[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8446-8448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02705]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7076-N-03]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Restrictions on 
Assistance to Noncitizens and Authorization for Information/Privacy 
Act; OMB Control No.: 2577-0295

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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be sent within 60 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 60-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Interested persons are also invited to submit 
comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and 
can be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, REE, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 
4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5564 (this is not a 
toll-free number) or email at [email protected] for a copy of the 
proposed forms or other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leea J. Thornton, Office of Policy, 
Program and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 3178, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone 202-402-3374, (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 or 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. 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: Restrictions on Assistance to 
Noncitizens and Authorization to Release Information/Privacy Act.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0295.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-9886-A, HUD-9886-A-ARA, HUD-9886-A-CAM, HUD-9886-
A-CHI, HUD-9886-A-CRE, HUD-9886-A-FRE, HUD-9886-A-HMO, HUD-9886-A-KOR, 
HUD-9886-A-RUS, HUD-9886-A-SPA, HUD-9886-A-VIE.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To 
determine eligibility and to assist HUD in managing and monitoring HUD-
assisted housing programs, applicants and tenants applying for or 
receiving assistance in the Housing Choice

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Voucher and Public Housing programs are required to sign the 
Authorization for the Release of Information/Privacy Act Notice--
(Public and Indian Housing form HUD-9886). This is a request for 
revision of the current approval for HUD to require applicants and 
tenants to sign the form HUD-9886-A on or after January 1, 2024, in 
order to fully implement the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization 
Act of 2016 (HOTMA). Form HUD-9886 will continue to be used prior to 
the effective date of HOTMA.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, State, or local government.

Reporting Burden

                                     Tabulation of Annual Reporting Burden--Retriction on Assistance to Noncitizens
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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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Data is from HUD's Public & Indian Housing Information Center (PIC).
* Data from FY 2010, 2011, and 2012 averages.
** New tenants that are citizens or have permanent eligible immigration status must submit this form only once.


                               Tabulation of Annual Reporting Burden--Authorization of Release of Information/Privacy Act
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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 of adult members           320,820               1         320,820            0.16       51,331.20          $30.00      $1,539,936
 in Public Housing and Housing Choice
 Voucher programs.*.....................
One-time execution of updated Form 9886        4,203,135               1       4,203,135            0.08      336,250.80           30.00      10,087,500
 by current Public Housing and Housing
 Voucher Program tenants.**.............
Execution of Form 9886 by household              136,536               1         136,536             .08       10,922.88           30.00      327,686.40
 members that turn 18...................
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    Totals..............................       4,660,491  ..............       4,660,491  ..............      398,504.88  ..............   11,955,122.40
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Data is from HUD's Public & Indian Housing Information Center (PIC).
* Data from CY 2021.
** Prior to January 1, 2024, participants signed and submitted consent forms at each regularly scheduled income reexamination. On or after January 1,
  2024, a participant must sign and submit consent forms at their next interim or regularly scheduled income reexamination. After all applicants or
  participants over the age of 18 in a family have signed and submitted a consent form once on or after January 1, 2024, family members do not need to
  sign and submit subsequent consent forms at the next interim or regularly scheduled income examination except under the following circumstances: (i)
  When any person 18 years or older becomes a member of the family, that family member must sign and submit a consent form; (ii) When a member of the
  family turns 18 years of age, that family member must sign and submit a consent form; or (iii) As required by HUD or the PHA in administrative
  instructions.

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.

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C. Authority

     Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35 as amended.

Steven Durham,
Acting Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2023-02705 Filed 2-8-23; 8:45 am]
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