83 FR 8696 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 40 (February 28, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8696-8697]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04049]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7002-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Self-Help 
Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 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: February 28, 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 Seventh Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-4500; telephone 
202-402-3400 (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: Thann Young, SHOP Program Manager, 
Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development, U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 7240, 
Washington, DC 20410-4500; telephone 202-402-4464 (this is not a toll-
free number) or by email at [email protected].

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: Self-Help Homeownership 
Opportunity Program (SHOP).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0157.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-424CB, HUD-2880, HUD-2993, HUD-2995, HUD-96011.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
is a proposed information collection for submission requirements under 
the SHOP Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). HUD requires 
information in order to ensure the eligibility of SHOP applicants and 
the compliance of SHOP proposals, to rate and rank SHOP applications, 
and to select applicants for grant awards. Information is collected on 
an annual basis from each applicant that responds to the SHOP NOFA. The 
SHOP NOFA requires applicants to submit specific forms and narrative 
responses.
    Respondents: National and regional non-profit self-help housing 
organizations (including consortia) that apply for funds in response to 
the SHOP NOFA.
    Frequency of Submission: Annually in response to the issuance of a 
SHOP NOFA.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, hours per 
response, frequency of response, and total hours of response for all 
respondents.
    The estimates of the average hours needed to prepare the 
information collection are based on information provided by previous 
applicants. Actual hours will vary depending on the proposed scope of 
the applicant's program, the applicant's geographic service area and 
the number of affiliate organizations. The information burden is 
generally greater for national organizations with numerous affiliates.

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B. Solicitation of Public Comments

    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 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: February 15, 2018.
Lori Michalski,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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