[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13581-13582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04818]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7040-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Assessment System (PHAS) Appeals; PHAS Unaudited Financial Statement 
Submission Extensions; Assisted and Insured Housing Property Inspection 
Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments; OMB Control No. 2577-0257

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: May 10, 2021.

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 Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339 (this is a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone 
202-402-3374, (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 (this is a toll-free number). 
Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. 
Rogers.

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: Public Housing Assessment System 
(PHAS) Appeals; Public Housing and Multifamily Housing Technical 
Reviews and Database Adjustments; Assisted and Insured Housing property 
inspection Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0257.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-52306.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
collection of this information supports HUD's ongoing mission to 
provide safe, decent, and habitable housing to low income households. 
To ensure HUD's subsidized housing meets this criteria accurate data 
and information collection is required to provide an assessment 
reflective of the property's condition. Poorly performing PHAs may be 
subject to additional reporting requirements, may receive HUD 
assistance, and are subject to possible penalties. For the Office of 
Housing, accurate scores are vital to their monitoring and compliance 
efforts. Unacceptable property scores result in automatic penalties and 
referral for enforcement actions.
    Pursuant to Sec.  6(j)(2)(A)(iii) the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended, HUD established procedures in the Public Housing 
Assessment System (PHAS) rule for a public housing agencies (PHAs) to 
appeal an overall PHAS score or a troubled designation (Sec.  902.69). 
The PHAS rule in Sec. Sec.  902.24 and 902.68 also provides that under 
certain circumstances PHAs may submit a request for a database 
adjustment and technical review, respectively, of physical condition 
inspection results.
    Pursuant to the Office of Housing Physical Condition of Multifamily 
Properties regulation at Sec.  200.857(d) and (e), multifamily property 
owners also have the right, under certain circumstances, to submit a 
request for a database adjustment and technical

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review, respectively, of physical condition inspection results.
    Appeals, when granted, change assessment scores and designations; 
database adjustments and technical reviews, when granted, change 
property physical condition scores. These changes result is more 
accurate assessments.
    Section 902.60 of the PHAS rule also provides that, in extenuating 
circumstances, PHAs may request an extension of time to submit required 
unaudited financial information. When granted, an extension of time 
postpones the imposition of sanctions for a late submission.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) 
and Multifamily Housing property owners (MF POs).

                                             Burden Hour Estimates for Respondents for Appeals, TRs and DBAs
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                                                                 Number of         Frequency  of       Total             Estimated         Total annual
                            Type                                respondents    x     response        responses     x       hours       =   burden hours
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PHA Appeal..................................................             182  ..               1             182  ..               5  ..             910
PHA Extension...............................................              79  ..               1              79  ..            0.17  ..              13
PHA DBA.....................................................             173  ..               1             173  ..               8  ..           1,384
PHA TR......................................................             271  ..               1             271  ..               8  ..           2,168
MF PO DBA...................................................             233  ..               1             233  ..               8  ..           1,864
MF PO TR....................................................             876  ..               1             876  ..               8  ..           7,008
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    Totals..................................................           1,814  ..  ..............           1,814  ..  ..............  ..          13,347
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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. 3507 as amended.

    Dated: February 24, 2021.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2021-04818 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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