[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29938-29939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09754]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7076-N-13]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 8 
Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification; OMB Control No. 
2577-0215

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: July 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; or email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email at [email protected], 
telephone 202-402-3400. 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. 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: Section 8 Management Assessment 
Program (SEMAP).
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0215.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD-52658.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: On an 
annual basis (or every two years for small agencies) PHAs are required 
to submit a SEMAP certification (form HUD-52648) electronically into 
the Information Management System/Public and Indian Housing Information 
Center (IMS/PIC). There is a maximum of 15 indicators that are either 
verified through PIC data or an on-site or off-site confirmatory 
review. HUD uses the PHA's SEMAP certification, together with other 
available data, to assess PHA management capabilities and deficiencies, 
and to assign an overall performance rating to each PHA administering a 
HCV program. HUD rates a PHA on each SEMAP indicator, completes a PHA 
SEMAP profile identifying any program management deficiencies and 
assigns an overall performance rating. A PHA's written report of 
correction of a SEMAP deficiency is used as documentation that the PHA 
has taken action to address identified program weaknesses. Where HUD 
assigns an overall performance rating of troubled, the PHA's corrective 
action plan is used to monitor the PHA's progress on program 
improvements.
    Respondents: Public Housing Agencies.

                                                   Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
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                                            Number of     Responses per    Total annual      Hours per
         Information collection            respondents      respondent       responses       response       Total hours        Regulatory reference
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SEMAP Certification....................           2,167                1           2,167              12          26,004  985.101.
Corrective Action Plan.................              80                1              80              10             800  985.107(c).
Report on Correction of SEMAP                       542                1             542               2           1,084  985.106.
 Deficiency.
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    Total Annual Burden................  ..............  ...............  ..............  ..............          27,888  ..............................
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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;
    (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.

Steven Durham,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2023-09754 Filed 5-8-23; 8:45 am]
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