[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32771-32772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12244]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-37]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Reform Act: Changes to Admission and Occupancy Requirements

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: June 23, 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: 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, QMAC, 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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on March 
29, 2016 at 81 FR 17487.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Reform Act: Changes 
to Admission and Occupancy Requirements.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0230.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this information collection submission is to implement the 
requirement that public housing agencies have available upon request, 
their respective admission and occupancy policies for both the public 
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Public Housing 
Authorities must have on hand and available for inspection policies 
related to admission and continued occupancy, so as to respond to 
inquiries from tenants, legal-aid services, HUD, and other interested 
parties informally or through the Freedom of Information Act. Written 
documentation of policies relating to Public Housing and Section 8 
Assistance Programs implemented under the Quality Housing and Work 
Responsibility Act of 1998, such as eligibility for admission and 
continued occupancy, local preferences, and rent determination, must be 
maintained and made available by Public Housing Authorities.
    The collection of information implements changes to the admission 
and occupancy Requirements for the Public Housing and Section 8 
Assisted Housing Programs made by the Quality Housing and Work 
Responsibility (QHWRA) Act 1998, (Title V of the FY 1999 HUD 
appropriations Act, Public Law 105-276, 112 Stat. 2518, approved 
October 21, 1998), which amended the United States Housing Act of 1937. 
QHWRA made comprehensive changes to HUD's Public Housing Section 8 
Programs. Some of the changes made by the 1998 Act (i.e., QHWRA) affect 
public housing only and others affect the Section 8 and Public Housing 
Programs.

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These changes cover choice of rent, community service and self-
sufficiency in public housing; and admission preferences and 
determination of income and rent in public housing and Section 8 
Housing Assistance Programs.
    Revisions are made to this collection to reflect adjustments in 
calculations based on the total number of current, active public 
housing agencies (PHAs) to date. The number of active public housing 
agencies has changed from 4,058 to 3,946 since the last approved 
information collection. The number of PHAs can fluctuate due to a 
number of factors, including but not limited to the merging of two or 
more PHAs or the termination of the public housing and/or voucher 
programs.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3, 946.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 3, 946.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 24.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 94,704.

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: May 18, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-12244 Filed 5-23-16; 8:45 am]
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