[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80377-80378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32964]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-122]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Additional On-Site Data Collection for the Housing Choice Voucher 
Program Administrative Fee Study

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    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

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to estimate administrative fees and develop a new administrative fee 
allocation formula for the HCV program.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 23, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2528-New) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: (202) 395-5806. Email: [email protected] fax: (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at Colette. 
[email protected]. or 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: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection described below. 
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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: Additional On-Site Data Collection for the 
Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative Fee Study.
    OMB Approval Number: 2525-New.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of The Need for the Information and its 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.
    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: New collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 20, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-32964 Filed 12-22-11; 8:45 am]
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