[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 20 (Monday, January 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 5394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2114]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5487-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and Improvement Plan (IP) in Connection 
With the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS)

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: April 1, 2011.

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: Colette Pollard., Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone 202.402.3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms. 
Pollard at [email protected]. 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: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (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 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: Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), Progress Report 
and Improvement Plan (IP).
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0237.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: A 
Public Housing Agency (PHA) that is designated troubled or substandard 
under the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) must enter into a 
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with HUD to outline its planned 
improvements. Similarly, a PHA that is a standard performer, but 
receives a total PHAS score of less than 70% but not less than 60% is 
required to submit an Improvement Plan (IP). These plans are designed 
to address deficiencies in a PHA's operations found through the PHAS 
assessment process (management, financial, physical, or resident 
related) and any other deficiencies identified by HUD through 
independent assessments or other methods.
    Agency form number: HUD-53336-A, 53336-Bi, 53336-B, 53337, 53337i 
and 53338.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: 354 respondents 
for either an MOA or an IP, and either monthly or quarterly reports, 30 
hours average response (including reporting), 25,134 hours total 
reporting burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: January 25, 2011.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Program and 
Legislative Initiatives.
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