[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 52964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20835]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-80]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 8 
Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 26, 2013.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 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 in Section A. The Federal Register notice that solicited 
public comment on the information collection for a period of 60 days 
was published on June 11, 2013.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Section 8 Management Assessment 
Program (SEMAP) Certification.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0215.
    Type of Request: Extension without of a currently approved 
collection.
    Form Number: HUD-52648.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Program regulations at 24 CFR Part 985 set forth the requirements of 
the SEMAP that include a certification of Indicators reflecting 
performance. Through this assessment, HUD can improve oversight of the 
Housing Choice Voucher program and target monitoring and assistance to 
public housing agencies (PHA) that need the most improvement and pose 
the greatest risk. PHAs designated as troubled must implement 
corrective action plans for improvements.

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                                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden
                 Information collection                     respondents      response          annum       per response        hours        Annual cost
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SEMAP Certification.....................................           2,302               1           2,302              12          27,624
Corrective Action Plan..................................              80               1             100              10             800
Report on Correction of SEMAP Deficiency................             575               1             575               2           1,150
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    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours.................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         $29,574
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to 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. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in 
response to these questions.

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

    Dated: August 21, 2013.
 Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-20835 Filed 8-26-13; 8:45 am]
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