[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50982-50983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23846]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5288-N-12]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment 
Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System--Debts Owed to Public 
Housing Agencies & Terminations

AGENCY: Office of the Assistance 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: December 1, 2009.

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 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 202 402-3374, for copies of other available documents 
(this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (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: Debts Owed to PHAs & Terminations.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-XXXX (Pending).
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: In 
accordance with new regulatory requirements at 24 CFR 5.233,

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published in the Federal Register on January 27, 2009 at 74 FR 4832, 
processing entities that administer the Public Housing, Section 8 
Housing Choice Voucher, Moderate Rehabilitation programs are required 
to use HUD's Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) system to verify 
employment and income information of program participants and to reduce 
administrative and subsidy payment errors. The EIV system is a system 
of records owned by HUD, as published in the Federal Register on July 
20, 2005 at 70 FR 41780 and updated on August 8, 2006 at 71 FR 45066.
    The Department seeks to identify families who no longer participate 
in a HUD rental assistance program due to adverse termination of 
tenancy and/or assistance, and owe a debt to a Public Housing Agency 
(PHA). In accordance with 24 CFR 982.552 and 960.203, the PHA may deny 
admission to a program if the family is not suitable for tenancy for 
such reasons (but not limited to): unacceptable past performance in 
meeting financial obligations, history of criminal activity, eviction 
from Federally assisted housing in the last five years, family has 
committed fraud, bribery, or any other corrupt or criminal act in 
connection with a Federal housing program, or if a family currently 
owes rent or other amounts to the PHA or to another PHA in connection 
with a Federally assisted housing program under the U.S. Housing Act of 
1937.
    Within the scope of this new collection of information, HUD seeks 
to collect from all PHAs, the following information:
    1. Amount of debt owed by a former tenant to a PHA;
    2. If applicable, indication of executed repayment agreement;
    3. If applicable, indication of bankruptcy filing;
    4. If applicable, the reason for any adverse termination of the 
family from a Federally assisted housing program.
    This information will be collected electronically from PHAs via 
HUD's EIV system. This information will be used by HUD to create a 
national repository of families that owe a debt to a PHA and/or have 
been terminated from a Federally assisted housing program. This 
national repository will be available within the EIV system for all 
PHAs to access during the time of application for rental assistance. 
PHAs will be able to access this information to determine a family's 
suitability for rental assistance, and avoid providing limited Federal 
housing assistance to families who have previously been unable to 
comply with HUD program requirements. If this information is not 
collected, the Department is at risk of paying limited Federal dollars 
on behalf of families who may not be eligible to receive rental housing 
assistance. Furthermore, if this information is not collected, the 
public will perceive that there are no consequences for a family's 
failure to comply with HUD program requirements.
    Agency Form Numbers: N/A.
    Members of Affected Public: State or Local Government; Public 
Housing Agencies (PHAs), 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: 4,094 respondents; 356,270 average 
number of families annually, requiring monthly average of 29,689 
responses; 0.08333 hours per response; 29,689.17 total burden hours.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: New Request. Pending 
Authorization.

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

    Dated: September 24, 2009.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative 
Initiatives.
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