[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18299-18300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08749]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7011-N-14]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Flat Rent Exception Request Market Analysis

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: May 30, 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: 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, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for

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approval of 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 May 25, 
2018 at 83 FR 24334.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Flat Rent Exception 
Request Market Analysis.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending OMB approval.
    Type of Request: New.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
form will streamline the process and reduce burden on PHAs when 
submitting a market analysis as part of a flat rent exception request 
in accordance with Notice PIH 2015-13(HA), which implements Section 238 
of Title II of Public Law 113-235, the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Appropriations Act of 2015. Notice PIH 2015-13(HA) allows 
PHAs to request flat rents that are based on the local rental market 
conditions, when the PHA can demonstrate through a market analysis that 
the FMRs are not reflective of the local market. The current submission 
process does not stipulate a template for PHA submissions, therefore 
PHAs spend widely varying amounts of time and effort compiling 
information which may or may not facilitate HUD's review of their 
request.
    Respondents: Business (mortgage lenders).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 95.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 95.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 8.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 760.

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: April 18, 2019.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-08749 Filed 4-29-19; 8:45 am]
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