[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65711-65712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27765]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7003-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: 
Section 3 Summary Report for Economic Opportunities for Low and Very 
Low-Income Persons (Form HUD 60002) and Section 3 Complaint Register 
(Form HUD 958)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity (FHEO), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below is being submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, HUD is soliciting public comments from all interested parties 
on the subject proposal. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 
days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 19, 2019.

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, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, Room 4186 or email at 
[email protected] for a copy 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 1-800-877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Waller Thomas, Economic 
Opportunity Division, Office of Programs, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, Room 5236, 
telephone (202) 402-6938 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of 
the proposed forms and other available information.

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 Proposal: (1) Section 3 Summary Report for Economic 
Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons and (2) Section 3 
Complaint Register.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2529-0043.
    Form Number: Form HUD 60002 and Form HUD 958.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
is a revision to the previously approved information collection to 
correct the 2015 calculation of burden hours. Section 3 of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) (Section 3) 
mandates recipients of covered HUD financial assistance to provide 
employment, training and contracting opportunities, to the greatest 
extent feasible, to low- and very low-income persons, particularly 
those who are recipients of government assistance for housing residing 
in the community where the funds are expended, and to the businesses 
that substantially employ these persons. The implementing

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regulations are found at 24 CFR part 135.
    The Section 3 Summary Report (Form HUD 60002) is used by recipients 
of HUD financial assistance (i.e., public housing agencies, 
municipalities, and property owners) to report the number of jobs, 
training opportunities for eligible residents and the dollar amount 
contracting opportunities that have been generated from the expenditure 
of covered HUD financial assistance, as required at 24 CFR 135.90. Data 
collected on this form is used to assess the overall effectiveness of 
Section 3 and to make determinations of compliance with regulatory 
requirements.
    The Section 3 Complaint Register (Form HUD 958) is used by 
individuals and business owners that meet the definition of a Section 3 
resident or business concerns as set forth at 24 CFR part 135.5, or 
their representatives, to file complaints alleging noncompliance with 
the regulatory requirements of Section 3 against recipients of covered 
HUD financial assistance or their contractors. Information collected on 
this form is used to inform the Department about recipients that 
potentially are not complying with 24 CFR part 135, and to initiate 
subsequent complaint investigations and compliance reviews.

Members of the Affected Public

    A. Section 3 Summary Report--Form HUD 60002: Staff at public 
housing agencies, municipalities and HUD multi-family property owners.
    B. Section 3 Complaint Register--Form HUD 958: Low and very low-
income residents and business concerns as defined in 24 CFR part 135.5.

Usage of Information

    A. Section 3 Summary Report--Form HUD 60002: The information will 
be used by the Department to monitor program recipients' compliance 
with Section 3 requirements. HUD Headquarters will use the information 
to assess the results of the Department's efforts to meet the 
regulatory objectives; make compliance determinations; influence 
enforcement actions; and formulate policy decisions.
    B. Section 3 Complaint Register--Form HUD 958: Information 
collected on this form will be used to inform the Department about 
recipients who may not be in compliance with 24 CFR part 135, and to 
initiate subsequent complaint investigations and compliance reviews.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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HUD-60002...............................           5,000               2          10,000               8          80,000          $22.71      $1,816,800
HUD-958.................................              20               1              20               1              20           10.00             200
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    The 2015 Burden had a total of 90,180 hours of burden by adding 
10,000 responses per annum for Form HUD 60002 to 20 hours for Form HUD 
958 and then multiplying by 9 hours of burden. This calculation is 
incorrect. For 2015 the burden should have been 80,020 hours total. The 
above calculation corrects the number of burden hours and reduces the 
annual burden.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 11, 2018.
Anna Maria Far[iacute]as,
 Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
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