[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 43673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16404]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4736-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment--
Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comment Due Date: August 27, 2002.

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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642, 
extension 4128, for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents. (This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected 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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0226.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) submit an annual plan for each fiscal 
year for which the PHA receives tenant-based assistance and public 
housing operating subsidy. This plan provides a framework for local 
accountability and to the extend possible, an easily identifiable 
source by which public housing residents, participants in the housing 
choice voucher program, and other members of the public may locate PHA 
policies, rules and requirements concerning its operations, programs 
and services. The PHA plan is a web-based application (allowing PHAs to 
retrieve the applicable templates) that allows PHAs to provide their 
plans to HUD via the Internet. The system allows HUD to track plan 
submission and to post received and approved plans. Small PHAs update 
plans every year with limited reporting and any changes for the 
previous submission.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Not applicable.
    Members of affected public: State, or Local Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 4,100 respondents total, for annual 
plan update for small PHAs (approximately 2800) reporting on specific 
categories and any changes from the previous submission, 16 hours per 
plan, 43,000 total reporting burden and, for annual plan submission for 
other PHAs, 56 hours per plan, 43,000 total reporting burden. The total 
annual reporting burden is 86,000 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: June 21, 2002.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 02-16404 Filed 6-27-02; 8:45 am]
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