[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5620-5621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2208]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5383-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Public Housing Contracting With Resident-Owned Businesses

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 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 5, 2010.

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: Leroy McKinney, Departmental Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202.402.5564 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Leroy McKinney 
at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the HUD USER 
information line

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and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

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: Public Housing Contracting with Resident-Owned 
Businesses.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0161.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: PHAs 
can enhance the economic opportunities of public housing residents by 
allowing for an alternative procurement method to solicit and contract 
with eligible and qualified resident-owned businesses to obtain 
services, supplies, or construction for individual contracts that do 
not exceed a combined dollar value of $1,000,000. The alternative 
procurement method requires PHAs to collect such information as 
certified copies of any State, county, or municipal licenses that may 
be required of the business to engage in the type of business activity 
for which it was formed; a certification that shows the business is 
owned by residents; and, certification as to the number of contracts 
awarded under the alternative procurement process.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    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:

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                                                                        Number of
                           Number of PHAs                               responses        Hours per       Total annual    Cost per hour     Total annual
                                                                        annually*         response       burden hours                          cost
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82.................................................................              82               24            1,968           $29.00          $57,072
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*The Department estimates that out of a total of 4113 PHAs only 2 percent or 82 PHAs contract with resident owned business. The calculation is as
  follows: 82 PHAs x 24 (hours) = 1,968 (total burden hours) x $29 p/hr = $57,072 (total annual cost) Average PHA salary = $60,000 per year; $1154 per
  week; $29.00 per hour.

    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: January 27, 2010.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Program and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2010-2208 Filed 2-2-10; 8:45 am]
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