[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18772-18773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8036]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5487-N-04]


Notice of Extension of Proposed Information Collection for Public 
Comment; Public Housing Financial Management Template

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: June 6, 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 extension of 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 
alternate electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Public Housing Financial Management Template.
    OMB Control Number: 2535-0107.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To 
meet the requirements of the Uniform Financial Standards Rule (24 CFR 
part 5, subpart H) and the continued implementation of asset management 
contained in 24 CFR part 990, the Department has developed the 
financial

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management template that public housing agencies (PHAs) use to annually 
submit electronically financial information to HUD. HUD uses the 
financial information it collects from each PHA to assist in the 
evaluation and assessment of the PHAs' overall condition. Requiring 
PHAs to report electronically has enabled HUD to provide a 
comprehensive financial assessment of the PHAs receiving federal funds 
from HUD.
    Agency form number, if applicable: N/A.
    Members of affected public: Public housing agencies.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: The estimated 
number of respondents is 4,106 PHAs that submit one unaudited financial 
management template annually and 3,657 PHAs that submit one audited 
financial management template annually; for a total of 7,763 
respondents. The average number of hours for each PHA response is 5.5 
hours, for a total reporting burden of 42,620 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension, without 
change, 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 24, 2011.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Program and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2011-8036 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
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