[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 15593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07486]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-04]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Restrictions on 
Assistance to Noncitizens

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 11, 2018.

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: OIRA [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 [email protected], or 
telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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 
October 11, 2017 at 82 FR 47239.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Restrictions on Assistance to 
Noncitizens.
    OMB Approved Number: 2501-0014.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Form Number: HUD-9886, HUD-9886-ARA, HUD-9886-CAM, HUD-9886-CHI, 
HUD-9886-CRE, HUD-9886-FRE, HUD-9886-HMO, HUD-9886-KOR, HUD-9886-RUS, 
HUD-9886-SPA, HUD-9886-VIE.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is prohibited from making financial assistance available to other than 
citizens or persons of eligible immigration status. This is a request 
for a reinstatement of the current approval for HUD to require a 
declaration of citizenship or eligible immigration status from 
individuals seeking certain housing assistance.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Individuals or households, 
State, Local, or Tribal Government.

                                                                    Reporting Burden
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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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New tenant admissions in Public & Indian Housing and Section         4,055          213   863,715.00         0.16   138,194.40        $4.80  $663,333.12
 8 Programs **...............................................
Annual recertification of tenants' eligible immigration              4,055            7    28,385.00         0.08     2,270.80         2.40     5,449.92
 status in Public & Indian Housing and Section 8 Programs **.
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                                                               ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........      140,681  ...........   668,783.04
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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.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.

    Dated: January 30, 2018.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-07486 Filed 4-10-18; 8:45 am]
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