[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52354-52355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20962]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-69]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Assessment System (PHAS) Appeals; PHAS Unaudited Financial Statement 
Submission Extensions; Assisted and Insured Housing Property Inspection 
Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments

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: October 3, 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 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 June 
24, 2014 (79 FR 35767).

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Assessment System 
(PHAS) Appeals; Public Housing and Multifamily Housing Technical 
Reviews and Database Adjustments; Assisted and Insured Housing property 
inspection Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0257.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Pursuant to Sec.  6(j)(2)(A)(iii) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended, HUD established procedures in the Public Housing 
Assessment System (PHAS) rule for a public housing agencies (PHAs) to 
appeal a troubled assessment designation (Sec.  902.69). The PHAS rule 
in Sec. Sec.  902.24 and 902.68 also provides

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that under certain circumstances PHAs may submit a request for a 
database adjustment and technical review, respectively, of physical 
condition inspection results.
    Pursuant to the Office of Housing Physical Condition of Multifamily 
Properties regulation at Sec.  200.857(d) and (e), multifamily property 
owners also have the right, under certain circumstances, to submit a 
request for a database adjustment and technical review, respectively, 
of physical condition inspection results.
    Appeals when granted change assessment scores and designations, and 
database adjustments and technical reviews when granted change property 
scores, all of which result is more accurate assessments.
    Section 902.60 of the PHAS rule also provides that, in extenuating 
circumstances, PHAs may request an extension of time to submit required 
unaudited financial information. When granted, an extension of time 
postpones the imposition of sanctions for a late submission.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) 
and Multifamily Housing property owners (MF POs).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 34,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,430.
    Frequency of Response: once for each PHA to submit a PHAS appeal; 
once for each PHA or MF PO to request a technical review or database 
adjustment; and once for each PHA to request an extension of time to 
submit unaudited financial information.
    Average Hours per Response: average of five hours per PHAS appeal; 
average of eight hours for each request for a technical review or 
database adjustment; average of ten minutes for a request for an 
extension of time to submit unaudited financial information.

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: August 27, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20962 Filed 9-2-14; 8:45 am]
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