[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22891-22892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10477]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7015-N-06]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Enterprise 
Income Verification Systems Debts Owed to Public Housing Agencies and 
Terminations

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 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, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-
402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of 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 (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 3176, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with 
hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling 
the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available 
documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Mussington.

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 Information Collection: EIV System Debts Owed to PHAs and 
Terminations.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0266.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: 52675.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: In 
accordance with 24 CFR 5.233, processing entities that administer the 
Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Moderate 
Rehabilitation programs are required to use HUD's Enterprise Income 
Verification (EIV) system to verify employment and income information 
of program participants and to reduce administrative and subsidy 
payment errors. The EIV system is a system of records owned by HUD, as 
published in the Federal Register on July 20, 2005 at 70 FR 41780 and 
updated on August 8, 2006 at 71 FR 45066.
    The Department seeks to identify families who no longer participate 
in a HUD rental assistance program due to adverse termination of 
tenancy and/or assistance, and owe a debt to a Public Housing Agency 
(PHA). In accordance

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with 24 CFR 982.552 and 960.203, the PHA may deny admission to a 
program if the family is not suitable for tenancy for reasons such as, 
but not limited to: Unacceptable past performance in meeting financial 
obligations, history of criminal activity, eviction from Federally 
assisted housing in the last five years, family has committed fraud, 
bribery, or any other corrupt or criminal act in connection with a 
Federal housing program, or if a family currently owes rent or other 
amounts to the PHA or to another PHA in connection with a Federally 
assisted housing program under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937.
    Within the scope of this collection of information, HUD seeks to 
collect from all PHAs, the following information:
    1. Amount of debt owed by a former tenant to a PHA;
    2. If applicable, indication of executed repayment agreement;
    3. If applicable, indication of bankruptcy filing;
    4. If applicable, the reason for any adverse termination of the 
family from a Federally assisted housing program.
    This information is collected electronically from PHAs via HUD's 
EIV system. This information is used by HUD to create a national 
repository of families that owe a debt to a PHA and/or have been 
terminated from a federally assisted housing program. This national 
repository is available within the EIV system for all PHAs to access 
during the time of application for rental assistance. PHAs are able to 
access this information to determine a family's suitability for rental 
assistance, and avoid providing limited Federal housing assistance to 
families who have previously been unable to comply with HUD program 
requirements. If this information is not collected, the Department is 
at risk of paying limited Federal dollars on behalf of families who may 
not be eligible to receive rental housing assistance. Furthermore, if 
this information is not collected, the public will perceive that there 
are no consequences for a family's failure to comply with HUD program 
requirements.
    Respondents: Public Housing Agencies.

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                             Number of                               Responses per     Burden hour per     Annual burden    Hourly cost
 Information collection     respondents     Frequency of response        annum            response             hours       per response     Annual cost
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HUD-52675...............            3834  Monthly.................          46,008  0.0833 Hours or 5             24,841          $23.07        $573,081
                                                                                     minutes per family.
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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: May 13, 2019.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2019-10477 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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