[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8301-8303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02668]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7076-N-05]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Family Report,
MTW Family Report, MTW Expansion Family Report; OMB Control No. 2577-
0083
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: April 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. To receive consideration of your comments, the comments
should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and must
be submitted through one of two methods, specified below.
1. Submission of Comments by Mail. Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000. Due to
security measures at all Federal agencies, however, submission of
comments by mail often results in delayed delivery. To ensure timely
receipt of comments, HUD recommends that comments submitted by mail be
submitted at least two weeks in advance of the public comment deadline.
2. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly encourages commenters to submit
comments electronically. Electronic submission of comments allows the
commenter maximum time to prepare and submit a comment, ensures timely
receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to make them immediately available to
the public. Comments submitted electronically through the
www.regulations.gov website can be viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia Whitlock, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 3178, Washington, DC 20410;
telephone 202-402-4580, (this is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes
and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard
of hearing, as well as individuals with speech and communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone
call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
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: Family Report, MTW Family Report,
MTW Expansion Family Report.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0083.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: Form HUD-50058 Family Report, HUD-50058 MTW Family
Report, Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion Family Report.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Office of Public and Indian Housing of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) provides funding to public housing agencies
(PHAs) to administer assisted housing programs. Form HUD-50058, Form
HUD-50058 MTW, and Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion Family Reports solicit
demographic, family profile, income, and housing information on the
entire nationwide population of tenants residing in assisted housing.
The information collected through the Form HUD-50058 will be used to
monitor and evaluate the Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice
Voucher, Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers, and Section 8 Moderate
Rehabilitation programs. The information collected through the Form
HUD-50058 MTW will be used to monitor and evaluate current Moving to
Work (MTW) PHAs participating in the MTW Demonstration program which
includes the Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, and
Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers programs. The information collected
through the Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion will be used to monitor and
evaluate the expansion MTW PHAs (PHAs designated as MTW pursuant to the
2016 Expansion Statute, Section 239 of the Fiscal Year 2016
Appropriations Act, Public Law 114-113, that are participating in the
MTW Demonstration program, which includes the Public Housing, Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers, Local, Non-
Traditional Property-Based, and Local, Non-Traditional Tenant-Based
programs.
Tenant data is collected to understand demographic, family profile,
income, and housing information for participants in the Public Housing,
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Section 8 Project Based Certificate,
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation, and MTW Demonstration programs. This
data also allows HUD to monitor the performance of programs and the
performance of public housing agencies that administer the programs.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): Public Housing Agencies, State
and local governments, individuals and households.
Total Estimated Burden Matrix: No change.
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* Average
Number of number of Regulatory
respondents reponses per Total annual Minutes per reference (24
Information collection (PHA) (with respondent responses response Total hours CFR) * see
responses) (with attached
responses)
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Form HUD-50058 New Admission............................ 4,014 87 349,218 45 261,913.50 908.101
Form HUD-50058 Recertification.......................... 4,014 583 2,340,162 25 975,051.90 908.101
Form HUD-50058 MTW New Admission........................ 39 529 20,631 45 15,473.25 908.101
Form HUD-50058 Recertification MTW...................... 39 4,018 156,702 25 65,291.46 908.101
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Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion New Admission.............. 100 87 8,700 45 6,525.00 908.101
Form HUD-50058 Recertification MTW Expansion............ 100 583 58,300 25261 24,291.28 908.101
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Totals: 4,153.
Total Responses: 2,933,713.
Total Hours: 1,348,546.39.
* Average Number of Responses per Respondents = Total Annual Responses/Number of Respondents.
Estimated annualized hourly cost to respondents (PHA); Form HUD-50058: To report using Form HUD-50058 Family Report, it will cost the average PHA
$1,141.88 annually to enter and submit all data for New Admission and $4,250.97 annually for Recertification.
Estimated annualized hourly cost to respondents (PHA); Form HUD-50058 MTW: To report using Form HUD-50058 MTW Family Report, it will cost the average
PHA $6,943.13 annually to enter and submit all data for New Admissions and $29,297.45 annually for Recertification.
Estimated annualized hourly cost to respondents (PHA); Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion: To report using Form HUD-50058 MTW Expansion Family Report, it will
cost the average PHA $1,141.88 annually to enter and submit all data for New Admissions and $4,250.97 annually for Recertification.
B. Changes Proposed
HUD is proposing several changes to the HUD-50058 Family Report.
HUD is also proposing necessary corresponding changes to the HUD-50058
MTW and HUD-50058 MTW Expansion Reports for consistency, along with a
few minor revisions. This data will be used to understand demographic,
family profile, income, and housing information. There are several data
elements that have been changed, removed, or added from their original
content in recognition of rulemakings, policy changes, and current
equity principles. HUD is also removing the Welfare to Work program
references throughout the form since the program no longer exists. HUD
does not expect the changes being proposed to impact the burden on
respondents. HUD welcomes comments on the proposed changes or
additional changes that should be considered when renewing this
information collection, especially relevant to burden reduction. One
significant change is that HUD will be moving many of the codes from
the form itself and placing them in the instruction booklet to ease the
use of the form and allow for non-significant future updates.
HUD-50058 Forms: The following provides a general overview of the
changes that HUD is considering:
Section 1: Agency
HUD proposes to update the program types and add the unit real
estate ID number to this section.
Section 2: Action
HUD proposes to update the codes for special programs and type of
actions. For the type of action codes, HUD is proposing to remove the
``Historical Adjustment'' code, and add codes for PBV Transfer to
Tenant-Based Voucher and two action types that will allow PHAs to
record changes when the family will not receive an interim income
reexamination due to Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of
2016, Public Law 114-201, (HOTMA) rulemaking--Household Composition
Change Only; and Other Change, Non-Income Threshold. In addition, HUD
plans to change the FSS participation question to a Supportive Service
program participation question to align with the changes in Section 17.
HUD is also proposing to add questions to list the primary reason for a
family's end of participation, similar to the current HUD-50058 MTW
Expansion, but add additional Tenant Initiated code and Nonpayment of
Rent as a code. Lastly, HUD plans to add a question on reasons for a
family's interim reexamination (already on the HUD-50058 MTW
Expansion); the type of HCV voucher issued, if applicable; and a date a
participant vacated an HCV unit, if applicable. HUD requests comments
on whether the codes proposed and currently used in these sections
represent the best code options for PHAs when completing the Form 50058
and whether new or changes to existing codes should be considered.
Section 3: Household
HUD is considering changing the Alien Registration number to
provide alternatively for a USCIS Number or USCIS case number field.
HUD requests comments on whether such a change would be appropriate for
collecting similar information. In addition, HUD is considering
updating the field for Sex to Gender and allow for inclusion of X-Non-
Binary/Transgender, NR-No Response/Prefer not to answer, and the option
to pick more than one response. HUD recognizes that some PHAs have
policies that use this field response to determine bedroom sizes and
other PHAs have State requirements to allow other such gender
desingations. Therefore, HUD requests specific comment on what barriers
PHAs might face if HUD makes these changes and what guidance would be
helpful for PHAs if HUD does implement this change.
HUD is also considering, in response to Executive Order 14075,
Advancing Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and
Intersex Individuals, requesting information about a household member's
Sexual Orientation. HUD requests comments on whether this field should
be added, if added should it be limited to specific household members
(e.g., adult members or head of household), and whether the categories
are accurate. HUD is considering the following categories: Straight/
Heterosexual, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Other, and No Response/Prefer not
to answer. HUD also requests specific comments on what guidance would
be helpful if HUD does implement this change to ensure accuracy in
collecting and maintaining this information.
Lastly, HUD is proposing to change the Race question to include a
new code ``Other'' and considering adding to the Disability question a
new code ``No Response.''
Section 4: Background at Admission
HUD proposes to include new lines to include a date when the family
was selected from the waiting list; if the family was formerly
homeless; if the family transitioned out of an institutional setting;
and whether there was a special non-waiting list admission.
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Section 5: Unit to be Occupied on Effective Date of Action
HUD proposes to add an urbanization code to accommodate Puerto
Rican addresses; provide for the type of accessible unit identified by
the PHA; and include whether the last inspection passed by the unit was
an alternative inspection.
Section 6: Assets
HUD proposes to update this section to delineate actual income from
imputed income for each family member consistent with HUD's HOTMA
rulemaking. HUD will also amend the formula associate with the asset to
reflect the HOTMA changes.
Section 8: Expected Income per Year
HUD proposes to revise this section heading to ``Deductions and
Allowances.'' HUD would also include a new question for families to
indicate if a family is eligible for a medical hardship expense,
childcare hardship expense or both, consistent with HUD's HOTMA
rulemaking. In addition, HUD would add questions required to be
supplied by the PHA to help determine if a family is subject to HOTMA's
public housing over-income rule: what the applicable over-income limit
for families of the application's size is; if the family is over-
income; and the date the over-income family began the 24 consecutive
month grace period.
Section 10: Public Housing and Turnkey III
HUD proposes to revise Section 10 heading to remove ``and Turnkey
III.'' HUD also proposes to remove the income-based ceiling rent
question and replace the ``income-based ceiling rent'' reference with
``flat rent.''
Section 11: Section 8: Project Based Certificates and Vouchers
HUD proposes to revise Section 11 heading to remove reference to
``Certificates'' and add a question to include the HAP Contract ID
Number, as assigned by the PBV HAP Contract Collection module in the
Housing Information Portal (HIP).
Section 12: Housing Choice Vouchers: Tenant Based Vouchers
HUD proposes to remove the question about if the family qualifies
as ``Hard to House.'' HUD also proposes to add items requesting
information on whether the family received mobility-related services;
if a security deposit was paid by the PHA on behalf of the family; and
if the family received a higher payment standard as reasonable
accommodation. In addition, HUD proposes to add from the HUD-50058 MTW
Expansion the questions about additional Payments, not HAP Payments,
for tenant-based voucher family and financial incentives for property
owners.
Section 17: Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)/Welfare to Work (WtW) Voucher
Addendum
HUD proposes to revise Section 17 heading to read ``Supportive
Services Programs.'' The section removes the Welfare to Work voucher
questions, but provides information on effective date, employment, and
services for other supportive services programs, such as ROSS and Jobs
Plus. There are also minor amendments to list of benefits a
participating family receives, and the services needed by/provided to
participating families. HUD also plans to remove the questions about
who provides the services. HUD proposes to remove the question about
whether the family received a selection preference because of a FSS
related service program, given such preference is listed elsewhere in
the form. HUD also proposes to add options to the question of why a
participant exited the FSS program, to conform with the FSS Final Rule.
HUD-50058 MTW and HUD-50058 MTW Expansion Form: HUD is proposing
changes primarily to this form to conform with the changes mentioned
above and to comply with HOTMA. HUD also proposes to: remove the date
of admission to the MTW program because it was unnecessary; add in a
question on the total homeownership assistance payment (HAP); and to
remove reference to ``Local, Non-Traditional Assistance.''
C. 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.
Steven Durham,
Acting Chief, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
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