60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of Care Program
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 req...
[Docket No. FR-7094-N-10; OMB Control No. 2506-0199]
AGENCY:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD.
ACTION:
Notice of proposed information collection.
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 December 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to
www.regulations.gov.
Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Urnell Johnson, PRA Supervisor, Correspondence Unit, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen DeBlasio, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 402-4773 (This is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
Copies of available supporting documents for the proposed collection may be obtained from Ms. DeBlasio.
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:
Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of Care Program.
OMB Approval Number:
2506-0199.
Type of Request:
Revision.
Form Number:
N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
This submission is to request an extension of an Existing Collection in use without an OMB Control Number for the Recordkeeping for HUD's Continuum of Care Program (CoC). Continuum of Care program recipients will be expected to implement and retain the information
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collection for the recordkeeping requirements. The statutory provisions and implementing interim regulations govern the Continuum of Care Program recordkeeping requirements for recipient and subrecipients and the standard operating procedures for ensuring that Continuum of Care Program funds are used in accordance with the program requirements. To see the regulations for the new CoC program and applicable supplementary documents, visit HUD's Homeless Resource Exchange at
www.onecpd.info/resource/2033/hearth-coc-program-interim-rule/.
Respondents:
Continuum of Care program recipients and subrecipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The CoC recordkeeping requirements include 45 distinct activities. Each activity requires a different number of respondents ranging from 10 to 350,000. There are 366,500 unique respondents.
Estimated Number of Responses:
2,485,300.
Frequency of Response:
Each activity has a unique frequency of response, ranging from once to 200 times annually.
Average Hours per Response:
Each activity also has a unique associated number of hours of response, ranging from 15 minutes to 180 hours.
Total Estimated Burdens:
The total number of hours needed for all reporting is 1,600,385.50 hours.
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Response
frequency
(average)
Total
annual
responses
Burden
hours per
response
Total annual
hours
Hourly
rate
Burden cost
per
instrument
A
B
C
D
E
F
§ 578.5(a) Establishing the CoC
395
1
395
8
3,160.00
49.07
155061.2
§ 578.5(b) Establishing the Board
395
1
395
5
1975.00
49.07
96913.25
§ 578.7(a)(1) Hold CoC Meetings
395
2
790
4
3,160.00
49.07
155061.2
§ 578.7(a)(2) Invitation for New Members
395
1
395
1
395
49.07
19382.65
§ 578.7(a)(4) Appoint Committees
395
2
790
0.5
395
49.07
19382.65
§ 578.7(a)(5) Governance Charter
395
1
395
7
2765.00
49.07
135678.6
§ 578.7(a)(6) and (7) Monitor Performance and Evaluation
395
1
395
9
3555.00
49.07
174443.9
§ 578.7(a)(8) Centralized or Coordinated Assessment System
395
1
395
8
3160.00
49.07
155061.2
§ 578.7(a)(9) Written Standards
395
1
395
5
1975.00
49.07
96913.25
§ 578.7(b) Designate HMIS
395
1
395
10
3950.00
49.07
193826.5
§ 578.9 Application for Funds
395
1
395
180
71100.00
49.07
3488877
§ 578.11(c) Develop CoC Plan
395
1
395
9
3555
49.07
174443.9
§ 578.21(c) Satisfying Conditions
7000
1
7000
4
28000.00
49.07
1373960
§ 578.23 Executing Grant Agreements
7000
1
7000
1
7000.00
49.07
343490
§ 578.35(b) Appeal—solo
10
1
10
4
40
49.07
1962.8
§ 578.35(c) Appeal—denied or Decreased Funding
15
1
15
1
15
49.07
736.05
§ 578.35(d) Appeal—competing CoC
10
1
10
5
50
49.07
2453.5
§ 578.35(e) Appeal—Consolidated Plan Certification
5
1
5
2
10
49.07
490.7
§ 578.49(a) Leasing Exceptions
5
1
5
1.5
7.5
49.07
368.025
§ 578.65 HPC Standards
20
1
20
10
200
49.07
9814
§ 578.75(a)(1) State and local Requirements—Appropriate Service Provision
7,000.00
1
7,000.00
0.5
3,500.00
49.07
171745
§ 578.75(a)(1) State and Local Requirements—Housing Codes
20
1
20
3
60
49.07
2944.2
§ 578.75(b) Housing Quality Standards
72,800.00
2
145,600.00
1
145,600.00
49.07
7144592
§ 578.75(b) Suitable Dwelling Size
72,800.00
2
145,600.00
0.08
11,648.00
49.07
571567.4
§ 578.75(c) Meals
70,720.00
1
70,720.00
0.5
35,360.00
49.07
1735115
§ 578.75(e) Ongoing Assessment of Supportive Services
8,000.00
1
8,000.00
1.5
12,000.00
49.07
588840
§ 578.75(f) Residential Supervision
6,600.00
3
19,800.00
0.75
14,850.00
49.07
728689.5
§ 578.75(g) Participation of Homeless Individuals
11,500.00
1
11,500.00
1
11,500.00
49.07
564305
§ 578.75(h) Supportive Service Agreements
3,000.00
100
300,000.00
0.5
150,000.00
49.07
7360500
§ 578.77(a) Signed Leases/Occupancy Agreements
104,000.00
2
208,000.00
1
208,000.00
49.07
10206560
§ 578.77(b) Calculating Occupancy Charges
1,840.00
200
368,000.00
0.75
276,000.00
49.07
13543320
§ 578.77(c) Calculating Rent
2,000.00
200
400,000.00
0.75
300,000.00
49.07
14721000
§ 578.81(a) Use Restriction
20
1
20
0.5
10
49.07
490.7
§ 578.91(a) Termination of Assistance
395
1
395
4
1580
49.07
77530.6
§ 578.91(b) Due Process for Termination of Assistance
4,500.00
1
4,500.00
3
13,500.00
49.07
662445
§ 578.95(d) Conflict-of-Interest Exceptions
10
1
10
3
30
49.07
1472.1
§ 578.103(a)(3) Documenting Homelessness
300,000.00
1
300,000.00
0.25
75,000.00
49.07
3680250
§ 578.103(a)(4) Documenting at Risk of Homelessness
10,000.00
1
10,000.00
0.25
2,500.00
49.07
122675
§ 578.103(a)(5) Documenting Imminent Threat of Harm
200
1
200
0.5
100
49.07
4907
§ 578.103(a)(7) Documenting Program Participant Records
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
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(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.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 62740
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www.regulations.gov
www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs
www.onecpd.info/resource/2033/hearth-coc-program-interim-rule/
44 U.S.C. 3507