[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74863-74864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30479]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5603-N-91]


Public Housing Operating Budget, Supporting and Related Forms

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.
    The operating budget and related form are submitted by PHAs for the 
low-income housing program. The operating budget provides a summary of 
proposed budget receipts and expenditures by major category, as well as 
blocks for indicating approval of budget receipts and expenditures by 
the PHA and HUD. The related form provides a record of PHA Board 
approval of how the amounts shown on the operating budget were arrived 
at, as well as justification of certain specified amounts. The 
information is reviewed by HUD to determine if the plan of operation 
adopted by the PHA and amounts included therein are reasonable for the 
efficient and economical operation of the development(s), and the PHA 
is in compliance with HUD procedures to ensure that sound management 
practices will be followed in the operation of the development. A small 
number of PHAs (200) are still required to submit their operating 
budget packages to HUD, namely those that are troubled, those that are 
recently out of troubled status or at risk of becoming troubled, or 
those that are at risk of fiscal insolvency. PHAs are still required to 
prepare their operating budgets and submit them to their Board for 
approval prior to their operating subsidy being approved by HUD. The 
operating budgets must be kept on file for review, if requested.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 17, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2577-0026) 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 
[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 Proposed: Public Housing Operating Budget, Supporting and 
Related Forms.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0026.
    Form Numbers: HUD-52574.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
operating budget and related form are submitted by PHAs for the low-
income housing program. The operating budget provides a summary of 
proposed budget receipts and expenditures by major category, as well as 
blocks for indicating approval of budget receipts and expenditures by 
the PHA and HUD. The

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related form provides a record of PHA Board approval of how the amounts 
shown on the operating budget were arrived at, as well as justification 
of certain specified amounts. The information is reviewed by HUD to 
determine if the plan of operation adopted by the PHA and amounts 
included therein are reasonable for the efficient and economical 
operation of the development(s), and the PHA is in compliance with HUD 
procedures to ensure that sound management practices will be followed 
in the operation of the development. A small number of PHAs (200) are 
still required to submit their operating budget packages to HUD, namely 
those that are troubled, those that are recently out of troubled status 
or at risk of becoming troubled, or those that are at risk of fiscal 
insolvency. PHAs are still required to prepare their operating budgets 
and submit them to their Board for approval prior to their operating 
subsidy being approved by HUD. The operating budgets must be kept on 
file for review, if requested.

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                                            Number of          Annual              Hours per
                                           respondents       responses      x       response       Burden hours
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Reporting Burden.......................           3,141                1   ...           7.651           24,034
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    Total estimated burden hours: 24,034.
    Status: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 12, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-30479 Filed 12-17-12; 8:45 am]
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