[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01067]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5758-N-01]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Baseline 
Assessment of Renewable Energy Capacity Within HUD's Public Housing and 
Federally-Assisted Multifamily Housing Portfolios

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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: March 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 
202-402-3400 (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: 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. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Pollard.

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: Baseline Assessment of Renewable 
Energy Capacity within HUD's Public Housing and Federally-Assisted 
Multifamily Housing Portfolios.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Request.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information is being collected to establish a baseline assessment of 
the renewable energy capacity in HUD's public housing and federally-
assisted multifamily housing portfolios. The assessment will support 
President Obama's Climate Action Plan, which calls for the installation 
of 100 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy generation capacity by 2020 
at LIHTC properties (Treasury), Rural Development properties (USDA), 
and public housing and multifamily-assisted properties (HUD). The 
proposed data collection instrument is a web-based census survey that 
will be supported by follow-up telephone interviews to all non-
respondents.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Employees of housing 
organizations receiving funding from HUD, specifically public housing 
agencies and HUD-assisted multifamily properties.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19,107.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 15,286 (based on a 80% response 
rate).
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.467 (weighted average).
    Total Estimated Burdens: 8,916.

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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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Web Survey only.........................          15,286               1               1             0.4           6,114          $42.66        $260,823
Telephone Interview & Web Survey........           3,821               1               1           0.733           2,802          $42.66        $119,533
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    Total...............................          19,107  ..............  ..............  ..............           8,916  ..............        $380,357
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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: January 14, 2014.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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