[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30183-30184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12805]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-46]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Section 8 Random Digit Dialing Fair 
Marketing Rent Surveys

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.
    These surveys provide HUD with a way to estimate Section 8 Fair 
Market Rents (FMRs) in areas not covered by the American Community 
Survey annual reports and in areas where FMRs are believed to be 
incorrect. The affected public would be those renters random selected 
to be surveyed and Section 8 voucher holders. The change in this 
request from what has been approved is to include the use of cell 
phones, mail surveys and web-based surveys. The burden on the 
respondent and on those contacted but screened out is to less than in 
the previous requests because fewer surveys are being conducted. Minor 
changes have been made to the survey instrument to make it clearer .

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 23, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within thirty (30) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and/or OMB approval number (2528-0142) and should be sent to: HUD Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: [email protected]; 
fax: 202-395-3086.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Departmental Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected]; telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

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:

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    Title of Proposal: Section 8 Random Digit Dialing Fair Marketing 
Rent Surveys.
    Description of Information Collection: These surveys provide HUD 
with a way to estimate Section 8 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) in areas not 
covered by the American Community Survey annual reports and in areas 
where FMRs are believed to be incorrect. The affected public would be 
those renters random selected to be surveyed and Section 8 voucher 
holders. The change in this request from what has been approved is to 
include the use of cell phones, mail surveys and web-based surveys. The 
burden on the respondent and on those contacted but screened out is to 
less than in the previous requests because fewer surveys are being 
conducted. Minor changes have been made to the survey instrument to 
make it clearer.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-0142.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals or Households.

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                                       Number of          Annual              Hours per
                                      respondents       responses      x       response      =     Burden hours
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Reporting Burden..................           2,314                1   ...           0.260   ...             602
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Emergency 
Collection.

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

    Dated: May 18, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Officer of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-12805 Filed 5-23-11; 8:45 am]
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