2\ There are an estimated 351,000 individuals to be served by the 2,850 grantees. \3\ There are an estimated 600 project-level records for the 150 grantees. 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 comments in response to these questions. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Dated: September 1, 2015. Henry Hensley, Acting Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Management. [FR Doc. 2015-22758 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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for individual case status inquiries. respond: The estimated total number of free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
Applicants seeking information about respondents for the information 8339.
the status of their individual cases can collection Form I–824 is 12,609 and the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
check Case Status Online, available at estimated hour burden per response is Colette Pollard, Reports Management
the USCIS Web site at http:// .417 hours (25 minutes). Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS (6) An estimate of the total public and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
National Customer Service Center at burden (in hours) associated with the SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
(800) 375–5283; TTY (800) 767–1833. collection: The total estimated annual Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: hour burden associated with this hud.gov or by telephone at 202–402–
collection is 5,258. 3400. This is not a toll-free number.
Comments (7) An estimate of the total public Persons with hearing or speech
You may access the information burden (in cost) associated with the impairments may access this number
collection instrument with instructions, collection: The estimated cost burden through TTY by calling the toll-free
or additional information by visiting the associated with this collection of Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: information is $1,544,602.50. Requests for copies of the proposed
http://www.regulations.gov and enter Dated: September 03, 2015. forms should be submitted to Ms.
USCIS–2007–0012 in the search box. Pollard.
Laura Dawkins,
Written comments and suggestions from
the public and affected agencies should Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship notice informs the public that HUD is
address one or more of the following and Immigration Services, Department of
four points: seeking approval from OMB for the
Homeland Security. information collection described in
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed [FR Doc. 2015–22700 Filed 9–9–15; 8:45 am]
collection of information is necessary Section A.
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for the proper performance of the A. Overview of Information Collection
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have Title of Information Collection: Core
practical utility; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Performance Reporting for
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the URBAN DEVELOPMENT Competitively-Funded Grants.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the OMB Approval Number: Pending.
proposed collection of information,
[Docket No. FR–5841–N–02] Type of Request: Regular.
Type of Information Collection: New.
including the validity of the 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Form Numbers: HUD–PRL, HUD–
methodology and assumptions used; Collection: Core Performance
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and CIRL, HUD–GF.
Reporting Requirements for Description of the need for the
clarity of the information to be Competitively-Funded Grants information and proposed use:
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, This request is for the clearance of
collection of information on those who HUD. data collection and reporting
are to respond, including through the requirements to enable the U.S.
ACTION: Notice. Department of Housing and Urban
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from Development (HUD) Office of Strategic
technological collection techniques or the Office of Management and Budget Planning and Management (OSPM) to
other forms of information technology, (OMB) for the information collection better assess the effectiveness of
e.g., permitting electronic submission of described below. In accordance with the competitively-funded grants included in
responses. Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is this information collection request
requesting comment from all interested (ICR). The competitively-funded grant
Overview of This Information programs included in this ICR are:
parties on the proposed collection of
Collection Community Development Block Grant
information. The purpose of this notice
(1) Type of Information Collection is to allow for 60 days of public Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska
Request: Revision of a Currently comment. Native Villages (ICDBG), Family Self-
Approved Collection. Sufficiency Program (FSS), Housing
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: DATES: Comments Due Date: November Counseling (HC), Housing Opportunities
Application for Action on an Approved 9, 2015. for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA),
Application or Petition. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are JobsPlus Program (Jobs+), Juvenile
(3) Agency form number, if any, and invited to submit comments regarding Reentry Assistance Program (JRAP),
the applicable component of the DHS this proposal. Comments should refer to Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control
sponsoring the collection: Form I–824; the proposal by name and/or OMB (LBPHC), Lead Hazard Reduction
USCIS. Control Number and should be sent to: Demonstration (LHRD), Self-Help
(4) Affected public who will be asked Colette Pollard, Reports Management Homeownership Opportunity Program
or required to respond, as well as a brief Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing (SHOP), Supportive Services
abstract: Primary: Individuals or and Urban Development, 451 7th Street Demonstration Program (202), and
households. Form I–824 is used to SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC Resident Opportunity and Self
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request a duplicate approval notice, or 20410–5000; telephone number 202– Sufficiency Service Coordinators
to notify the U.S. Consulate that a 402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) Program (ROSS).
petition has been approved or that a or email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov. A key component of this proposed
person has been adjusted to permanent Copies of the proposed forms and other collection is the reporting of
resident status. information are available by contacting measureable outcomes. Additionally,
(5) An estimate of the total number of Ms. Pollard. Persons with hearing or the standardization of data collection
respondents and the amount of time speech impairments may access this and reporting requirements across the
estimated for an average respondent to number through TTY by calling the toll- Department will increase data
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ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATE FOR THE REQUESTED REPORTING APPROACH SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS
Estimated Estimated
Submission Average num-
Type of record Number of respondents Hourly rate 1 annual burden annual burden
frequency ber of minutes hours dollars
Participant Record-level ...... 2,850 grantees 2 ................. 1 $14.19 20 Per Record 116,850 $1,658,102
Capital Investment Record- 150 grantees 3 .................... 1 14.19 15 Per Record 150 2,129
level.
Grant Feedback .................. 3,000 grantees ................... 2 14.19 15 ................... 1,500 21,285
Total ............................. ............................................. ........................ 14.19 ........................ 118,500 1,681,516
1 The
hourly rate of $14.19 is the average wage for office and administrative support occupations as reported in the May 2014 Occupational
Employment and Wages produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2 There are an estimated 351,000 individuals to be served by the 2,850 grantees.
3 There are an estimated 600 project-level records for the 150 grantees.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment ACTION: Notice. codified in 24 CFR part 200, subpart H
This notice is soliciting comments (Subpart H),1 and require applicants to
SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD complete a very detailed and lengthy
from members of the public and affected announces that it will be holding a
parties concerning the collection of certification form (HUD Form 2530).2
conference call on September 16, 2015, The 2530 form currently requires
information described in Section A on to discuss HUD’s previous participation
the following: disclosure of all principals to be
review process and solicit feedback on involved in the proposed project, a list
(1) Whether the proposed collection how this process can be improved. On
of information is necessary for the of projects in which those principals
August 10, 2015, HUD published a have previously participated or
proper performance of the functions of proposed rule to revise its regulations
the agency, including whether the currently participate in, a detailed
governing the previous participation account of the principals’ involvement
information will have practical utility; review process that is applied to certain
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s in the listed project(s), and assurances
entities seeking to take part in
estimate of the burden of the proposed that the principals have upheld their
multifamily housing and healthcare
collection of information; responsibilities while participating in
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, programs administered by HUD’s Office
those programs. The regulations govern
utility, and clarity of the information to of Housing. HUD’s goal in revising the
not only the content of the certification
be collected; and regulations is to simplify the process by
submitted by applicants, but the types
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of which HUD currently reviews the
of parties that must certify, and the
the collection of information on those previous participation of participants
process for submitting the certification.
who are to respond; including through that have decision-making authority
Participants in HUD’s multifamily
the use of appropriate automated over their projects as one component of
housing and healthcare programs have
collection techniques or other forms of HUD’s responsibility to assess financial
long complained about the delays with
information technology, e.g., permitting and operational risk to the projects in
HUD’s previous participation review
electronic submission of responses. these programs.
process because of the number of
HUD encourages interested parties to DATES: The teleconference call will be required principals that must complete
submit comments in response to these held on September 16, 2015, the form and the overly detailed
questions. commencing at 11:30 a.m., EDT. information required to be submitted,
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork ADDRESSES: Because this is a conference and HUD is committed to improving the
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. call, there is no meeting venue. Current process. HUD has commenced steps to
and prior multifamily housing and strive to improve the previous
Dated: September 1, 2015.
healthcare programs’ participants participation process and on August 10,
Henry Hensley,
interested in participating in the 2015, at 80 FR 47874, HUD published a
Acting Director, Office of Strategic Planning conference call can register for the call
and Management. proposed rule, entitled ‘‘Retrospective
at HUD’s Web site at www.hud.gov/ Review—Improving the Previous
[FR Doc. 2015–22758 Filed 9–9–15; 8:45 am]
emarc as can other interested members Participation Reviews of Prospective
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Programs Participants.’’ 3
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Aaron Hutchinson, Office of Housing,
Department of Housing and Urban Conference Call
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room To aid HUD in the goal to revise the
24 CFR Part 200 6178, Washington, DC 20410; telephone previous participation regulations so
number 202–708–3994 (this is not a toll- that the review process is effective but
[Docket No. FR–5850–N–02] free number). Individuals with speech also expedient and less burdensome,
Retrospective Review—Improving the or hearing impairments may access this HUD seeks input in the form of public
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Previous Participation Reviews of number through TTY by calling the toll- comment on how the process can be
Prospective Multifamily Housing and free Federal Relay Service at 800–877–
Healthcare Program Participants 8339 (this is not a toll-free number). 1 See http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2014-
title24-vol2/pdf/CFR-2014-title24-vol2-part200-
Informational Conference Call SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
subpartH.pdf.
2 See http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Background
huddoc?id=2530.pdf.
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing HUD’s regulations governing the 3 See http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-
Commissioner, HUD. assessment of previous participation are 10/pdf/2015-19529.pdf.
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| Contact | Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-402-3400. 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. Requests for copies of the proposed forms should be submitted to Ms. Pollard. | |
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