[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51303-51304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5288-N-13]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment 
Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System Access Authorization Form 
and Rules of Behavior and User Agreement

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 7, 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 Paper 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: Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System 
Access Authorization Form and Rules of Behavior and User Agreement.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-XXXX (Pending).
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: In 
accordance with statutory requirements at 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended 
(most commonly known as the Federal Privacy Act of 1974), the 
Department is required to account for all disclosures of information 
contained in a system of records. Specifically, the Department is 
required to keep an accurate accounting of the name and address of the 
person or agency to which the disclosure is made. The Enterprise Income 
Verification (EIV) System (HUD/PIH-5) is classified as a System of 
Records, as initially published on July 20, 2009, in the Federal 
Register at page 41780 (70 FR 41780) and amended and published on 
August 8, 2006, in the Federal Register at page 45066 (71 FR 45066).
    As a condition of granting HUD staff and staff of processing 
entities with access to the EIV system, each prospective user of the 
system must (1) Request access to the system; (2) agree to comply with 
HUD's established rules of behavior; and (3) review and signify their 
understanding of their responsibilities of protecting data protected 
under the Federal Privacy Act (5 USC 552a, as amended). As such, the 
collection of information about the user and the type of system access 
required by the prospective user is required by HUD to: (1) Identify 
the user; (2) determine if the prospective user in fact requires access 
to the EIV system and in what capacity; (3) provide the prospective 
user with information related to the Rules of Behavior for

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system usage and the user's responsibilities to safeguard data accessed 
in the system once access is granted; and (4) obtain the signature of 
the prospective user to certify the user's understanding of the Rules 
of Behavior and responsibilities associated with his/her use of the EIV 
system.
    HUD will collect the following information from each prospective 
user: Public Housing Agency (PHA) code, organization name, address, 
prospective user's full name, HUD-assigned user ID, position title, 
telephone number, facsimile number, type of work which involves the use 
of the EIV system, type of system action requested, requested access 
roles to be assigned to prospective user, public housing development 
numbers to be assigned to prospective PHA user, and prospective user's 
signature and date of request. The information will be collected 
electronically and manually (for those who are unable to transmit 
electronically) via a PDF-fillable or Word-fillable document, which can 
be e-mailed, faxed or mailed to HUD.
    If this information is not collected, the Department will not be in 
compliance with the Federal Privacy Act and be subject to civil 
penalties.
    Agency Form Numbers: Pending.
    Members of Affected Public: Employees of Federal, State or Local 
Government or Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), and staff of PHA-hired 
management agents.
    Estimation of the Total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 17,939 respondents; requiring initial 
and periodic responses; 1.0 hour per initial response and 0.25 hours 
per updated periodic response; 18,825.50 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 28, 2009.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E9-23969 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]
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