[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64366-64367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26918]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-23]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Additional On-Site Data Collection for the Housing Choice Voucher 
Program Administrative Fee Study

AGENCY: Office of the Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below

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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: December 19, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development & Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402-5705 for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (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: Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative 
Fee Study.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request is for the clearance of on-site data collection from public 
housing agencies (PHAs). The purpose of the proposed data collection is 
to identify a sample of PHAs that are verified to be operating high-
performing and efficient HCV programs. The proposed data collection 
will take place through site visits to up to 30 PHAs and will include 
interviews with PHA staff and reviews of client files and 
administrative data collected by the PHA. The results of the site 
visits will be used to identify PHAs to participate in a national study 
of administrative fees in the HCV program. The national study of 
administrative fees will include 50 PHAs, some of which have already 
been identified through site visits that took place at 60 PHAs between 
April and September 2011. The current request is to conduct similar 
data collection at a new group of PHAs to supplement the national study 
sample. The results of the national study--for which separate OMB 
clearance will be sought--will be used to estimate administrative fees 
and develop a new administrative fee allocation formula for the HCV 
program.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Up to 150 public housing agency staff 
persons (up to 5 staff members at up to 30 sites).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Up to 5 PHA staff at each of the 30 
study sites will be involved in the data collection (150 respondents 
total). Together, the PHA staff at each site will spend up to 12 hours 
preparing for the site visit and up to 16 hours being interviewed or 
otherwise assisting the research team during the site visit. The total 
burden for each PHA is 28 hours. The total estimated burden across all 
PHAs is 840 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: October 11, 2011.
Raphael W. Bostic,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-26918 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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