[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64366-64367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26918]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5486-N-23]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Additional On-Site Data Collection for the Housing Choice Voucher
Program Administrative Fee Study
AGENCY: Office of the Policy Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below
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will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December 19, 2011.
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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office
of Policy Development & Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402-5705 for
copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (This is
not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). This Notice
is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
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) Evaluate the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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).
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative
Fee Study.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of on-site data collection from public
housing agencies (PHAs). The purpose of the proposed data collection is
to identify a sample of PHAs that are verified to be operating high-
performing and efficient HCV programs. The proposed data collection
will take place through site visits to up to 30 PHAs and will include
interviews with PHA staff and reviews of client files and
administrative data collected by the PHA. The results of the site
visits will be used to identify PHAs to participate in a national study
of administrative fees in the HCV program. The national study of
administrative fees will include 50 PHAs, some of which have already
been identified through site visits that took place at 60 PHAs between
April and September 2011. The current request is to conduct similar
data collection at a new group of PHAs to supplement the national study
sample. The results of the national study--for which separate OMB
clearance will be sought--will be used to estimate administrative fees
and develop a new administrative fee allocation formula for the HCV
program.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: Up to 150 public housing agency staff
persons (up to 5 staff members at up to 30 sites).
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: Up to 5 PHA staff at each of the 30
study sites will be involved in the data collection (150 respondents
total). Together, the PHA staff at each site will spend up to 12 hours
preparing for the site visit and up to 16 hours being interviewed or
otherwise assisting the research team during the site visit. The total
burden for each PHA is 28 hours. The total estimated burden across all
PHAs is 840 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 11, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-26918 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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