[Federal Register: April 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 63)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5194-N-10]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Extension of Comment
Request; Management Review for Public Housing Projects
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
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ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection, extension.
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SUMMARY: This notice was previously published on February 8, 2008 and
is being republished to extend the comment period until June 30, 2008.
The proposed information collection requirement described below will be
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting
public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: June 30, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, Department
Reports Management Officer, ODAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone: 202-708-2374, (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms.
Deitzer at Lillian_I._Deitzer@HUD.gov for a copy of the proposed form
and other available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410;
telephone: 202-708-0713 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 8, 2008 (73 FR 7575), this
notice informed the public that the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) would be soliciting comments from the public on
the subject proposal. The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice
is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
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) evaluate the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Management Review of Public Housing Projects.
OMB Control Number: 2577--Pending.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: On
September 19, 2005 (70 FR 54983), HUD published a final rule amending
the regulations of the Public Housing Operating Fund Program at 24 CFR
part 990, which was developed through negotiated rulemaking. Part 990
provides a new formula for distributing operating subsidy to public
housing agencies (PHAs) and establishes requirements for PHAs to
convert to asset management.
Subpart H of the part 990 regulations (Sec. Sec. 990.255 to
990.290) establishes the requirements regarding asset management. Under
Sec. 990.260(a), PHAs that own and operate 250 or more dwelling rental
units must operate using an asset management model consistent with the
subpart H regulations. However, for the current fiscal year, that
regulation is superseded by Section 225 of Title II of Division K of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. 110-161 (approved
December 26, 2007). Under that law, PHAs that own or operate 400 or
fewer units may elect to transition to asset management, but they are
not required to do so.
To support the transition to asset management and align HUD
oversight with asset management, a new management review format is
required to review PHAs on a project level, rather than PHA-wide. The
forms are modeled after the asset management model consistent with the
management norms in the broader multifamily industry.
Agency form numbers: Forms HUD-5834, HUD-5834-A, and HUD-5834-B.
Members of affected public: Public housing agencies.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents: For form HUD-
5834, Management Review of Public Housing Projects, there are 3,282
respondents annually with one response per respondent. Average time per
response is .95 hours and the total burden hours are 3,118 hours. For
form HUD-5834-A, Tenant File Review, there are 821 respondents annually
with one response per respondent. Average time per response is .50
hours and the total burden hours are 410.50 hours. For form HUD-5834-B,
Upfront Income Verification Review, there are 821 respondents annually
with one response per respondent. Average time per response is .50
hours and the total burden hours are 410.50 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: New collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: March 26, 2008.
Merrie Nichols Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
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