[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48772-48773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23071]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5288-N-11]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Public Housing Reform Act: Changes to Admission and Occupancy 
Requirements for the Public Housing and Section 8 Assistance Programs

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: Comments Due Date: November 23, 2009.

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, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone 202.402.8048, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms, 
or other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, 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: Public Housing Reform Act: Changes to Admission 
and Occupancy Requirements in the Public Housing and section 8 
Assistance Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0230.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 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 tenant-based and project-based 
programs. Some of the changes made by the 1998 Act (i.e., QHWRA) affect 
public housing only and others affect both the section 8 tenant-based 
and project-based 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.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), State 
or Local Government; Individuals or households.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                            Annual             Hours  Per
                Number of respondents                     responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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4,113 (PHAs).........................................           4,113   ..              25   ..         102,825
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
Currently Approved Collection.

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

    Dated: September 18, 2009.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E9-23071 Filed 9-23-09; 8:45 am]
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