[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76064-76065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31054]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

 [Docket No. FR-5610-N-18]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Public Housing Reform Act: Changes to Admission and Occupancy 
Requirements for the Public Housing and Section 8 Assistance Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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.
    The purpose of this information collection submission is to 
implement the requirement that public housing agencies have available 
upon request, their respective admission and occupancy policies for 
both the public and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
Public housing authorities must have on hand and available for 
inspection policies related to admission and continued occupancy, so as 
to respond to inquiries from tenants, legal-aid services, HUD, and 
other interested parties informally or through the Freedom of 
Information Act. Written documentation of policies relating to public 
housing and Section 8 assistance programs implemented under the Quality 
Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, such as eligibility for 
admission and continued occupancy, local preferences, and rent

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determination, must be maintained and made available by public housing 
authorities.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 25, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this revised information collection. Comments should refer to the 
revised information collection 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 email 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). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.

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: Public Housing Reform Act: Changes to Admission 
and Occupancy Requirements in the Public Housing and Section 8 
Assistance Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0230.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    The collection of information implements changes to the admission 
and occupancy requirements for the public housing and Section 8 
assisted housing programs made by the Quality Housing and Work 
Responsibility (QHWRA) Act 1998 (Title V of the FY 1999 HUD 
appropriations Act, Public Law 105-276, 112 Stat. 2518, approved 
October 21, 1998), which amended the United States Housing Act of 1937. 
QHWRA made comprehensive changes to HUD's public housing, Section 8 
programs. Some of the changes made by the 1998 Act (i.e., QHWRA) affect 
public housing only and others affect the Section 8 and public housing 
programs. These changes cover choice of rent, community service and 
self-sufficiency in public housing; and admission preferences and 
determination of income and rent in public housing and Section 8 
housing assistance programs.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), State 
or Local Government
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: The estimated 
number of respondents is 4,058 annually. The average number of hours 
per response is 24 hours, for a total reporting burden of 97,392 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
Currently Approved Collection.

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

    Dated: December 20, 2012.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Programs, and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-31054 Filed 12-21-12; 4:15 pm]
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