[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 10822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04199]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-12]


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

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: March 28, 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: 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 December 26, 2013.

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 a 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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                                                                                                     Burden hour    Annual   Hourly cost
                  Information collection                      Number of     Frequency    Responses       per        burden       per        Annual cost
                                                             respondents   of response   per annum     response     hours      response
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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. Chapters 35.

    Dated: February 20, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-04199 Filed 2-25-14; 8:45 am]
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