[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17864-17865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05157]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7090-N-02]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: License for the 
Use of Personally Identifiable Information Protected Under the Privacy 
Act of 1974, OMB Control No.: 2528-0297

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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: May 13, 2024.

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: Anna 
Guido, 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: Anna Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email; [email protected]; telephone (202) 
402-5535 (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. Guido.

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: License for the Use of Personally 
Identifiable Information Protected Under the Privacy Act of 1974.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0297.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 
collects and maintains personally identifiable information on tenants 
in public and assisted housing, the confidentiality of which is 
protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). On occasion, HUD 
shares this information with contractors and grantees, subject to 
stringent requirements to protect these households from unauthorized 
disclosure of information. The purpose for sharing is to further 
policy-relevant research on the effectiveness of HUD programs.
    HUD may, under the terms of its Routine Use Inventory (77 FR 
17361), share these data with parties whom HUD has awarded contracts, 
grants, or service agreements. HUD has shared data with contractors and 
grantees, but it has not until now shared data under service agreements 
because it has not until now proposed a legal form for effectuating 
such an agreement. HUD does not wish to limit access to the information 
to parties that have received specific funding to carry out a study 
through a grant or contract. Instead, HUD proposes to share the data 
with legitimate research organizations that have conceived policy-
relevant analyses and that are able and willing to protect the data 
from unauthorized disclosure. The legal form for the proposed service 
agreement is herein called a ``license.''
    HUD wishes to continue making the data available for statistical, 
research, or evaluation purposes to organizations and qualified and 
capable of research and analysis consistent with the statistical, 
research, or evaluation purposes for which the data were provided or 
are maintained, but only if the data are used and protected in 
accordance with the terms and condition stated in the license, upon 
receipt of such assurance of qualification and capability, and it is 
agreed by the organization requesting such information and HUD.
    Members of affected public: Individuals in a research compacity of 
an organization or academic institution.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Once annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 82.75 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: The total estimated cost is $4,215.94.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: This application form is conducted under Title 12, 
U.S.C., section 1701z-1 et seq.
    Respondents: Organizations.

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                                                                                                         Burden       Annual    Hourly cost
                    Information collection                      Number of    Frequency    Responses    hours per      burden        per      Annual cost
                                                               respondents  of response   per annum     response      hours       response
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Appendix A: Data License Application.........................           15            1           15            1           15       $47.31      $709.65
Appendix B: Data License Agreement...........................           15            1           15            1           15        57.63       864.45
Appendix C: Affidavit of Nondisclosure.......................           45            1           45         0.25        11.25        23.41       263.36
Annual Report................................................           40            1           40            1           40        57.63     2,305.20
Appendix D: Data File Destruction Form.......................            6            1            6         0.25          1.5        48.85        73.28
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    Total Burden Hours.......................................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........        82.75  ...........     4,215.94
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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 comments in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

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

Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and 
Research.
[FR Doc. 2024-05157 Filed 3-11-24; 8:45 am]
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