[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56095-56096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24491]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7001-N-53]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Office of 
Native American Program (ONAP) Training and Technical Assistance 
Evaluation Form

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: December 10, 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 July 
30, 2018 at 83 FR 36614.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Office of Native American Program 
(ONAP) Training and Technical Assistance Evaluation Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-New.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Form Number: HUD-5879.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Reauthorization Act (NAHASDA) authorizes funding for the Indian Housing 
Block Grant (IHBG) program that supports the development, management, 
and operation of affordable homeownership and rental housing; 
infrastructure development; and other forms of housing assistance 
intended for low-income persons. Federally-recognized Native American 
and Alaska Native tribes, tribally-designated housing entities, and the 
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands are eligible to receive IHBG funds.
    HUD's Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) administers the 
IHBG program and offers contracted training and technical assistance to 
IHBG

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recipients on program requirements. ONAP's Notice of Funding 
Availability for training and technical assistance services includes 
the requirement for the contractor(s) to use an OMB-approved evaluation 
form at all ONAP-sponsored events. At the end of each training and 
technical assistance event, participants are invited to voluntarily 
complete the Training and Technical Assistance Evaluation Form (form 
HUD-5879) to assess training and technical assistance effectiveness and 
solicit ideas for improvement. Form HUD-5879 is a one-page survey 
instrument and does not collect any personally identifiable 
information, including a participant's name.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): PHA leadership and staff.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Total burden     Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per responses    Annual cost
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HUD-5879................................           40.00          200.00        8,000.00             0.2        1,600.00          $36.00      $57,600.00
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    Total...............................           40.00          200.00        8,000.00             0.2        1,600.00           36.00       57,600.00
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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.

    Dated: October 23, 2018.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-24491 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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