[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 37176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14953]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7034-N-38]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Restrictions on 
Assistance to Noncitizens; OMB Control No.: 2577-0295

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 13, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
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 May 3, 2021 at 86 FR 23421.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Restrictions on Assistance to 
Noncitizens.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0295.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Form Number: HUD-9886, HUD-9886-ARA, HUD-9886-CAM, HUD-9886-CHI, 
HUD-9886-CRE, HUD-9886-FRE, HUD-9886-HMO, HUD-9886-KOR, HUD-9886-RUS, 
HUD-9886-SPA, HUD-9886-VIE.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is prohibited from making financial assistance available to other than 
citizens or persons of eligible immigration status. This is a request 
for an extension of the current approval for HUD to require a 
declaration of citizenship or eligible immigration status from 
individuals seeking certain housing assistance.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Individuals or households, 
State, or Local Government.

                                                                    Reporting Burden
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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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New tenant admissions in Public & Indian           4,055             213      863,715.00            0.16      138,194.40          $30.00   $4,145,832.00
 Housing and Section 8 Programs\**\.....
Annual recertification of tenants'                 4,055               7       28,385.00            0.08        2,270.80           30.00       68,124.00
 eligible immigration status in Public &
 Indian Housing and Section 8
 Programs\**\...........................
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    Totals..............................           4,055  ..............         892,100  ..............      140,465.20  ..............    4,213,956.00
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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.
    (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. 2021-14953 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]
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