[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5225-5228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01564]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7024-N-02]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family Report, 
MTW Family Report, MTW Expansion Family Report; OMB# 2577-0083

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 (PRA), HUD is requesting 
comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of 
information. HUD has revised the Form-50058 MTW Expansion in response 
to public comments received during the public comment period provided 
for by the 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection. These 
revisions are more thoroughly described below. This publication is to 
provide notice to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) of the revisions and 
to give PHAs the opportunity to comment on such revisions. The purpose 
of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 28, 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: Dawn Smith, Office of Policy, Programs 
and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 3178, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone 202-402-6488, (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. Smith.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for 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 
August 19, 2019 at 84 FR 42943.

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A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Family Report, MTW Family Report, 
MTW Expansion Family Report.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0083.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Form HUD-50058 Family Report, HUD-50058 MTW Family 
Report, Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion Family Report.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Office of Public and Indian Housing of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD) provides funding to public housing agencies 
(PHAs) to administer assisted housing programs. Form HUD-50058, Form 
HUD-50058 MTW, and Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion Family Reports solicit 
demographic, family profile, income and housing information on the 
entire nationwide population of tenants residing in assisted housing. 
The assisted housing programs include the Public Housing, Section 8 
Housing Choice Vouchers, Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers, Section 8 
Moderate Rehabilitation programs, Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration, 
and MTW Local Non-Traditional programs. The information collected 
through the Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion will also be used to monitor 
and evaluate the expansion MTW PHAs (PHAs designated as MTW pursuant to 
the 2016 Expansion Statute) that are participating in the MTW 
Demonstration program. The information collected through these forms 
will be used for the following purposes.
     Analyze assisted housing programs;
     Determine the occupancy level of public housing and 
calculate the operating subsidy in accordance with 24 CFR 990;
     Permit PHAs to monitor their own reporting to identify 
favorable and unfavorable trends;
     Monitor PHAs and participants for compliance with program 
regulations and requirements;
     Fraud detection and prevention via rent/income monitoring;
     Housing inventory and development of program initiatives 
with emphasis on the housing of special needs groups; and
     Make available accurate demographic information depicting 
tenant characteristics to Congress and other interested parties 
(however this data is typically scrubbed of any personally identifiable 
information).
    This 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection provides PHAs 
with notice of revisions to the proposed Form-50058 MTW Expansion 
published on August 19, 2019 in the 60-Day Notice of Proposed 
Information Collection at 84 FR 42943. The Form-50058 MTW Expansion 
published in this notice revises some of the items published in the 60-
Day Notice in response to public and internal comments received. These 
revisions are summarized in Section D of this notice. Additionally, HUD 
has summarized public comments and provided responses to those comments 
in Section E of this notice.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Public Housing Agencies, State 
and local governments, individuals and households.

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                                                                        * Average number                                                   Regulatory
                                                        Number of       of reponses per    Total annual     Minutes per                   reference (24
              Information collection                respondents (PHA)   respondent (with     responses       response      Total hours     CFR) * See
                                                     (with responses)      responses)                                                       attached
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Form HUD-50058 New Admission......................              4,014                 87         349,218              40       232,812           908.101
Form HUD-50058 Recertification....................              4,014                583       2,340,162              20       780,054           908.101
Form HUD-50058 MTW New Admission..................                 39                529          20,631              40        13,754           908.101
Form HUD-50058 MTW Recertification................                 39              4,018         156,702              20        52,234           908.101
Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion New Admission........                100                 87           8,700              40         5,800           908.101
Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion Recertification......                100                583          58,300              20        19,433           908.101
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    Totals........................................              4,153  .................       2,933,713  ..............     1,104,087  ................
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* Average Number of Responses per Respondent = Total Annual Responses/Number of Respondents.
Estimated annualized hourly cost to respondents (PHA); Form HUD-50058: To report using Form HUD-50058 Family Report, it will cost the average PHA
  $1,015.00 annually to enter and submit all data for New Admission and $3,400.83 annually for Recertification.
Estimated annualized hourly cost to respondents (PHA); Form HUD-50058 MTW: To report using Form HUD-50058 Family Report, it will cost the average PHA
  $6,171.67 annually to enter and submit all data for New Admissions and $23,438.33 annually for Recertification.
Estimated annualized hourly cost to respondents (PHA); Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion: To report using Form HUD-50058 Family Report, it will cost the
  average PHA $1,015.00 annually to enter and submit all data for New Admissions and $3,400.78 annually for Recertification.

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.

D. Overview of Significant Changes Made to the Form-50058 MTW Expansion

    The following represents the most notable changes to the Form-50058 
MTW Expansion. However, other changes may have also been made which may 
not be identified below. The Form-50058 MTW Expansion should be 
reviewed in its entirety to determine the exact nature and scope of 
these revisions. A copy of the revised Form-50058 MTW Expansion can be 
obtained per the information provided earlier in this notice under For 
further information, or on the HUD Moving to Work website at https://www.hud.gov/mtw.
     The response codes for line 2w, End of Participation 
reasons, were updated to reflect feedback from commenters.
     Line 2x, Interim Reexamination reasons, was added to allow 
HUD to know why a PHA is using action type 3, Interim Reexamination. 
This includes changes associated with rent hardship requests and 
stepped rents.
     Line 3r, Average number of hours worked per week, was one 
of two lines

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added to this section of the form to assist with capturing information 
about work requirements.
     Line 3s, Work requirement compliance, is the second line 
that was added in this section to assist with capturing information 
about work requirements.
     Line 5i, Date of last Housing Quality Standards (HQS) 
inspection, was updated to remove the word ``annual'' from the label 
since PHAs may perform inspections at intervals other than annual 
(e.g., biennial).
     Line 7h, Prior year or current year/anticipated income, 
replaces the line 7h that was previously marked as ``Reserved''. This 
line was added to capture whether a PHA is reporting prior year or 
current year/anticipated income for the household. The prior year 
provision is in the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 
2016 (HOTMA) and, while all PHAs will need to complete it, PHAs in 
cohort 2 that will study rent reform may also need to reflect ``prior 
year'' income is being used.
     The title of Section 8 of the form was changed from 
``Expected Income Per Year'' to ``Deductions and Allowances'' to better 
reflect the content of the section. This change is cosmetic and does 
not affect submission of data to the PIH Information Center (PIC).
     Line 8u, Deductions and allowances not reflected above, 
was changed to clarify that it will capture any deductions and 
allowances not captured on other lines above this line in this section. 
It is still intended to also be used for Local, Non-Traditional 
Property-Based and Local, Non-Traditional Tenant-Based programs.
     Line 8x, Total allowances, was updated to reflect that 
line 8u will be used in the calculation to determine the value for this 
line.
     Line 8y, Adjusted annual income, has been changed so that 
it is now the same as the Form-50058.
     Lines 10u, 11u, 11ap, 12x, and 12ak were updated to 
reflect the updated response code labels for the MTW alternate rent 
types so that it is clearer that they are for MTW. This will also make 
it clearer when looking at the data in reports, etc.
     Lines 11d, 11e, and 11f for project-based voucher (PBV) 
portability have been restored to the form. They are to be used to 
reflect that a household that was a tenant-based voucher (TBV) 
participant at the initial PHA has ported to the receiving PHA and 
received a PBV.
     Lines 11v and 12y, Alternate HAP to owner, had been 
omitted and have been added to collect this information when one of the 
alternate rent types is utilized.
     Lines 11w and 12z, Alternate tenant rent, were updated to 
change the word ``or'' to ``including'' to clarify that they will be 
completed when a selection is made in 11u and when the program type is 
Local, Non-Traditional Property-Based and Local, Non-Traditional 
Tenant-Based.
     Lines 11ar and 12an, Alternate prorated tenant rent, had 
been omitted and have been added to collect this information when one 
of the alternate rent types is utilized.
     Line 12ap, Additional financial support for tenant-based 
voucher family, and line 12aq, Financial incentive for property owner, 
were added to assist in data collection when landlord incentives are 
utilized.

E. Summary of Form-50058 MTW Expansion Comments and HUD Responses

    Comment: A commenter stated that HUD needs to be able to track rent 
hardship requests, especially, but not necessarily limited to, the MTW 
Expansion cohort 2 PHAs, which will evaluate rent reform. Further, HUD 
needs to be able to track stepped rent increases.
    HUD Response: HUD has added line 2x, Interim Reexamination reasons, 
and has identified ``Alternate rent hardship request'' and ``Stepped 
rent update without income reexamination'' as two of the response 
codes. Other common reasons for the action type of Interim 
Reexaminations were also provided.
    Comment: Commenters encouraged HUD to further refine the End of 
Participation reason response codes so that they are more accurate and 
eliminate the overlap among some of the reasons in the initial list.
    HUD Response: HUD worked with existing MTW PHAs and internally with 
PD&R (Policy Development and Research) and has updated the list of 
response codes on the revised draft of the form.
    Comment: A commenter stated that PHAs need to be able to reflect if 
prior year or current year income is entered on the form. It was stated 
that this MTW Expansion cohort 2 PHAs may need this and that it is also 
referred to in HOTMA.
    HUD Response: HUD has incorporated this change into the revised 
draft of the form.
    Comment: A commenter stated that in order to track information 
about households subject to a work requirement, HUD should add data 
elements for average number of hours worked per week, over the past 
year, and for household compliance with a PHA's work requirement 
policy.
    HUD Response: HUD has incorporated these changes into the revised 
draft of the form.
    Comment: A commenter stated that in order to track information 
about landlord incentives, HUD should add data elements for additional 
financial support for tenant-based voucher families and financial 
incentive for property owner.
    HUD Response: HUD has incorporated these changes into the revised 
draft of the form.
    Comment: A commenter suggested clarifying the labels for the MTW 
alternate rent types listed Sections 10, 11, and 12 of the form so that 
it is clearer that they are tied to the MTW program.
    HUD Response: HUD has incorporated these changes into the revised 
draft of the form.
    Comment: A commenter expressed concern about the required data 
collection for Local, Non-Traditional Tenant-Based and Local, Non-
Traditional Property-Based assistance. They were concerned about the 
ability to be able to submit this data due to the different types of 
local, non-traditional programs that exist and the administrative 
burden it could cause to PHAs and partner agencies to try to collect 
and submit this data on the Form-50058 MTW Expansion. Finally, the 
commenter stated that partner agencies may already be submitting data 
in other HUD systems.
    HUD Response: HUD understands the concerns expressed; however, due 
to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit finding HUD must 
begin to collect data for households assisted through local, non-
traditional activities. HUD will ensure flexibilities are built into 
the PIC system so that an agency will be able to provide the 
information they do have but will not receive fatal errors for 
information that cannot be provided.
    Comment: A commenter stated that current MTW agencies continue to 
experience issues with submitting Form-50058 MTW data to PIC, 
specifically with the system not identifying the source of an error and 
recommend changes be made to the system so that this information will 
be known.
    HUD Response: PIH is working with REAC (Real Estate Assessment 
Center) to ensure that the upgrade to PIC includes this information.
    Comment: A commenter asked for clarification on line 1h, Unit Real 
Estate ID Number, and how it will affect

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reporting data for program types other than public housing.
    HUD Response: REAC has added this unique identifier data element to 
PIC initially for public housing because PIC already has unit numbers 
and address information through the building entrances that the units 
are attached to. It will be created for other program types based on 
the unit address information provided on the Form-50058 MTW Expansion 
that will be geocoded, so that each unit address will have its own 
unique identifier.
    Comment: A commenter stated that without a copy of the Technical 
Reference Guide (TRG) it is difficult to fully understand what will 
need to be submitted by MTW Expansion PHAs and what errors are going to 
be enforced.
    HUD Response: HUD is currently working to conclude work on the 
first release for MTW Expansion. As part of this, REAC is working on 
the TRG and will provide it to the software vendors once it is 
completed.
    Comment: A commenter noted that previous listening sessions and 
conferences had appeared to indicate that the PIC-NG would utilize a 
single Form-50058 format for all PHAs.
    HUD Response: Since MTW Expansion PHAs will be the first to use 
PIC-NG and all other PHAs will not be moved over until some point after 
that, HUD is not able to move to using a single Form-50058 at this 
time.
    Comment: A commenter noted that for consistency with other program 
codes, the ``Local, Non-Traditional Tenant-Based'' program code of LN 
should instead be LT.
    HUD Response: As mentioned in the previous publication, HUD is 
utilizing the program codes from the Form-50058 MTW with some 
exceptions. Since LN is one of the codes on the MTW form, it will be 
retained on the MTW Expansion form as well.
    Comment: A commenter expressed concerns about lines for assets and 
allowances of the Form-50058 MTW Expansion that mention ``annual'' 
since those items may be biennial or triennial.
    HUD Response: HUD clarified this comment with the commenter and 
confirmed that the form and upgraded PIC system, called PIC-NG, will 
allow for biennial and triennial recertifications. Line 5i, Date of 
Last Annual HQS Inspection, was also mentioned during the conversation. 
We have removed the word annual from this line's label in response.
    Comment: A commenter stated that line 8u, Deductions and allowances 
not reflected above, would be more useful if PHAs could report 
information with more flexibility in other areas of Section 8 of the 
form and utilize this line for items not addressed elsewhere. Line 8x 
could then be used to total lines 8e, 8n, 8p, 8s, 8t, and 8u and no 
change would be needed for line 8y.
    HUD Response: HUD has incorporated these changes into the revised 
draft of the form.
    Comment: A commenter stated that lines for alternate HAP to owner 
and alternate prorated tenant rent appeared to be missing from the form 
in Sections 11 and 12, which would allow HUD to get similar information 
for alternate rent as is collected for the standard rent calculation.
    HUD Response: HUD acknowledges that these lines were omitted from 
the form in error and has added them to the revised draft of the form.
    Comment: A commenter stated that lines 11d through 11f are needed 
to report information on tenants that have ported into a receiving 
PHA's jurisdiction after being housed under a tenant-based voucher in 
the initial PHA's jurisdiction.
    HUD Response: HUD acknowledges that these lines were omitted from 
the form in error and has added them back to the revised draft of the 
form.
    Comment: A commenter stated that if a family can participate in FSS 
or MTW self-sufficiency, but not both, then both programs should be 
able to share the family services table in line 17i.
    HUD Response: HUD clarified this comment with the commenter and 
stated that a household can participate in both programs. Therefore, 
separate family services tables are needed to be able to identify which 
needs are being met through FSS and which are being met through MTW 
self-sufficiency.

    Dated: January 10, 2020.
Colette Pollard,
Department Report Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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