[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59050-59051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23270]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[OMB Control No. 1084-0033; XXXD4523WC DWDFSE000.3V0000 DS68664000 
DP.BCQSO.13DOIC3Y]


Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: Private Rental Survey

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Office of the 
Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Acquisition and Property 
Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior, is 
announcing its intention to request renewal approval for the collection 
of information for ``Private Rental Survey'' OMB Control No. 1084-0033. 
This collection request has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The information collection 
request (ICR) describes the nature of the information collection and 
the expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection request, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public 
comments should be submitted to OMB by October 25, 2013, in order to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior (1084-0033), by telefax at (202) 395-
5806 or via email to [email protected]. Also, please send a 
copy of your comments to Doug Pokorney, Quarters Rental Program 
Manager, 7301 W. Mansfield Ave, Denver, CO 80235, or fax to: 303-969-
6634, or by email to [email protected]. Individuals 
providing comments should reference ``Private Rental Survey'' OMB 
Control No. 1084-0033.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
information collection or to obtain a copy of the collection 
instrument, please write or call Doug Pokorney, Quarters Rental Program 
Manager, 7301 W. Mansfield Ave, Denver, CO 80235, or fax to: 303-969-
6634, or by email to [email protected]. To see a copy of 
the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to: http://www.reginfo.gov and 
select Information Collection Review, Currently Under Review.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, 
which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-131), 
require that interested members of the public and affected parties have 
an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping 
activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information 
collection activity that the Office of Acquisition and Property 
Management has submitted to OMB for renewal.
    Public Law 88-459 authorizes Federal agencies to provide housing 
for Government employees under specified circumstances. In compliance 
with OMB Circular A-45 (Revised), Rental and Construction of Government 
Quarters, a review of private rental market housing rates is required 
at least once every 5 years to ensure that the

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rental, utility charges, and charges for related services to occupants 
of Government Furnished Housing (GFH) are comparable to corresponding 
charges in the private sector. To avoid unnecessary duplication and 
inconsistent rental rates, the Department of the Interior, Office of 
the Secretary, Interior Business Center (on behalf of the Office of 
Acquisition and Property Management), conducts housing surveys in 
support of employee housing management programs for the Departments of 
the Interior (DOI), Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, Justice, 
Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs. In 
this survey, two collection forms are used: OS-2000 covering ``Houses--
Apartments--Mobile Homes,'' and OS-2001 covering ``Trailer Spaces.''
    This collection of information provides data that is essential for 
DOI and the other Federal agencies to manage GFH in accordance with the 
requirements of OMB Circular A-45 (Revised). If this information were 
not collected from the public, DOI and the other Federal agencies 
providing GFH would be required to use professional real estate 
appraisals of private market rental costs, again, in accordance with 
OMB Circular A-45.

II. Data

    (1) Title: Private Rental Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1084-0033.
    Current Expiration Date: September 30, 2013.
    Type of Review: Information Collection Renewal.
    Affected Entities: Individuals or households, Businesses and other 
for-profit institutions.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 1,700 for OS-2000 and 175 
for OS-2001.
    Frequency of response: Average 1.99 responses for OS-2000 and 1.26 
responses for OS-2001.
    (2) Annual reporting and record keeping burden:
    Total annualized reporting per response: 6 minutes for form OS-2000 
and 4 minutes for form OS-2001.
    Total annualized reporting: 353 hours.
    (3) Description of the need and use of the information: This 
information collection provides the data that enables DOI to determine 
open market rental costs for GFH. These rates in turn enable DOI and 
other Federal agencies to set GFH rental rates in accordance with the 
requirements of OMB Circular A-45 (Revised).
    (4) As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on the information collection was published on July 
8, 2013 (78 FR 40761). No comments were received. This notice provides 
the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on the 
proposed information collection activity.

III. Request for Comments

    The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection and the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques.
    ``Burden'' means the total time, effort, or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide 
information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed 
to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize 
technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and 
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and 
disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able 
to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to 
complete and review the collection of information; and to transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information.
    If you wish us to withhold your personal information, you must 
prominently state at the beginning of your comment what personal 
information you want us to withhold. We will honor your request to the 
extent allowable by law. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget 
control number.

    Dated: September 9, 2013.
Debra E. Sonderman,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-23270 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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