[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76498-76500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21220]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7091-N-03]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Requirements 
for Designating Housing Projects, OMB Control No.: 2577-0192

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.

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DATES: Comments Due Date: November 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be sent to www.regulations.gov. 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; 
telephone (202) 402-3400 (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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [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: Requirements for Designating 
Housing Projects.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0192.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collection burden associated with designated housing is 
required by statute. Section 10 of the Housing Opportunity and 
Extension Act of 1996 modified Section 7 of the U.S. Housing Act of 
1937 to require Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to submit a plan for HUD 
approval before a project(s) can be designated as either elderly only, 
disabled only, or elderly and disabled. In this plan, PHAs must 
document why the designation is needed and provide the following 
information:
    1. Description of the designated housing plan;
    2. Justification for the designation;
    3. Availability of alternative housing resources for the non-
designated population(s);
    4. Impact on the availability of accessible housing;
    5. A statement that existing tenants in good standing will not be 
evicted;
    6. A statement of the resources that will be made available if the 
PHA offers voluntary relocation benefits; and
    7. Information describing how the DHP is consistent with any 
outstanding court orders, lawsuits, investigations, Voluntary 
Compliance Agreements (VCAs), Conciliation Agreements, or Letters of 
Findings or Determinations, etc., including for example, actions under 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act, the Age Discrimination Act, the Fair Housing Act, or the Americans 
with Disabilities Act.
    Respondents: State, or Local Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21 for New and Amendment DHPs and 
22 for DHP Renewals.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1 per request.
    Frequency of Response: As needed for New/Amendment DHPs and every 
two years for renewals.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 hours for New and Amendment DHPs and 
3 hours for DHP Renewals
    Total Estimated Burdens: 315 hours for New and Amendment DHPs and 
66 for DHP Renewals
    The previous estimation of 270 annual burden hours has been 
increased to 315 for New and Amendment DHPs and 66 for DHP Renewals. 
This change is based on the average number of Plans submitted between 
Calendar Years 2022 and 2023. In FY22 and FY23, several Public Housing 
Authorities (PHAs) failed to renew their DHP in a timely manner, 
leading to a slight uptick in the number of respondents, as these PHAs 
were required to submit new plans for approval. Furthermore, HUD 
anticipates a continued decline in the number of respondents due to the 
ongoing trend in PHAs repositioning their developments and exiting the 
public housing program.
    The national average PHA staff salary = $64,590 \1\ per year or 
$31.00 per hour. The calculation for costs is as follows:
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    \1\ Ziprecruiter.com, available at https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Public-Housing-Authority-Salary.
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     New and Amendment DHPs: 21 PHAs x 15 hours = 315 hours x 
$31 \2\ = $9,765.
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    \2\ Computed Hourly Rates of Pay Using the 2,087-Hour Divisor, 
available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-administration/fact-sheets/computing-hourly-rates-of-pay-using-the-2087-hour-divisor/.
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     DHP Renewals: 22 PHAs x 3 hours = 66 hours x $31 = $2,046.

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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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2577-0192 (New/Amendment)...............              21               1              21              15             315          $31.00          $9,765
2577-0192 Renewal.......................              22               1              22               3              66           31.00           2,046
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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.

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C. Authority

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

Lora Routt,
Director, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
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