[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16161-16162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7101]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5383-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Energy Conservation for PHA-Owned or Leased Projects--Audits, Utility 
Allowances

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: June 1, 2010.

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: Leroy McKinney, Jr., 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 Mr. 
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 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 (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.

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    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Energy Conservation for PHA-owned or Leased 
Projects--Audits, Utility Allowances.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0062.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: In 
support of national energy conservation goals, Public Housing Agencies 
(PHAs) establish allowances for PHA-furnished utilities and for 
resident-purchased utilities. PHAs document, and provide for resident 
inspection, the basis upon which allowances and schedules surcharges 
(and revisions thereof) are established. PHAs complete energy audits, 
benefit/cost analyses for individual vs. master metering. PHAs review 
tenant utility allowances.
    Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable: Form HUD-50078.
    Members of Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs).
    Estimation of the Total Number of Hours Needed to Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Response, and Hours of Response: 4,130 respondents; requiring annually 
of 4,130 responses; 79,330 total burden hours; average of 19.21 burden 
hours per respondent.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 22, 2010.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative 
Initiatives, PP.
[FR Doc. 2010-7101 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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