82 FR 22558 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Reporting for HUD Research, Evaluation, and Demonstration Cooperative Agreements

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)

Page Range		22558-22558
FR Document		2017-09867

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 comments from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6003-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Reporting for 
HUD Research, Evaluation, and Demonstration Cooperative Agreements

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice: Paperwork Reduction Act.

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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 comments 
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: July 17, 2017.

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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone (202) 402-
5534 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [email protected] 
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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-5535 (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. Guido.

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: Reporting for HUD Research, 
Evaluation, and Demonstration Cooperative Agreements.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0299.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: PD&R 
intends to establish cooperative agreements with qualified for-profit 
and nonprofit research organizations and universities to conduct 
research, demonstrations, and data analysis. PD&R will issue a Notice 
of Funding Availability (NOFA) describing the cooperative research 
program. Management of PD&R cooperative agreements for research and 
demonstrations will require periodic reporting of progress. This 
information collection will be limited to recipients of cooperative 
agreements.
    Type of Request: (i.e. new, revision or extension of currently 
approved collection): Renewal.
    Agency Form Numbers: No agency forms will be used. The quarterly 
reporting will be accomplished through a short narrative report.
    Respondents: HUD anticipates that approximately 8-10 organizations 
will be selected for cooperative agreement award. Recipients of the 
cooperative agreements will be the sole members of the affected public 
for the reporting requirement.
    Members of Affected Public: For-profit and nonprofit organizations 
that apply to participate under the cooperative research agreements 
NOFA.
    Estimated Number of Respondents frequency of response, and hours of 
response: HUD anticipates that a maximum of 10 organizations will 
receive cooperative agreements. Quarterly progress reporting, other 
mandatory federal reporting and recordkeeping requirements are 
estimated at 36 labor hours annually for each awardee during the life 
of the agreement. The total estimated burden for progress reporting by 
all participants is 360 hours annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 360.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The only cost to the respondents is 
that of their time.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of   Responses  per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly Cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response        Cost
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Quarterly Reports.......................              10               4              40               4             160              $0              $0
Other Reports...........................              10               1              10               4              40               0               0
Recordkeeping...........................              10               1              10              16             160               0               0
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             360  ..............               0
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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 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: May 8, 2017.
Matthew E. Ammon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND speech impairments may access this agreements for research and
URBAN DEVELOPMENT number through TTY by calling the toll- demonstrations will require periodic
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– reporting of progress. This information
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8339. collection will be limited to recipients
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of cooperative agreements.
Collection: Reporting for HUD Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Type of Request: (i.e. new, revision or
Research, Evaluation, and Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing extension of currently approved
Demonstration Cooperative and Urban Development, 451 7th Street collection): Renewal.
Agreements SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Agency Form Numbers: No agency
Anna P. Guido at Anna.P.Guido@ forms will be used. The quarterly
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development hud.gov or telephone (202) 402–5535 reporting will be accomplished through
and Research, HUD. (this is not a toll-free number). Persons a short narrative report.
ACTION: Notice: Paperwork Reduction with hearing or speech impairments Respondents: HUD anticipates that
Act. may access this number through TTY by approximately 8–10 organizations will
calling the toll-free Federal Relay be selected for cooperative agreement
SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from
Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies of award. Recipients of the cooperative
the Office of Management and Budget
available documents submitted to OMB agreements will be the sole members of
(OMB) for the information collection
may be obtained from Ms. Guido. the affected public for the reporting
described below. In accordance with the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This requirement.
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
notice informs the public that HUD is Members of Affected Public: For-profit
requesting comments from all interested
seeking approval from OMB for the and nonprofit organizations that apply
parties on the proposed collection of
information collection described in to participate under the cooperative
information. The purpose of this notice
Section A. research agreements NOFA.
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment. Estimated Number of Respondents
A. Overview of Information Collection frequency of response, and hours of
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 17, Title of Information Collection: response: HUD anticipates that a
2017. Reporting for HUD Research, maximum of 10 organizations will
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Evaluation, and Demonstration receive cooperative agreements.
invited to submit comments regarding Cooperative Agreements. Quarterly progress reporting, other
this proposal. Comments should refer to OMB Approval Number: 2528–0299. mandatory federal reporting and
the proposal by name and/or OMB Description of the need for the recordkeeping requirements are
Control Number and should be sent to: information and proposed use: PD&R estimated at 36 labor hours annually for
Anna P. Guido, Reports Management intends to establish cooperative each awardee during the life of the
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing agreements with qualified for-profit and agreement. The total estimated burden
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street nonprofit research organizations and for progress reporting by all participants
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC universities to conduct research, is 360 hours annually.
20410–5000; telephone (202) 402–5534 demonstrations, and data analysis. Estimated Total Annual Burden
(this is not a toll-free number) or email PD&R will issue a Notice of Funding Hours: 360.
at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov for a copy of Availability (NOFA) describing the Estimated Total Annual Cost: The
the proposed forms or other available cooperative research program. only cost to the respondents is that of
information. Persons with hearing or Management of PD&R cooperative their time.

Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly Cost
Information collection Cost
respondents response per annum per response hours per response

Quarterly Reports ......... 10 4 40 4 160 $0 $0
Other Reports .............. 10 1 10 4 40 0 0
Recordkeeping ............. 10 1 10 16 160 0 0

Total ...................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 360 ........................ 0

B. Solicitation of Public Comment (3) Ways to enhance the quality, Dated: May 8, 2017.
utility, and clarity of the information to Matthew E. Ammon,
This notice is soliciting comments be collected; and General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
from members of the public and affected Development and Research.
parties concerning the collection of (4) Ways to minimize the burden of
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice: Paperwork Reduction Act.
Dates		Comments Due Date: July 17, 2017.
Contact		Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at [email protected] or telephone (202) 402-5535 (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. Guido.
FR Citation		82 FR 22558