[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76500-76501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21221]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7091-N-04]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public 
Housing--Contracting With Resident-Owned Businesses, OMB Control No.: 
2577-0161

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: 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 within 60 days of publication of this notice 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, Management Analyst, 
Reports Management Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Colette 
Pollard 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, pleasevisithttps://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: Public Housing--Contracting with 
Resident-Owned Businesses.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0161.
    Type of Request: Extension of previously approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    PHAs that entered into contracts with resident-owned businesses 
prior to December 26, 2014, must comply with the requirements/
procedures set forth in, 24 CFR 85.36(h), and 24 CFR 85.36(i). 
Contracts with resident-owned businesses entered into after December 
26, 2014, must comply with 24 CFR part 963, 2 CFR 200.325, and 2 CFR 
200.326 and other such contract terms that may be applicable to the 
procurement under the Department's regulations. These requirements 
include:
     Certified copies of any State, county, or municipal 
licenses that may be required of the business to engage in the type of 
business activity for which it was formed. Where applicable, the PHA 
must obtain a certified copy of its corporate charter or other 
organizational document that verifies that the business was properly 
formed in accordance with State law;
     Certification that shows the business is owned by 
residents, disclosure documents that indicate all owners of the 
business and each owner's percentage of the business along with 
sufficient evidence sufficient that demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
the PHA that the business has the ability to perform successfully under 
the terms and conditions of the proposed contract;
     Certification as to the number of contracts awarded, and 
the dollar amount of each contract award received, under the 
alternative procurement process; and
     Contract award documents, proof of bonding documents, 
independent cost estimates and comparable price analyses.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies, and Applicable 
Resident Entrepreneurs.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Estimated number of respondents: 75. The calculation for burden 
hours is as follows: Calculation for number of respondents: 75 
(estimated number of PHAs contracting with resident owned businesses) x 
24 (number of hours for procurement process) = 1,800 total hours. The 
Department estimates that out of a total of 3,763 PHAs only 2 percent 
or 75 PHAs contract with resident owned business. This number is less 
than the previous request due to several PHAs choosing to leave the 
program, but the Department anticipates there may have been more 
business or contracting opportunities particularly during the pandemic.

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                                                     Average number
      Information collection          Number of     of reponses per    Total annual     Burden hours     Total hours      Hourly cost      Total annual
                                     respondents       respondent       responses       per response                                           cost
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OMB Control No. 2577-0161........              75                1               75               24            1,800           $30.95          $55,710
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    The national average of PHA staff salary used is $64,590 per year 
obtained from https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Public-Housing-Authority-Salary, or $30.95 per hour as computed using the 2,087-Hour 
Divisor. The calculation for costs is as follows: 75 PHAs x 24 hours = 
1,800 hours x $30.95 = $55,710.

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    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Meeting HUD 
Regulation requirements

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.

C. Authority

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

Lora Routt,
Director, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2024-21221 Filed 9-17-24; 8:45 am]
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