[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19508-19509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07517]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5683-N-27]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Public Housing Authority Executive Compensation Information
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. HUD is
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
Pursuant to PIH Notice 2011-48, HUD has been collecting information
on the compensation provided by public housing authorities (PHAs) to
their five most highly compensated employees, similar to the
information that nonprofit organizations receiving federal tax
exemptions are required to report to the IRS annually. Since PHAs
receive significant direct federal funds, such compensation information
has been collected by HUD to enhance oversight by HUD and by state and
local authorities. After HUD began this information collection,
Congress included a provision in its fiscal year 2012 appropriations
legislation that placed a specific cap on the use of Section 8 and
Section 9 funds to pay the salaries of PHA officials. To obtain
information that will help HUD determine PHA compliance with this and
future legislation, and to achieve the same overall objectives of the
original information collection, HUD is revising the data collection
instrument to collect information on base salary, and bonus and
incentive compensation, and the extent to which such payments are made
with federal funds. Changes include obtaining data on total cash
compensation paid for with Section 8 and Section 9 funds. The new
elements replace several segments such as ``Reportable Compensation
from PHA and Related Organizations'' and ``Contributions to Employee
Benefit Plans and Deferred Compensation from the PHA and Related
Organizations and ``Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans and
Deferred Compensation from the PHA and Related Organizations''.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 1, 2013
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2577-0272) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected] fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
[email protected]. or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the Information collection
described below. This notice is soliciting comments from members of the
public and affecting 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.
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This notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposed: Public Housing Authority Executive Compensation
Information.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0272.
Form Numbers: HUD-52725, HUD 52723.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Pursuant to PIH Notice 2011-48, HUD has been collecting information on
the compensation provided by public housing authorities (PHAs) to their
five most highly compensated employees, similar to the information that
nonprofit organizations receiving federal tax exemptions are required
to report to the IRS annually. Since PHAs receive significant direct
federal funds, such compensation information has been collected by HUD
to enhance oversight by HUD and by state and local authorities. After
HUD began this information collection, Congress included a provision in
its fiscal year 2012 appropriations legislation that placed a specific
cap on the use of Section 8 and Section 9 funds to pay the salaries of
PHA officials. To obtain information that will help HUD determine PHA
compliance with this and future legislation, and to achieve the same
overall objectives of the original information collection, HUD is
revising the data collection instrument to collect information on base
salary, and bonus and incentive compensation, and the extent to which
such payments are made with federal funds. Changes include obtaining
data on total cash compensation paid for with Section 8 and Section 9
funds. The new elements replace several segments such as ``Reportable
Compensation from PHA and Related Organizations'' and ``Contributions
to Employee Benefit Plans and Deferred Compensation from the PHA and
Related Organizations and ``Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans and
Deferred Compensation from the PHA and Related Organizations''.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response Burden hours
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Reporting burden....................... 4116 1 ... 0.333 1,372
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,372.
Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: March 27, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07517 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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