[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16027-16028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05864]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7050-N-12; OMB Control No: 2501-0037]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Medical 
Exception or Delay to COVID Vaccination Requirement

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 20, 2022.

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 [email protected] or www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email her at [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The vaccination requirement issued pursuant 
to E.O. 14043, is currently the subject of a nationwide injunction. 
While that injunction remains in place, the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD) will not process requests for a medical 
exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 
14043. HUD will also not request the submission of any medical 
information related to a request for an exception from the vaccination 
requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 while the injunction remains in 
place. But HUD may nevertheless receive information regarding a medical 
exception. That is because, if HUD were to receive a request for an 
exception from the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 
14043 during the pendency of the injunction, HUD will accept the 
request, hold it in abeyance, and notify the employee who submitted the 
request that implementation and enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination 
requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 is currently enjoined and that an 
exception therefore is not necessary so long as the injunction is in 
place. In other words, during the pendency of the injunction, any 
information collection related to requests for medical exception from 
the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to E.O. 14043 is not 
undertaken to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination 
requirement.
    This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from 
OMB for 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 January 
21, 2022 at 87 FR 3324.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Medical Exception or Delay to 
COVID Vaccination Requirement.
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-0037.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Form HUD-1001.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer at the U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking approval to collect 
information from employees regarding requests for medical exceptions in 
accordance with the following authorities:
    The Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 791, and Title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, as well as Executive Orders 13164 and 
14043, and 29 CFR 1605 and 1614.
    Collection of information regarding medical exceptions will enable 
the agency to render well-informed decisions in accordance with the 
federal authorities. Exceptions will be granted in limited 
circumstances and only where legally required.

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           Information collection                Number of       Frequency of     Responses     Burden hour     Annual  burden    cost per   Annual cost
                                                respondents        response       per annum     per response        hours         response
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Disability Exemption Request COVID-19.......             200                1           200              1.5              300       $49.68      $14,904
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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) If the information will be processed and used in a timely 
manner;
    (3) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (4) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (5) 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.

Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-05864 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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