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Form Number: SF–425, HUD– 

XXXXX. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD 

will require Public Housing Authorities 

(PHAs) to provide justification and 

support for vouchers drawing down 

certain Operating Fund grant and other 

supplemental or Public Housing grant 

funds from HUD’s Line of Credit Control 

System (eLOCCS). The PHAs must 

provide justification and support that 

the expenditure of the grant funds is for 

eligible activities and meets the terms 

and conditions of the grant. 

Respondents: Public Housing 

Authorities (PHAs). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

539 annually. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,000 annually. 

Frequency of Response: Frequency of 

response is estimated to be 6,000 total 

annually. PHAs are only required to 

submit forms when the department 

requires the PHA to provide support for 

voucher requests to drawdown grant 

funds. 

Burden Hours per Response: Burden 

hours per response for a Support for 

Payment Vouchers form is 30 minutes. 

Total Estimated Burdens: Total 

burden hours is estimated to be 3,000. 

Total burden cost is estimated to be 

$107,730. 

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. 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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. 3507. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7050–N–20; OMB Control 

No.: 2577–0274] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Energy and Performance 

Information Center (EPIC) 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, Chief Data Officer, 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 an additional 30 days of 

public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 17, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov or www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

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 Colette.Pollard@

hud.gov or telephone 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. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on March 9, 2022 at 

87 FR 13305. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Energy and Performance Information 

Center (EPIC). 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0274. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Numbers: N/A—all information 

collected electronically through the 

EPIC data system. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

EPIC data system automates the 

previous paper collection of the Fiveyear Plan and Annual Statement/ 

Budget/Performance and Evaluation 

(P&E) forms from grantees. These are 

required forms that were previously 

collected in hard copy on Forms HUD 

50075.1 and HUD 50075.2 under 

collection OMB control number 2577– 

0157. These forms collect data on the 

eventual, and actual use of funds. 

Electronic collection will enable the 

Department to aggregate information 

about the way grantees are using Federal 

funding. Tracking of the use of Federal 

funds paid through the Public Housing 

Capital Fund, the only Federal funding 

stream dedicated to the capital needs of 

the nation’s last resort housing option, 

is crucial to understanding how the 

Department can properly and efficiently 

assist grantees in meeting this goal as 

well as assessing the Department’s own 

progress. EPIC also automates the 

collection of signed documents required 

by 24 CFR 905 in order to gain access 

to funds awarded by HUD. These forms 

are covered under other PRAs. Finally, 

EPIC allows PHAs to request to use 

additional funding sources, such as 

Operating Funds, for capital fund 

eligible activities. 

The EPIC data system is equipped to 

collect Physical Needs Assessment 

(‘‘PNA’’) data, should this data be 

required in the future. This data being 

in the system coupled with the 

electronic planning process would 

streamline grantee planning. The EPIC 

data system is equipped to collect 

information about the Energy 

Performance Contract (‘‘EPC’’) process, 

including the energy efficiency 

improvements. As the Department 

moves to shrink its energy footprint in 

spite of rising energy costs, clear and 

comprehensive data on this process will 

be crucial to its success. The EPIC data 

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development of public housing with 

Federal funds and through other means, 

including mixed-finance development. 

Respondents: Members of Affected 

Public: State, Local or Local 

Governments and Non-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

See table below. 

Estimated Number of Responses: See 

table below. 

Frequency of Response: See table 

below. 

Average Hours per Response: See 

table below. 

Total Estimated Burdens: See table 

below. 

Form/document Number of 

respondents Frequency Total responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total 

hours 

Cost per 

hour Total cost 

1 Core Activity ........................................................................ 2,8000 1 2,800 2 5,600 $44.10 $246,960 

2 5-Yr Plan .............................................................................. 2,000 1 2,000 2 4,000 44.10 176,400 

3 Annual Stmt/Budget ............................................................. 2,800 3 8,400 1 8,400 44.10 370,440 

4 P&E ...................................................................................... 2,800 0.5 1,475 1 1,475 44.10 65,048 

5 Document Management Center .......................................... 2,800 2 5,600 0.5 2,800 44.10 123,480 

6 Additional Capital Resources .............................................. 15 1 15 0.5 7.5 44.10 331 

6 EPC ..................................................................................... 30 1 30 120 3,600 44.10 158,760 

7 Public Housing Development .............................................. 60 1 60 120 7,200 44.10 317,520 

8 Mixed Finance Early Warning ............................................. 60 1 60 0.33 20 44.10 882 

Totals ................................................................................. 2,800 Varies 20,440 Varies 33,102.5 44.10 1,459,820 

The follow are the specific revisions 

to the public burden by instrument: 

1. The projected labor burden was 

decreased for Core Activity due to 

grantees becoming familiar with 

navigating that aspect of the EPIC 

system and because submissions after 

the first reporting cycle for a grant will 

be an update to the initial submitted 

report and will require less labor to 

complete. This reduced hours from the 

collection 3,250 hours. 

2. P&E Reports are no longer required 

annually, reducing the number of 

responses and hours by 7,025. 

3. RHF data will no longer be 

collected as that program is being 

phased out of CFP, reducing the number 

of collection hours by 25. 

4. The Annual Statement/Budget total 

number of responses dropped by 100 

due to the total number of respondents 

being lowered. 

5. EPIC now collects copies of 

documents previously submitted on 

paper covered by CFP, Annual Plan and 

ACC PRA adding collection hours of 

2,800. 

6. EPIC has added a way for PHA to 

request to use additional capital 

resources via EPIC, increasing collection 

hours of 7.5. 

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. 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

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 as amended. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[223A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Self-Governance PROGRESS Act 

Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 

Establishment 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior (DOI) is establishing the SelfGovernance PROGRESS Act Negotiated 

Rulemaking Committee (Committee). 

The Committee will negotiate and 

advise the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) on a proposed rule to 

implement the Practical Reforms and 

Other Goals To Reinforce the 

Effectiveness of Self-Governance and 

Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act 

of 2019 (PROGRESS Act). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vickie Hanvey, Designated Federal 

Officer; telephone: (918) 931–0745; 

email: Vickie.hanvey@bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On October 21, 2020, the PROGRESS 

Act was signed into law. See Public Law 

116–180. The PROGRESS Act amends 

subchapter I of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act (ISDEAA), 25 U.S.C. 

5301 et seq., which addresses Indian 

Self-Determination, and subchapter IV 

of the ISDEAA, which addresses DOI’s 

Tribal Self-Governance Program. The 

PROGRESS Act calls for a negotiated 

rulemaking committee to be established 

under 5 U.S.C. 565, with membership 

consisting only of representatives of 

Federal and Tribal governments, with 

the Office of Self-Governance serving as 

the lead agency for the DOI. The 

PROGRESS Act also authorizes the 

Secretary to adapt negotiated 

rulemaking procedures to the unique 

context of self-governance and the 

government-to-government relationship 

between the United States and Indian 

Tribes. 

On February 1, 2021, a notice in the 

Federal Register (86 FR 7656) 

announced the DOI’s intent to form the 

negotiated rulemaking committee under 

the PROGRESS Act. On November 23, 

2021, a notice in the Federal Register 

(86 FR 66491) announced the proposed 

membership. The Committee will 


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