[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19508-19509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07517]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-27]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Public Housing Authority Executive Compensation Information

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. HUD is 
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
    Pursuant to PIH Notice 2011-48, HUD has been collecting information 
on the compensation provided by public housing authorities (PHAs) to 
their five most highly compensated employees, similar to the 
information that nonprofit organizations receiving federal tax 
exemptions are required to report to the IRS annually. Since PHAs 
receive significant direct federal funds, such compensation information 
has been collected by HUD to enhance oversight by HUD and by state and 
local authorities. After HUD began this information collection, 
Congress included a provision in its fiscal year 2012 appropriations 
legislation that placed a specific cap on the use of Section 8 and 
Section 9 funds to pay the salaries of PHA officials. To obtain 
information that will help HUD determine PHA compliance with this and 
future legislation, and to achieve the same overall objectives of the 
original information collection, HUD is revising the data collection 
instrument to collect information on base salary, and bonus and 
incentive compensation, and the extent to which such payments are made 
with federal funds. Changes include obtaining data on total cash 
compensation paid for with Section 8 and Section 9 funds. The new 
elements replace several segments such as ``Reportable Compensation 
from PHA and Related Organizations'' and ``Contributions to Employee 
Benefit Plans and Deferred Compensation from the PHA and Related 
Organizations and ``Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans and 
Deferred Compensation from the PHA and Related Organizations''.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 1, 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 (2577-0272) 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 HUD 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.

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    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposed: Public Housing Authority Executive Compensation 
Information.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0272.
    Form Numbers: HUD-52725, HUD 52723.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Pursuant to PIH Notice 2011-48, HUD has been collecting information on 
the compensation provided by public housing authorities (PHAs) to their 
five most highly compensated employees, similar to the information that 
nonprofit organizations receiving federal tax exemptions are required 
to report to the IRS annually. Since PHAs receive significant direct 
federal funds, such compensation information has been collected by HUD 
to enhance oversight by HUD and by state and local authorities. After 
HUD began this information collection, Congress included a provision in 
its fiscal year 2012 appropriations legislation that placed a specific 
cap on the use of Section 8 and Section 9 funds to pay the salaries of 
PHA officials. To obtain information that will help HUD determine PHA 
compliance with this and future legislation, and to achieve the same 
overall objectives of the original information collection, HUD is 
revising the data collection instrument to collect information on base 
salary, and bonus and incentive compensation, and the extent to which 
such payments are made with federal funds. Changes include obtaining 
data on total cash compensation paid for with Section 8 and Section 9 
funds. The new elements replace several segments such as ``Reportable 
Compensation from PHA and Related Organizations'' and ``Contributions 
to Employee Benefit Plans and Deferred Compensation from the PHA and 
Related Organizations and ``Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans and 
Deferred Compensation from the PHA and Related Organizations''.

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                                            Number of          Annual              Hours per
                                           respondents       responses      x       response       Burden hours
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Reporting burden.......................            4116                1   ...           0.333            1,372
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,372.
    Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 27, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07517 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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