[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27100-27101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10516]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7034-N-26]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Financial Management Template; OMB Control No. 2535-0107

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 18, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed

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information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/Start Printed Page 
15501PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 March 1, 2021 at 86 FR 12019.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Financial 
Management Template.
    OMB Approval Number: 2535-0107.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To 
meet the requirements of the Uniform Financial Standards Rule (24 CFR 
part 5, subpart H) and the asset management requirements in 24 CFR part 
990, the Department developed financial management templates that 
public housing agencies (PHAs) use to annually submit electronically 
financial information to HUD. HUD uses the financial information it 
collects from each PHA to assist in the evaluation and assessment of 
the PHAs' overall condition. Requiring PHAs to report electronically 
has enabled HUD to provide a comprehensive financial assessment of the 
PHAs receiving federal funds from HUD.
    Respondents: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs).
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: The average 
burden hour estimate assumes that there are 3,916 PHAs (Low Rent Only, 
Low Rent and Section 8, and Section 8 only PHAs) that submit one 
unaudited financial management template annually. The average burden 
hours associated with an unaudited financial management template is 6.4 
hours (25,015.5 total hours divided by 3,916 PHAs). There are 3,538 
PHAs that are required to or voluntarily submit an audited financial 
management template annually. The average burden hours associated with 
an audited financial management template is 4.2 hours (14,705 total 
hours divided by 3,538 PHAs). When added together, the average burden 
hours for a PHA that submits both an unaudited and audited financial 
management template is 5.3 hours, for a total reporting burden of 
39,721 hours.

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.
    (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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 as amended.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-10516 Filed 5-18-21; 8:45 am]
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