[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 518-519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28523]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7012-N-10]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 8 
Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Program

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning and Development, 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: March 6, 2020.

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: Michell M. McBee, Special Needs 
Assistance Specialist, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, 
Community Planning and Development, U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD), 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email 
Michell M. McBee at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-2799. 
This is not a toll-free number. Persons 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. McBee.

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: Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation 
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Program Renewal.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-New.
    Type of Request: New.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Rent Calculation Worksheet is used at the beginning of the renewal 
contract term to determine the rent cost and can be in effect until 
contract rents for units in the project are adjusted. The amounts of 
the monthly contract rents are in accordance with HUD requirements by 
using the Operating Cost Allocation Factor (OCAF). The Renewal Contract 
is a Housing Assistance Payments contract (HAP) between the Public 
Housing Authority and the owner of the project.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Homeless individuals, Public 
Housing Authorities, Property/Project Owners.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 378.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 378.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Average Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 756 hrs annually.

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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HAP Contract with Rent                        378                1                1                2              756           $40.10        30,315.60
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    Total........................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
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    Hourly Rate at a GS-12 Level: $40.10.

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;

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    (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: December 18, 2019.
John Bravacos,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2019-28523 Filed 1-3-20; 8:45 am]
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