[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 95 (Friday, May 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29473-29474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10452]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7028-N-01; OMB Control No. 2577-0029]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Allocation of 
Operating Fund Grant Under the Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, PIH, 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 14, 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 
202-402-5564 (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 Information 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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Allocation of Operating Funds 
under the Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0029.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collections.
    Form Number: HUD-52722 and HUD-52723.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) use this information in budget 
submissions which are reviewed and approved by HUD field offices as the 
basis for obligating the operating fund grant. This information is 
necessary to calculate the eligibility for the operating fund grant 
under the Operating Funding Program regulations, as amended. The 
Operating Fund is designed to provide the amount of operating funds 
needed for well-managed PHAs. PHAs submit the information 
electronically with these forms.
    The following changes occurred in this submission. The form no 
longer includes blocks 4. Unit Change Indicator and 5. Rate Reduction 
Incentive. The form includes adjustments to improve the workflow of the 
form. Adjustments include changes to formatting and adding Line 19 
Total base utilities expense level for respondents to clearly 
understand where to sum the results of data collected in columns.
    HUD collects information for HUD-52723 and HUD-52722 through VBA 
enhanced Microsoft Excel Tools. In fiscal year 2021, HUD plans to 
transition to web-based forms HUD-52723 and HUD-52722. HUD planned a 
phased launch of the web-based collection. Initially the collection by 
web-based forms is limited to subset PHAs that HUD expands each 
subsequent year until all PHAs exclusively use the web-based forms. 
PHAs without access to the web-based forms continue to use the Excel 
based forms. Web-based forms improves the availability of the forms to 
PHAs, improves data integrity, and secure transfer of the data from the 
PHA to HUD.

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                                                                 Total Estimated Burdens
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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-52722...............................           7,000               1            0.75           5,250           5,250          $33.34        $175,035
HUD-52723...............................           7,000               1            0.75           5,250           5,250           33.34         175,035
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............          10,500  ..............  ..............         350,070
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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.

    The Deputy Assistant Director for the Office of Policy, Programs 
and Legislative Initiatives, Merrie Nichols-Dixon having reviewed 
and approved this document, is delegating the authority to 
electronically sign this document to submitter, Nacheshia Foxx, who 
is the Federal Register Liaison for HUD, for purposes of publication 
in the Federal Register.

    Dated: May 5, 2020.
Nacheshia Foxx,
Federal Register Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-10452 Filed 5-14-20; 8:45 am]
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