[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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