Notice2024-21220
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Requirements for Designating Housing Projects, OMB Control No.: 2577-0192
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Published
September 18, 2024
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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 89, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76498-76500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bc8e4e7eeffffeea5dbe4e7e7eaf9efcbe3feefa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a5898a83929283c8b6898a8a879482a68e9382c8818990">[email protected]</span></a> 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d7e525158494958136d5251515c4f597d554859135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="24674b48415050410a744b4848455640644c51400a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>,
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 <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. 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\ <a href="http://Ziprecruiter.com">Ziprecruiter.com</a>, available at <a href="https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Public-Housing-Authority-Salary">https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Public-Housing-Authority-Salary</a>.
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<bullet> 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 <a href="https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-administration/fact-sheets/computing-hourly-rates-of-pay-using-the-2087-hour-divisor/">https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/pay-administration/fact-sheets/computing-hourly-rates-of-pay-using-the-2087-hour-divisor/</a>.
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<bullet> 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-21220 Filed 9-17-24; 8:45 am]
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