[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63488-63489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24877]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5690-N-14]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Grant Drawdown
Payment Request/LOCCS/VRS Voice Activated
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, 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.
Public and Indian Housing Grant recipients use the payment vouchers to
request funds from HUD through the LOCCS/VRS voice activated system.
The information collected on the form serves also as an internal
control measure to ensure the lawful and appropriate disbursement of
Federal funds.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December 23, 2013.
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: Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone
202-402-5564 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Mussington.
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: Grant Drawdown Payment Request/
LOCCS/VRS Voice Activated.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0166.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection
Form Numbers: 50080-CFP; 50080-NN, RSDE, RSDF, SC; 50080-PHTA;
50080-URP; 50080-FSS; 50080-IHBG; 50080-HOMI; 50080-TIHD.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Grant
recipients use the applicable payment information to request funds from
HUD through the LOCCS/VRS voice activated system. The information
collected on the payment voucher will also be used as an internal
control measure to ensure the lawful and appropriate disbursement of
Federal funds as well as provide a service to program recipients.
Respondents: PHAs, state or local government. Tribes and tribally
designated housing entities.
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Frequency of
responses
Grant program Form 50080-XXXX Number of (drawdowns Hours per Burden hours
respondents* annually per response
program)
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Capital Fund................. 50080-CFP....... .............. 56,876 .15 8,531.4
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Resident Opportunities and 50080-NN, RSDE, .............. 8,400 .15 1,260
Supportive Services (ROSS). RSDF, SC.
Public Housing Technical 50080-PHTA...... .............. 134 .15 20.1
Assistance.
Hope VI...................... 50080-URP....... .............. 46 .15 6.9
Family Self-Sufficiency...... 50080-FSS....... .............. 300 .15 45
Indian Housing Block Grant... 50080-IHBG...... .............. 7,290 .15 1,093.5
Indian HOME.................. 50080-HOMI...... .............. 10 .15 1.5
Traditional Indian Housing 50080-TIHD...... .............. 510 .15 76.5
Development.
4,746 73,566 11,150
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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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: September 30, 2013.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative
Initiatives.
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