[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17487-17488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07067]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5916-N-07]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing
Reform Act: Changes to Admission and Occupancy Requirements
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: May 31, 2016.
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: Public Housing Reform Act: Changes
to Admission and Occupancy Requirements.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0230.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
The purpose of this information collection submission is to
implement the requirement that public housing agencies have available
upon request, their respective admission and
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occupancy policies for both the public and the Department of Housing
and Urban Development. Public housing authorities must have on hand and
available for inspection policies related to admission and continued
occupancy, so as to respond to inquiries from tenants, legal-aid
services, HUD, and other interested parties informally or through the
Freedom of Information Act. Written documentation of policies relating
to public housing and Section 8 assistance programs implemented under
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, such as
eligibility for admission and continued occupancy, local preferences,
and rent determination, must be maintained and made available by public
housing authorities.
The collection of information implements changes to the admission
and occupancy requirements for the public housing and Section 8
assisted housing programs made by the Quality Housing and Work
Responsibility (QHWRA) Act 1998, (Title V of the FY 1999 HUD
appropriations Act, Public Law 105-276, 112 Stat. 2518, approved
October 21, 1998), which amended the United States Housing Act of 1937.
QHWRA made comprehensive changes to HUD's public housing, Section 8
programs. Some of the changes made by the 1998 Act (i.e., QHWRA) affect
public housing only and others affect the Section 8 and public housing
programs. These changes cover choice of rent, community service and
self-sufficiency in public housing; and admission preferences and
determination of income and rent in public housing and Section 8
housing assistance programs.
Revisions are made to this collection to reflect adjustments in
calculations based on the total number of current, active public
housing agencies (PHAs) to date. The number of active public housing
agencies has changed from 4,058 to 3,946 since the last approved
information collection. The number of PHAs can fluctuate due to a
number of factors, including but not limited to the merging of two or
more PHAs or the termination of the public housing and/or voucher
programs.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,946.
Estimated Number of Responses: 3,946.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 24.
Total Estimated Burdens: 94,704.
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: March 22, 2016.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative
Initiatives.
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