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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97649-97650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28854]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7082-N-13]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Continuum of 
Care (CoC) Program Registration; OMB Control No: 2506-0182

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 7, 2025.

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 by name and/or OMB Control 
Number and can be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, 
REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, 
Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Waters, Senior Program 
Specialist, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; 
email [email protected], telephone (202) 402-4494. 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 https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Waters or 
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: Continuum of Care (CoC) Program 
Registration.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0182.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

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    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
submission is to request an extension of an existing collection in use 
with OMB Control Number 2506-0182, for the Recordkeeping for HUD's 
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant Application--Continuum of 
Care Registration. CoC Program Collaborative Applicants complete forms 
registering CoCs prior to the annual CoC Program Competition, which 
collects each CoCs number and name (designated by HUD), the geographic 
codes selected by CoCs to designate the areas each CoC covers to 
provide housing and services to individuals and families experiencing 
homelessness. The information collected during the registration process 
is used by HUD to determine the CoCs that will submit a CoC 
Consolidated Application when the Competition process opens.
    During CoC Program Registration, Collaborative Applicants may also 
request Unified Funding Agency (UFA) or High Performing Community (HPC) 
designation. If requesting UFA or HPC designation, additional forms and 
attachments created by the Collaborative Applicant or CoC are submitted 
for HUD's review to determine eligibility. The statutory and regulatory 
requirements related to the CoC Program and applicable supplementary 
documents are located on the CoC Program page on HUD's website.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Nonprofit organizations, 
states, local governments, and instrumentalities of state and local 
governments, Indian Tribes, Tribally Designated Housing Entities 
(TDHEs) (as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)), and 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), as such term is defined in 24 CFR 
5.100.
    Information Collection/Form Number: Information is collected via 
the electronic e-snaps application system.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 405.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 405.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Responses per Annum: 835.
    Average Hours per Response: See chart.
    Total Estimated Burdens: See chart; however, the information 
included in the chart below is subject to change due to: 1) increase or 
decrease, based on the number of CoCs due to CoC mergers, splits, or 
creation of new CoCs; and 2) submission of UFA and HPC registration 
forms due to the number of Collaborative Applicants requesting UFA 
designation and the number of CoCs requesting HPC designation.

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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     Annual cost
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CoC Registration--Basic.................             405               1             405               1             405          $43.55      $17,637.75
CoC Registration--UFA designation                     20               1              20              15             300           43.55       13,065.00
 request................................
CoC Registration--HPC designation                      5               1               5              10              50           43.55        2,177.50
 request................................
Grant Inventory Worksheet...............             405               1             405               4           1,620           43.55       70,551.00
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    Total...............................             405               1             835               5           3,995  ..............      103,431.25
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*Responses to UFA and HPC designations are subsets of the total 405 basic registration numbers as the basic CoC Registration is completed by all
  Collaborative Applicants to register the CoCs. On average there are 20 requests for UFA designation and to date no requests for HPC designation. The
  total number of respondents is subject to change annually due to CoCs merging or splitting and with newly created CoCs due to authorizing language
  expanding eligibility (e.g., FY 2021 appropriations language authorizing the Indian Tribes and TDHEs eligibility to form CoCs, submit CoC Consolidated
  applications, and project applications).

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 comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35.

Marion M. McFadden,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-28854 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
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