[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 34514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11389]



[[Page 34514]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7076-N-14]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Allocation of 
Operating Fund Grant Under the Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection; 
OMB Control No.: 2577-0029

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, (PIH), HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be submitted within 60 days of publication 
of this notice to 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 8210, Washington, DC 20410-
5000 or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Mahoney, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, (Room 3178), Washington, DC 
20410; telephone 202-402-6488, (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. Mahoney.

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: Allocation of Operating Funds 
under the Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0029.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collections.
    Form Number: HUD-52722 and HUD-52723.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) use this information in budget 
submissions which are reviewed and approved by HUD field offices as the 
basis for obligating the operating fund grant. This information is 
necessary to calculate the eligibility for the operating fund grant 
under the Operating Funding Program regulations, as amended. The 
Operating Fund is designed to provide the amount of operating funds 
needed for well-managed PHAs. PHAs submit the information 
electronically with these forms.
    HUD collects information for the HUD-52723 and HUD-52722 through 
web-based forms in the Operating Fund Web Portal. HUD discontinued 
using VBA enhanced Excel tools to collect this data after CY 2022. Web-
based forms improve the availability of the forms to PHAs, improve data 
integrity, and secure transfer of the data from the PHA to HUD. Web-
based forms should not increase the burden to complete.

                                                                 Total Estimated Burdens
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Number of     Frequency  of   Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HUD-52723...............................           6,200               1            0.33           2,046           2,046          $37.66         $77,052
HUD-52722...............................           6,200               1            0.42           2,604           2,604           37.66          98,067
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,650  ..............  ..............         175,119
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 comments in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

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

    Dated: May 18, 2023.
Lora D. Routt,
Acting Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2023-11389 Filed 5-26-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-67-P