[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8946-8947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03632]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

[Docket ID: USN-2016-HQ-0003]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of the Navy announces a proposed public information 
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments 
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April 
25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and 
title, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief 
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory 
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The 
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the 
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the 
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within 
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow 
the instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments. 
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number, 
form number, and title.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and 
associated collection instruments, please write to: Commander, Navy 
Installation Command, Housing Division, 716 Sicard Street SE., Suite 
1000, Washington DC 20374-5140, ATTN: HOMES.mil System Manager, or call 
the HOMES.mil System Manager, at 202-433-3580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Enterprise Military 
Housing; OMB Control Number 0703-XXXX.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement supports 
relocation assistance to military members and their families. Data 
collected include information on community rental housing costs/
availability and home finding services. https://www.Homes.mil/HEAT 
allows Service Members to remotely initiate contact with the housing 
office and request services and housing information. Rental property 
listing information may also be used to support

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the annual DoD survey used to determine Basic Allowance for Housing 
(BAH) and Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA). Rental listing costs and 
amenities provide valuable information about the affordability of 
housing near military installations
    Affected Public: Individual or households; Business or other for-
profit.
    Annual Burden Hours: 11,533.
    Number of Respondents: 6,920.
    Responses per Respondent: 5.
    Annual Responses: 34,600.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency: On occasion.

Summary of Information Collection

    Community property owners and managers establish an account to 
publish property listings for Service Members to review. The property 
owner and manager information allows military housing offices to 
validate property owners and managers intentions to list properties on 
the public Web site for renting to service members. Property owner and 
manager names and contact information, along with information about 
their rental properties is displayed on the Web site, allowing services 
members to make contact if interested in their listings.
    Information collected on the Web site is also used to create 
metrics on the use and success of the Web site, i.e., quantitative 
metrics on rental listings, listing costs and amenities, and metrics on 
the number of views by page. Listing information may also be used to 
support the annual DoD survey for the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) 
and the Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA).

    Dated: February 17, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-03632 Filed 2-22-16; 8:45 am]
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