[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53484-53485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18829]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7061-N-11]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing 
Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing 
Waiting List Data Collection Tool

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 31, 2022.

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: Leea J. Thornton, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 3178, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone 202-402-6455, (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with 
hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling 
the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Leea 
Thornton.

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: Housing Opportunity Through

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Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing Waiting List Data 
Collection Tool.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-XXXX.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Form Number: Form HUD-XXXXX.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
collection of information implements a statutory requirement made by 
Section 103 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 
2016 (HOTMA). HOTMA was signed into law on July 29, 2016 (Pub. L. 114-
201, 130 Stat. 782). Section 103 of HOTMA amends section 16(a) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(a)) (1937 Act).
    Section 103 of HOTMA states that after a public housing family has 
been over-income for two consecutive years, a public housing agency 
(PHA) must either: (1) charge the over-income family a monthly rent 
that is the higher of fair market rent under section 8(c) for the 
dwelling unit or the monthly amount of public housing subsidy provided 
for the dwelling unit; or (2) terminate the tenancy of the over-income 
family no later than 6 months after the end of the two-year period. 
Additionally, pursuant to section 103 of HOTMA, PHAs must submit an 
annual report on two specific data points: (1) The number of over-
income families residing in public housing and (2) the number of 
families on the public housing waiting lists.
    The number of over-income families currently residing in public 
housing is already being collected via the form HUD-50058. Therefore, 
PHAs will be allowed to use income data already provided by form HUD-
50058, under OMB approval number 2577-0083, which is submitted 
electronically in the PIH Information Center (PIC) system to satisfy 
the first data requirement to report the annual number of over-income 
families residing in public housing. The requirement for PHAs to report 
on the number of over-income families will be satisfied with currently-
existing 50058 reporting requirements and HUD will compile this with 
the data provided on the number of families on the public housing 
waiting list for the public report.
    The requirement for PHAs to report on the number of families on the 
public housing waiting list is new and so has resulted in the need to 
for this collection of information request. Each PHA will now be 
required to submit the total number of families on the public housing 
waiting lists annually utilizing the newly created electronic Public 
Housing Waiting List Data Collection Tool. The data on the total number 
of unduplicated families on the public housing waiting list will be 
provided by the PHA in the aggregate and no personally identifiable 
information will be collected. Section 103 of HOTMA permits HUD to 
determine the format of these annual reports and HUD has elected to 
utilize PIC data when possible as this will result in no additional 
burden to the PHA. Per the requirements of Section 103 of HOTMA, HUD 
will compile the data provided in PIC and the new data that will be 
collected via the electronic Public Housing Waiting List Data 
Collection Tool to publish this information annually in a publicly 
available report.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,774 (This number excludes HCV-
only PHA's).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,774 (This number excludes HCV-only 
PHA's).
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.5 of an hour (30 min).
    Total Estimated Burdens: 1,387 Hours.

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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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Public Housing Waiting List Data                ** 2,774               1               1   0.5 of an hr.           1,387        * $21.82         $30,264
 Collection Tool........................                                                        (30 min)
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    Total...............................           2,774               1               1         0.5 hr.           1,387           21.82          30,264
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* Based on the U.S. national average of the hourly pay for an Executive Assistant (payscale.com, 3/7/2022).
** Based on data from the Public Housing (PH) Dashboard updated as of 8/1/22.

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.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.

Laura L. Miller-Pittman,
Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2022-18829 Filed 8-30-22; 8:45 am]
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