80 FR 72100 - 10-Day Extension to 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Core Performance Reporting Requirements for Competitively-Funded Grants
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 222 (November 18, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 72100-72102] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-29484] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5841-N-04] 10-Day Extension to 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 10 additional days of public comment. DATES: Comments Due Date: November 30, 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 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 [[Page 72101]] 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. 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 annual burden annual burden frequency \1\ minutes 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. 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information technology, e.g., permitting impairments may access this number in addition to direct data entry into an
electronic submission of responses. through TTY by calling the toll-free online Web form.
HUD encourages interested parties to Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. The Department has several reporting
submit comment in response to these Requests for copies of the proposed models in place for competitive grant
questions. forms should be submitted to Ms. programs, including the eLogic Model.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Pollard. The reporting models provide
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. information on a wide variety of outputs
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
and outcomes and are based on unique
Dated: November 4, 2015. notice informs the public that HUD is
data definitions and outcome measures
Harriet Tregoning, seeking approval from OMB for the
in program-specific performance and
Principal Assistant Secretary, for Community information collection described in progress reports. In Federal Fiscal Year
Planning and Development. Section A. 2013, nine program offices at HUD used
[FR Doc. 2015–29463 Filed 11–17–15; 8:45 am] six systems and 15 reporting tools to
A. Overview of Information Collection
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P collect over 700 data elements in
Title of Information Collection: Core
support of varied metrics to assess the
Performance Reporting for
performance of competitively-funded.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Competitively-Funded Grants.
The proposed data collection and
URBAN DEVELOPMENT OMB Approval Number: Pending.
reporting requirements described in this
Type of Request: Regular.
[Docket No. FR–5841–N–04] notice are designed to replace the use of
Type of Information Collection: New.
the eLogic Model and other report forms
10-Day Extension to 60-Day Notice of Form Numbers: HUD–PRL, HUD–
and requirements.
Proposed Information Collection: Core CIRL, HUD–GF. The lack of standardized data
Performance Reporting Requirements Description of the need for the collection and reporting requirements
for Competitively-Funded Grants information and proposed use: imposes an increased burden on
This request is for the clearance of grantees with multiple grant awards
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, data collection and reporting from HUD. The need for a
HUD. requirements to enable the U.S. comprehensive and standardized
ACTION: Notice. Department of Housing and Urban reporting approach is underscored by
Development (HUD) Office of Strategic reviews conducted by external oversight
SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from Planning and Management (OSPM) to
the Office of Management and Budget agencies, including the Department’s
better assess the effectiveness of Office of Inspector General (OIG) and
(OMB) for the information collection competitively-funded grants included in
described below. In accordance with the the Government Accountability Office
this information collection request (GAO). These oversight agencies have
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is (ICR). The competitively–funded grant
requesting comment from all interested questioned the validity and
programs included in this ICR are: comparability of data reported by the
parties on the proposed collection of Community Development Block Grant
information. The purpose of this notice Department. To address these issues, the
Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Department is using its statutory and
is to allow for 10 additional days of Native Villages (ICDBG), Family Self-
public comment. regulatory authority to redesign and
Sufficiency Program (FSS), Housing strengthen performance reporting for
DATES: Comments Due Date: November Counseling (HC), Housing Opportunities many of its competitive grant programs
30, 2015. for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), into a single comprehensive approach.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are JobsPlus Program (Jobs+), Juvenile The Secretary’s statutory and
invited to submit comments regarding Reentry Assistance Program (JRAP), regulatory authority to administer
this proposal. Comments should refer to Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control housing and urban development
the proposal by name and/or OMB (LBPHC), Lead Hazard Reduction programs include provisions allowing
Control Number and should be sent to: Demonstration (LHRD), Self-Help for the requirement of performance
Colette Pollard, Reports Management Homeownership Opportunity Program reporting from grantees. This legal
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing (SHOP), Supportive Services authority is codified at 42 U.S.C.
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street Demonstration Program (202), and 3535(r). The individual privacy of
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC Resident Opportunity and Self service recipients is of the highest
20410–5000; telephone number 202– Sufficiency Service Coordinators priority. The reporting repository
402–3400 (this is not a toll-free number) Program (ROSS). established at HUD to receive data
or email at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov. A key component of this proposed submission from grantees will not
Copies of the proposed forms and other collection is the reporting of include any personally identifying
information are available by contacting measureable outcomes. Additionally, information (PII). Additionally, if the
Ms. Pollard. Persons with hearing or the standardization of data collection data for a grant has 25 or fewer
speech impairments may access this and reporting requirements across the individuals served during a fiscal year
number through TTY by calling the toll- Department will increase data as reported in the record-level reports,
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– comparability and utilization. then the results for the demographic
8339. Consolidation of de-identified data data elements for the 25 or fewer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: drawn from pre-existing HUD systems individuals will also be redacted or
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Colette Pollard, Reports Management and databases, as applicable, into a removed from the public-use data file
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing single repository will enhance the and any publicly available analytical
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street Department’s comprehensive and products in order to ensure the inability
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email comparative analysis of competitively- to identify any individual.
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@ funded HUD programs. Data submission Eligible entities awarded grants by the
hud.gov or by telephone at 202–402– will be acceptable via Comma Separated Department are expected to implement
3400. This is not a toll-free number. Values (CSV), Extensible Markup the proposed recordkeeping and
Persons with hearing or speech Language (XML), and other file formats reporting requirements with available
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Dated: November 12, 2015. via TTY by calling the Federal Relay notices continue to apply, except as
Henry Hensley, Service at 800–877–8339. Facsimiled modified by this notice.1
Acting Director, Office of Strategic Planning inquiries may be sent to Mr. Gimont at
II. Applicable Rules (Including
and Management. 202–401–2044. (Except for the ‘‘800’’
Clarifying Guidance), Statutes,
[FR Doc. 2015–29484 Filed 11–17–15; 8:45 am] number, these telephone numbers are
Waivers, and Alternative Requirements
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P not toll-free.) Emailed inquiries may be
sent to disaster_recovery@hud.gov. The Appropriations Act authorizes
the Secretary to waive, or specify
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: alternative requirements for, any
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Table of Contents provision of any statute or regulation
that the Secretary administers in
[Docket No. FR–5696–N–17] I. Background connection with HUD’s obligation or
II. Applicable Rules, Statutes, Waivers, and use by the recipient of these funds
Guidance, Waivers, and Alternative Alternative Requirements (except for requirements related to fair
Requirements for Grantees in Receipt III. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance housing, nondiscrimination, labor
of Community Development Block IV. Finding of No Significant Impact standards, and the environment).
Grant Disaster Recovery Funds Under Waivers and alternative requirements
Public Law 113–2: ‘‘Buyout’’ and I. Background
are based upon a determination by the
‘‘Acquisition’’ Activities; Assistance to Secretary that good cause exists and that
The Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 113–
Agricultural Enterprises; and State of the waiver or alternative requirement is
2, approved January 29, 2013) made
Colorado Waiver for Tourism not inconsistent with the overall
available $16 billion in CDBG–DR funds
Promotion purposes of Title I of the Housing and
for necessary expenses related to
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant disaster relief, long-term recovery, Community Development Act of 1974
Secretary for Community Planning and restoration of infrastructure and (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) (HCD Act).
Development, HUD. housing, and economic revitalization in Regulatory waiver authority is also
ACTION: Notice. the most impacted and distressed areas, provided by 24 CFR 5.110, 91.600, and
resulting from a major disaster declared 570.5.
SUMMARY: This notice provides pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford For the waiver and alternative
clarifying guidance for Community Disaster Relief and Emergency requirements described in this notice,
Development Block Grant disaster Assistance Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121 the Secretary has determined that good
recovery (CDBG–DR) grantees in receipt et. seq.) (Stafford Act) due to Hurricane cause exists and that the waiver and
of funds under the Disaster Relief Sandy and other eligible events in alternative requirements are not
Appropriations Act, 2013 (the calendar years 2011, 2012, and 2013. On inconsistent with the overall purpose of
Appropriations Act). It provides March 1, 2013, the President issued a the HCD Act. Grantees may request
clarification regarding the requirements sequestration order pursuant to section waivers and alternative requirements
of ‘‘buyout’’ activities authorized in the 251A of the Balanced Budget and from the Department as needed to
Department’s March 5, 2013, Federal Emergency Deficit Control Act, as address specific needs related to their
Register notice and expands the amended (2 U.S.C. 901a), and reduced recovery activities. Under the
eligibility criteria for buyout activities to the amount of funding for CDBG–DR requirements of the Appropriations Act,
include ‘‘Disaster Risk Reduction grants under the Appropriations Act to waivers must be published in the
Areas’’ as defined by the grantee. It also $15.18 billion. To date, a total of $15.18 Federal Register no later than 5 days
modifies requirements of the March 5, billion has been allocated or set aside: before the effective date of such waiver.
2013, notice on the prohibition of $13 billion in response to Hurricane 1. Acquisition of Real Property and
assistance to businesses that do not Sandy, $514 million in response to Buyouts Outside of Floodplains
meet the Small Business Administration disasters occurring in 2011 or 2012,
(SBA) definition of small businesses, In response to a request from the State
$655 million in response to 2013
permitting assistance also to eligible of Colorado, HUD is authorizing
disasters, and $1 billion for the National
businesses engaged in ‘‘farming grantees in receipt of CDBG–DR funds
Disaster Resilience Competition.
operations,’’ as determined by the U.S. under the Appropriations Act to acquire
This notice applies to grantees in property for an amount equal to either
Department of Agriculture (USDA). This receipt of allocations under the
notice also provides a waiver to the the property’s pre-disaster or post-
Appropriations Act, which are disaster value (formerly referenced in
State of Colorado to expend additional described within the Federal Register
CDBG–DR funds and to assist additional the prior notices as pre- and post-flood
notices published by the Department on values), for the buyout of properties in
communities impacted by declared March 5, 2013 (78 FR 14329); April 19,
disasters in 2011, 2012, and 2013, ‘‘Disaster Risk Reduction Areas’’ as
2013 (78 FR 23578); May 29, 2013 (78 defined by criteria established by the
through tourism promotion activities FR 32262); August 2, 2013 (78 FR
previously authorized in the grantee, subject to the limitations of this
46999); November 18, 2013 (78 FR notice.
Department’s June 3, 2014, notice. 69104); December 16, 2013 (78 FR The Department has previously
DATES: Effective Date: November 23, 76154); March 27, 2014 (79 FR 17173); authorized CDBG–DR grantees to carry
2015. June 3, 2014 (79 FR 31964); July 11, out buyout programs in floodways or
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2014 (79 FR 40133); October 7, 2014 (79 floodplains, by allowing grantees to
Stanley Gimont, Director, Office of FR 60490); October 16, 2014 (79 FR offer to acquire properties in hazardous
Block Grant Assistance, Department of 62182); January 8, 2015 (80 FR 1039);
Housing and Urban Development, 451 April 2, 2015 (80 FR 17772); May 11, 1 Links to the prior notices, the text of the
7th Street SW., Room 7286, Washington, 2015 (80 FR 26942); and August 25, Appropriations Act, and additional guidance
2015 (80 FR 51589) referred to prepared by the Department for CDBG–DR grants
DC 20410, telephone number 202–708– are available on the HUD Exchange Web site:
3587. Persons with hearing or speech collectively in this notice as the ‘‘prior https://www.hudexchange.info/cdbg-dr/cdbg-dr-
impairments may access this number notices.’’ The requirements of the prior laws-regulations-and-federal-register-notices/.
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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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