[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70956-70957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28513]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5683-N-103]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Assessment of 
Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs

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: December 27, 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

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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 August 1, 2012.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Assessment of Native American, 
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0288.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department is conducting this study under contract with The Urban 
Institute and its subcontractors, NORC, Econometrica and SSI. The 
project is a housing needs assessment that will produce national level 
estimates of housing needs in tribal areas in the United States. HUD 
provides funding though several programs to Native American and Alaskan 
Native populations, most notably through the Indian Housing Block 
Grant. The level of housing need is of particular interest to HUD and 
the Congress has mandated this study. HUD has not published a study on 
housing needs, in general, for this population since 1996. The surveys 
covered by this data collection include a household survey of native 
Hawaiians, living in Hawaii, served by the Department of Hawaiian Home 
Lands.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Native Hawaiian households on 
the DHHL waiting list: 500 surveys total, 10% by telephone, the 
remainder in-person. Native Hawaiian households residing in the home 
lands (potentially): 500 surveys total, 10% by telephone, the remainder 
in-person.
    Estimation of the Total Number of Hours Needed To Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Response, and Hours of Response:

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                                                         Number
            Respondents                 Number of     responses per  Average burden/response (in   Total burden
                                       respondents     respondent               hours)                 hours
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Household Survey (waiting list)....             500               1  45 minutes.................             375
                                                                     (.75 hour).................
Household Survey (home lands                    500               1  45 minutes.................             375
 residents).                                                         (.75 hour).................
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    Total..........................  ..............  ..............  ...........................             750
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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. Chapters 35.

    Date: November 21, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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