[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78376-78377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30813]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5690-N-20]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Exigent Health 
and Safety Deficiency Correction Certification

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, PIH, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 24, 2014.

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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-5564 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-

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402-4109, (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or 
speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the 
Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. 
Mussington.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Exigent Health and Safety 
Deficiency Correction Certification.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0241.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's 
Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) regulation (24 CFR part 5, 
subpart G) provides that HUD housing must be decent, safe, sanitary, 
and in good repair. The UPCS regulation also provides that all area and 
components of the housing must be free of health and safety hazards. 
HUD conducts physical inspections of the HUD-funded housing to 
determine if the UPCS standards are being met. Pursuant to the UPCS 
inspection protocol, at the end of the inspection (or at the end of 
each day of a multi-day inspection) the inspector provides the property 
representative with a copy of the ``Notification of Exigent and Fire 
Safety Hazards Observed'' form. Each exigent health and safety (EHS) 
deficiency that the inspector observed that day is listed on the form. 
The property representative signs the form acknowledging receipt. PHAs 
are to correct/remedy/act abate all EHS deficiencies within 24 hours. 
Using the electronic format, PHAs are to notify HUD within three 
business days of the date of inspection, which is the date the PHA was 
provided notice of these deficiencies, that the deficiencies were 
corrected/remedied/acted on to abate within the prescribed time frames 
(24 CFR part 902).
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Public Housing Agencies.

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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    Total........................            1134                1                1             0.31           346.29            $8.82       $10,000.86
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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: December 17, 2013.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2013-30813 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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