[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35767-35768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14710]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5759-N-10]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing
Assessment System (PHAS) Appeals; PHAS Unaudited Financial Statement
Submission Extensions; Assisted and Insured Housing Property Inspection
Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, HUD.
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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: August 25, 2014.
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: Public Housing Assessment System
(PHAS) Appeals; Public Housing and Multifamily Housing Technical
Reviews and Database Adjustments; Assisted and Insured Housing property
inspection Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0257.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: Not yet assigned.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Pursuant to Sec. 6(j)(2)(A)(iii) of the United States Housing Act of
1937, as amended, HUD established procedures in the Public Housing
Assessment System (PHAS) rule for a public housing agencies (PHAs) to
appeal a troubled assessment designation (Sec. 902.69). The PHAS rule
in Sec. Sec. 902.24 and 902.68 also provides that under certain
circumstances PHAs may submit a request for a database adjustment and
technical review, respectively, of physical condition inspection
results.
Pursuant to the Office of Housing Physical Condition of Multifamily
Properties regulation at Sec. 200.857(d) and (e), multifamily property
owners also have the right, under certain circumstances, to submit a
request for a database adjustment and technical review, respectively,
of physical condition inspection results.
Appeals when granted change assessment scores and designations, and
database adjustments and technical reviews when granted change property
scores, all of which result is more accurate assessments.
Section 902.60 of the PHAS rule also provides that, in extenuating
circumstances, PHAs may request an extension of time to submit required
unaudited financial information. When granted, an extension of time
postpones the imposition of sanctions for a late submission.
Respondents: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Multifamily Housing
property owners (MF POs).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,430.
Frequency of Response: Once for each PHA to submit a PHAS appeal;
once for each PHA or MF PO to request a technical review or database
adjustment; and once for each PHA to request an extension of time to
submit unaudited financial information.
Average Hours per Response: Average of five hours per PHAS appeal;
average of eight hours for each request for a technical review or
database adjustment; average of ten minutes for a request for an
extension of time to submit unaudited financial information.
Total Estimated Burdens: Total estimated annual burden for PHAS
appeals and PHA and MF PO requests for technical reviews and database
adjustments is $ 306,950; total estimated burden for requests for
extensions of time to submit unaudited financial information is $
222.75.
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 as amended.
Dated: June 18, 2014.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2014-14710 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
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