[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20009-20010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08537]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5838-N-03]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Voucher
Management System (VMS)
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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 15, 2015.
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
202-402-3400 (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: Voucher Management System (VMS).
OMB Approval Number: Pending OMB Approval.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: Financial Forms: HUD- 52672, 52681, 52681-B, 52663 and
52673. Originally, the HCV Financials were included in OMB Collection
2577-0169. Regulatory References 982.157 and 982.158. PHAs that
administer the HCV program are required to maintain financial reports
in accordance with accepted accounting standards in order to permit
timely and effective audits. The HUD-52672 (Supporting Data for Annual
Contributions Estimates Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program)
and 52681 (Voucher for Payment of Annual Contributions and Operating
Statement Housing Assistance Payments Program) financial records
identify the amount of annual contributions that are received and
disbursed by the PHA and are used by PHAs that administer the five-year
Mainstream Program, MOD Rehab, and Single Room Occupancy. Form HUD-
52663 (Suggested Format for Requisition for Partial Payment of Annual
Contributions Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program) provides
for PHAs to indicate requested funds and monthly amounts. Form HUD-
52673 (Estimate of Total Required Annual Contributions Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program) allows PHAs to estimate their
total required annual contributions. The required financial statements
are similar to those prepared by any responsible business or
organization.
The automated form HUD-52681-B (Voucher for Payment of Annual
Contributions and Operating Statement Housing Assistance Payments
Program Supplemental Reporting Form) is entered by the PHA into the
Voucher Management System (VMS) on a monthly basis during each calendar
year to track leasing and HAP expenses by voucher category, as well as
data concerning fraud recovery, Family Self-Sufficiency escrow
accounts, PHA-held equity, etc. The inclusion, change, and deletion of
the fields mentioned below will improve the allocation of funds and
allow the PHAs and the Department to realize a more complete picture of
the PHAs' resources and program activities, promote financial
accountability, and improve the PHAs' ability to provide assistance to
as many households as possible while maximizing budgets. In addition,
the fields will be crucial to the identification of actual or incipient
financial problems that will ultimately affect funding for program
participants. The automated form HUD-52681-B is also utilized by the
same programs as the manual forms.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Voucher Management System (VMS) supports the information management
needs of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program and management
functions performed by the Financial Management Center (FMC) and the
Financial Management Division (FMD) of the Office of Public and Indian
Housing and the Real Estate Assessment Center (PIH-REAC). This system's
primary purpose is to provide a central system to monitor and manage
the Public Housing Agency (PHAs) use of vouchers and expenditure of
program funds, and is the base for budget formulation and budget
implementation. The VMS collects PHAs' actual cost data that enables
HUD to perform and control cash management activities; the costs
reported are the base for quarterly HAP and Fee obligations and advance
disbursements in a timely manner, and reconciliations for overages and
shortages on a quarterly basis.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): Public Housing Authorities.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,110.
Estimated Number of Responses: 28,960.
Frequency of Response: monthly.
Average Hours per Response: 1.5.
Total Estimated Burdens: 57,540.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour per Annual burden Hourly cost per
Information collection respondents response annum response hours response Annual cost
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Total........................ 3,110 12 28,960 1.5 57,540 $30 $1,726,200
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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: April 7, 2015.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2015-08537 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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