[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56908-56909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22454]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-82]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Training 
Evaluation Form

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

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the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 
an additional 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 16, 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 July 8, 2013.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Training Evaluation Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0271.
    Type of Request: Extension without of a currently approved 
collection.
    Form Number: HUD-50945.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Executive Order 13571, ``Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving 
Customer Service'' states ``The public deserves competent, efficient, 
and responsive service from the Federal Government. Executive 
departments and agencies (agencies) must continuously evaluate their 
performance in meeting this standard and work to improve it. Executive 
Order 12862 (Setting Customer Service Standards), issued on September 
11, 1993, requires agencies that provide significant services directly 
to the public to identify and survey their customers, establish service 
standards and track performance against those standards, and benchmark 
customer service performance against the best in business.
    To that end, the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) will use 
a standardized training assessment instrument to evaluate learners' 
reactions to training or technical assistance programs. With the 
information collected PIH will measure, evaluate, and compare the 
performance of its various training programs over time. The design of 
this form follows industry-accepted best practices, allowing additional 
comparisons to other training programs in business and government.
    Examples of how the Training Evaluation Form is currently being 
used and will be used are: On-site Core Curriculum training in 
Financial Management and Governance training at in 22 locations in FY 
2013. This training will be web-based in the future. To inspect HUD 
insured and assisted properties, prospective contract inspectors are 
required to successfully complete HUD Uniform Physical Condition 
Standards (UPCS) inspection training. The training consists of pre-
requisite computer-based component followed by an instructor led 
component. To become familiar with the UPCS inspection process and 
requirements, thereby facilitating and enhancing maintenance of 
properties and preparation for upcoming contract inspections, public 
housing agency (PHA) employees and multifamily property owners and 
agents (POAs) are able to take a computer-based UPCS training.
    PIH proposes to use the training form in the future for all other 
training offered to PIH program participants and stakeholders on major 
regulatory changes, such as was done for asset management in 2010 and 
2011. These sessions may be held as technical assistance seminars, 
conferences, or briefings.
    And, PIH anticipates launching a Web site dedicated to providing 
links to existing HUD Web-based learning materials.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): The training evaluation form 
will be completed by members of the public and individuals at state and 
local government entities who participate in a HUD training course.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Training Eval. Form.....................          64,180               1          64,180            .033           2,120          $24.10         $51,092
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    Total...............................          64,180               1          64,180            .033           2,120           24.10          51,092
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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: September 11, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-22454 Filed 9-13-13; 8:45 am]
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