Notice2023-20558
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms; OMB Control No.: 2577-0278
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Published
September 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
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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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65401-65402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20558]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7076-N-16]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rental
Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms; OMB Control No.:
2577-0278
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 21, 2023.
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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 should be sent to: Colette Pollard
for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room
8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5534 (this is not a
toll-free number) or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b6b5a4b5e494c544950695e5f4e584f5254557a584f745d5d52585e7b534e5f155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91c1f0e1f4e3e6fee3fac3f4f5e4f2e5f8feffd0f2e5def7f7f8f2f4d1f9e4f5bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leea Thornton, Office of Policy,
Program and Legislative Initiatives, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202-
402-6455). 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
<a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Thornton.
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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: Rental Assistance Demonstration
(RAD) Application Forms.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0278.
Type of Request Reinstatement to discontinue collection.
Form Number: 5260 RAD Application; HUD-5261 RAD Mod Rehab
Application.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Public Housing and Moderate
Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties to convert to long-term Section 8
rental assistance contracts; and Rent Supplement (Rent Supp), Rental
Assistance Payment (RAP), and Mod Rehab properties, upon contract
expiration or termination, to convert tenant protection vouchers (TPVs)
to project-based vouchers (PBVs). Participation in the initiative will
be voluntary. Public Housing agencies and Mod Rehab owners interested
in participating in the Demonstration are required to submit
applications to HUD. HUD intends through the conversion process, to
assure the physical and financial sustainability of properties and
enable owners to leverage private financing to address immediate and
long-term capital needs, improve operations, and implement energy
efficiency improvements. The RAD applications are Excel based and will
be pre-populated with data the Department collects and maintains for
each housing agencies. Information collected by the applications will
allow the Department to determine which applicants meet the eligibility
requirements and have the capacity to successfully meet RAD's mission
delineated in PIH Notice PIH-2012-32, REV-2: Rental Assistance
Demonstration.
Respondents (i.e., affected public): State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: The estimated number of
respondents is 8,855 annually with one response per respondent.
Estimated Number of Responses: 8,855.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Average Hours per Response: 2 Hours.
Total Estimated Burdens: 17,710.
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.
Chapter 35.
Nicholas Bilka,
Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives
[FR Doc. 2023-20558 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]
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