[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67956-67957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18850]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7080-N-40]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; HUD 
Correspondence Tracking System Correspondence Portal, OMB Control No: 
2501-NEW

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 23, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Interested 
persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal and 
comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number 
and should 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; email 
[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 [email protected] or 
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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on April 
15, 2024 at 89 FR 26181.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: HUD Correspondence Tracking System 
Correspondence Portal.
    OMB Approval Number: 2501-NEW.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
collects information about customers for mission-related use that 
contact the Agency with questions and/or comments. Respondents have the 
ability to submit their electronic requests through the Public Access 
Link. The HUD staff then enters the information into the system to 
support answering the public question/comment. If the inquiry can be 
answered immediately, then HUD addresses the request. If the inquiry 
requires follow-up, then the customer's information is collected for a 
future response. Minimum data is collected to create an interaction 
history between the individual and HUD, name, home address, email 
address, or phone number. HUD accepts electronic submissions from 
respondents through the Public Access Link, which reduces the burden on 
the public.
    Respondents: Individuals who wish to contact the Agency with 
questions and/or comments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 582.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 582.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.33.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 192.06.

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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Office of the Executive                       582                1              582             0.33           192.06           $29.76        $5,715.71
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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.
    (5) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-18850 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
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