[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7575-7576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2289]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5194-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Management Review for Public Housing Projects

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: Comments Due Date: April 8, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, Department 
Reports Management Officer, ODAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone: 202-708-2374, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed form 
and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone: 202-708-0713, (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: Management Review of Public Housing Projects.
    OMB Control Number: 2577--Pending.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: On 
September 19, 2005 (70 FR 54983), HUD published a final rule amending 
the regulations of the Public Housing Operating Fund Program at 24 CFR 
part 990, which was developed through negotiated rulemaking. Part 990 
provides a new formula for distributing operating subsidy to public 
housing agencies (PHAs) and establishes requirements for PHAs to 
convert to asset management.
    Subpart H of the part 990 regulations (Sec. Sec.  990.255 to 
990.290) establishes the requirements regarding asset management. Under 
Sec.  990.260(a), PHAs that own and operate 250 or more dwelling rental 
units must operate using an asset management model consistent with the 
subpart H regulations. However, for the current fiscal year, that 
regulation is superseded by section 225 of Title II of Division K of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 110-161 (approved 
December 26, 2007). Under that law, PHAs that own or operate 400 or 
fewer units may elect to transition to asset management, but they are 
not required to do so.
    To support the transition to asset management and align HUD 
oversight with asset management, a new management review format is 
required to review PHAs on a project level, rather than PHA-wide. The 
forms are modeled after the asset management model consistent with the 
management norms in the broader multifamily industry.
    Agency form numbers: Forms HUD-5834, HUD-5834-A, and HUD-5834-B.
    Members of affected public: Public housing agencies.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: For form HUD-
5834, Management Review of Public Housing Projects, there are 3,282 
respondents annually with one response per respondent. Average time per 
response is .95 hours and the total burden hours are 3,118 hours. For 
form HUD-5834-A, Tenant File Review, there are 821 respondents annually 
with one response per respondent. Average time per response is .50 
hours and the total

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burden hours are 410.50 hours. For form HUD-5834-B, Upfront Income 
Verification Review, there are 821 respondents annually with one 
response per respondent. Average time per response is .50 hours and the 
total burden hours are 410.50 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New collection.

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

    Dated: January 30, 2008.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
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