[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28240-28241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12000]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5487-N-15]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Moving To Work Demonstration

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: July 15, 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 e-mail 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 
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: Moving to Work Demonstration.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0216.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use. The 
MTW Demonstration was authorized under Section 204 of the Omnibus 
Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-
134, 110 Stat 1321), dated April 26, 1996. The MTW Demonstration 
initially permitted up to 30 PHAs to participate in the demonstration 
program. Nineteen PHAs were selected for participation in the MTW 
demonstration in response to a HUD Notice published in the Federal 
Register on December 18, 1996 and five of the 30 slots were filled 
through the Jobs-Plus Community Response Initiative. The 2009 and 2010 
appropriations allowed HUD to add six additional PHA to participate in 
the MTW Demonstration. As part of HUD's 2009 budget appropriation 
(Section 236, title II, division I of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
2009, enacted March 11, 2009), Congress directed HUD to add three 
agencies to the MTW program. As part of HUD's 2010 budget appropriation 
(Section 232, title II, division A of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2010, enacted December 16, 2009), Congress authorized HUD to add 
three agencies to the MTW demonstration.
    All public housing authorities (PHA) are required to submit a five 
(5) year plan and annual plans as stated in Section 5A of the 1937 Act, 
as amended; however, for PHAs with specific types of Moving to Work 
(MTW) demonstration agreements (33 at the time of submission of this 
request) the

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MTW annual plan and annual report are submitted in lieu of the standard 
annual and 5 year PHA plans.
    Revisions are being made to the 50900 form to streamline the Plan 
and Report submission process to increase the accuracy of data 
collection for the demonstration. Further, the form has been revised so 
that the respondents are not asked to provide duplicated information to 
the Department.
    Agency form number, if applicable: HUD-50900.
    Members of affected public: Public housing agencies that 
participate in the Moving to Work demonstration.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: The estimated 
number of respondents is 36 PHAs that submit annual MTW Plans and 
Reports. The total reporting burden is 4,320 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision to 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: May 3, 2011.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Programs, and Legislative 
Initiatives.
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