[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10651-10653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04495]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5916-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Annual Contributions Contract and Inventory Removal Application

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

ACTION: Notice of revised proposed information collection.

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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.
    The public housing program funds low-rent projects owned and 
operated by public housing agencies (PHAs), subject to the terms and 
conditions contained in an Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) with 
certain requirements applicable to all projects and other requirements 
applicable in only certain conditions or types of projects. These 
program requirements govern how properties are funded and operated by 
PHAs including how properties are added or removed from their 
inventories. Information collections from PHAs assure compliance with 
all Federal program requirements.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 2, 2016.

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 202-402-4109, (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: Public Housing Annual 
Contributions Contractor and Inventory Removal Application.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0075.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-51999; HUD-52190A; HUD-52190B; HUD-52840-A; HUD-
53012A, HUD-53012B, HUD 52860, HUD 52860-B, HUD 52860-C; HUD 52860-D; 
HUD 52860-E, and HUD 52860-F, HUD-52860-G, HUD-5838 and HUD-5837.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
previously amended this information collection to consolidate all 
information that PHAs are required to submit to HUD in connection with 
their contractual duties to operate public housing dwelling units and 
other real property under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937. Section 5 of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Pub. L. 75-412, 50 Stat. 888) 
permits the Secretary of HUD to make annual contributions to public 
housing agencies (PHAs) to achieve and maintain the lower income 
character of public housing projects. The Secretary is required to 
embody the provisions for such annual contributions in a contract 
guaranteeing payment. Applicable regulations are 24 CFR 941 for public 
housing development and 24 CFR 969 for continued operation of low-
income housing after completion of debt service. This information 
collection also covers Public Housing Authority (PHA) submissions under 
Sections 18, 22, 33 and 32 that involve the authority of the HUD 
Secretary to approve PHA requests to remove certain public housing 
property from their inventories through demolition, disposition, 
voluntary conversion, required conversion, or homeownership conveyance, 
conversion through the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) 
(authorized by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations 
Act of 2012), and any other HUD approved action that will remove Public 
Housing units from the ACC.
    This amendment of this collection does two things. First, it adds 
submission requirements (HUD-52860-G) for when a PHA may choose to 
voluntarily apply to HUD to retain non-dwelling public housing real 
property

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free from public housing use restrictions under the Annual 
Contributions Contract (ACC) and Declaration of Trust (DOT) pursuant to 
2 CFR 200.311(c)(1). HUD considers retentions under this section of 
part 200 a ``removal'' of public housing real property even though the 
PHA will be retaining ownership of the property since the property will 
no longer be subject to public housing use restrictions. HUD will only 
approve retention requests when non-dwelling property is no longer 
needed for its originally authorized purpose. Second, it adds new 
submission requirements (HUD-5838 and HUD-5837) to collect information 
from any PHA who intends to remove all of its public housing dwelling 
units from its inventory (through any available law or HUD program, 
which may include Sections 18, 22, 33, 32 of the U.S. Housing Act of 
1937 or the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program) and will 
alert HUD to its future plans for either termination of the public 
housing ACC or development of new dwelling units. Please note that a 
PHA who removes all public housing dwelling units will be instructed to 
fill out either HUD-5838 or HUD-5837, not both. HUD will use the 
information collected in HUD-5838 to review any PHA requests for 
expending Operating or Capital Funds for eligible closeout activities, 
for extension on closeout activities, for provision of technical 
assistance to the PHA during its required closeout activities, and 
determine eligibility for the Asset Repositioning Fee (ARF) or 
Demolition or Disposition Transitional Funding (DDTF). HUD will use the 
information in HUD-5837 to monitor compliance with the Public Housing 
ACC following removal of all dwelling units, to provide relevant 
technical assistance to the PHA, and to determine eligibility for the 
Asset Repositioning Fee (ARF) or Demolition or Disposition Transitional 
Funding (DDTF). In addition, this information request will assist HUD 
in maintaining accurate records of the federal public housing stock.
    The functions and activities for Public Housing Annual 
Contributions Contractor, under OMB control number 2577-0270, has been 
combined with the Public Housing Inventory Removal Application, 
currently approved collection 2577-0075. The Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approved discontinuation of OMB Control Number, 2577-0270.
    Respondents: Public housing agencies.

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                                                       Total
                  ACC Provision                      responses      Total hours    Cost per hour  ($) Total cost
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1. Execute new ACC via HUD form 53012-A and B...              42             205          $24.34          $4,990
2. Terminate or amend ACC.......................              78             390           24.34           9,493
3. Request HUD approval of non-dwelling leases               114             735           24.34          17,890
 or agreements..................................
4. HUD approval for easement uses...............              48           3,524           24.34           8,567
5. Submit General Depository Agreement (GDA) via             265             651           24.34          15,845
 form HUD 51999.................................
6. Request to terminate GDA.....................             107             202           24.34           4,917
7. ACC revisions to change year end dates.......              23             257           24.34           6,255
8. ACC to consolidate PHAS......................              18             217           24.34           5,282
9. ACC revision to transfer programs............              43             391           24.34           9,517
10. Request review of Conflict of interest......             102             951           24.34          23,147
11. Request pooling of insurance................               5              97           24.34           2,361
12. Request for new Declaration of Trust (DOT)               142           1,249           24.34          30,400
 via form HUD 52190-A and B.....................
13. Request DOT amendment or termination........             221            2031           24.34          49,435
14. Amend ACC for Capital Fund Finance via form               73             788           24.34          19,180
 HUD 52840-A....................................
15. Amend ACC for Mixed Finance Supplementary                 94           1,981              50          99,050
 Legal Document.................................
16. Amend ACC for Capital Grant.................           2,820          11,070           24.34         269,443
17. Amend ACC for Emergency Capital Fund Grant..              38             100           24.34           2,434
18. Amend ACC Capital Fund for Safety and                     75              96           24.34           2,337
 Security.......................................
19. Amend ACC to Recapture Capital Fund Grant...             123             643           24.34          15,650
20. Amend ACC for Energy Performance Contract...              38             192           24.34           4,673
21. Amend ACC for Community Facilities Grants...              13              28           24.34             682
22. Demo Disposition Approvals and Removing                  162           1,746           24.34          42,498
 Units form ACC-HUD Form 52860..................
23. Chicago Special Applications Center Approval             851           6,010           33.06         225,072
 for Inventory Removal Applications.............
24. Supplementary Document: Unique Legal                      60           1,440              50          72,000
 Document used by HQ Staff Mixed-Finance
 Amendment to the ACC...........................
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    Totals......................................           6,765          34,944  ..............         927,423
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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.


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    Date: February 23, 2016.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2016-04495 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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