[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 159 (Friday, August 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46863-46865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17851]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7040-N-09]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Voucher 
Management System (VMS); OMB Control No.: 2577-0282

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: October 19, 2021.

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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: 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 is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Voucher Management System (VMS).
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0282.
    Type of Request: Revision of a previously approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-52672, 52681, 52681-B, 52663 and 52673.
    Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) that administer the Housing Choice 
Voucher (HCV) Program are required to maintain financial reports in 
accordance with accepted accounting standards in order to permit timely 
and effective audits. The HUD-52672 (Supporting Data for Annual 
Contributions Estimates Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program) 
and 52681 (Voucher for Payment of Annual Contributions and Operating 
Statement Housing Assistance Payments Program) financial records 
identify the amount of annual contributions that are received and 
disbursed by the PHA and are used by PHAs that administer the five-year 
Mainstream Program, MOD Rehab, and Single Room Occupancy. Form HUD-
52663 (Suggested Format for Requisition for Partial Payment of Annual 
Contributions Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program) provides 
for PHAs to indicate requested funds and monthly amounts. Form HUD-
52673 (Estimate of Total Required Annual Contributions Section 8 
Housing Assistance Payments Program) allows PHAs to estimate their 
total required annual contributions. The required financial statements 
are similar to those prepared by any responsible business or 
organization. The automated form HUD-52681-B (Voucher for Payment of 
Annual Contributions and Operating Statement Housing Assistance 
Payments Program Supplemental Reporting Form) is entered by the PHA 
into the Voucher Management System (VMS) on a monthly basis during each 
calendar year to track leasing and Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) 
expenses by voucher category, as well as data concerning fraud 
recovery, Family Self-Sufficiency escrow accounts, PHA-held equity, 
etc. The inclusion, change, and deletion of the fields will improve the 
allocation of funds and allow the PHAs and the Department to realize a 
more complete picture of the PHAs' resources and program activities, 
promote financial accountability, and improve the PHAs' ability to 
provide assistance to as many households as possible while maximizing 
budgets. In addition, the fields will be crucial to the identification 
of actual or incipient financial problems that will ultimately affect 
funding for program participants. The automated form HUD-52681-B is 
also utilized by the same programs as the manual forms.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Voucher Management System (VMS) supports the information management 
needs of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program and management 
functions performed by the Financial Management Center (FMC) and the 
Financial Management Division (FMD) of the Office of Public and Indian 
Housing and the Real Estate Assessment Center (PIH-REAC). This system's 
primary purpose is to provide a central system to monitor and manage 
the Public Housing Agency (PHAs) use of vouchers and expenditure of 
program funds and is the base for budget formulation and budget 
implementation. The VMS collects PHAs' actual cost data that enables 
HUD to perform and control cash management activities; the costs 
reported are the base for quarterly HAP and Fee obligations and advance 
disbursements in a timely manner, and reconciliations for overages and 
shortages on a quarterly basis.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Public Housing Authorities 
(PHA).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,185.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 26,980.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Average Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 53,580.

 
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                                     Number of     Responses per   Total annual      Hours per
     Information collection         respondents     respondent       responses       response       Total hours
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Financial Forms (HUD- 52681-B)..           2,185              12          26,220               2          52,440
HUD-52681.......................             190               1             190             1.5             285
HUD-52663.......................             190               1             190             1.5             285
HUD-52672.......................             190               1             190             1.5             285
HUD-52673.......................             190               1             190             1.5             285
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    Totals......................           2,185          varies          26,980          varies          53,580
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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;

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    (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.

    Dated: July 28, 2021.
Laura Miller-Pittman,
Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2021-17851 Filed 8-19-21; 8:45 am]
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