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to the burden hours or to CBP Form
3173.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change)
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,200.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents per Respondent: 14.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 16,800.
Estimated Time per Response: 13
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,646.
Dated: February 2, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver
Agreement
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension of an existing
collection of information: 1651–0126.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on an information collection
requirement concerning the GuamCNMI Visa Waiver Agreement (CBP
Form I–760). This request for comment
is being made pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before April 9, 2012, to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and
Rulings, Office of International Trade,
799 9th Street NW., 5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20229–1177.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 799 9th Street NW.,
5th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–1177,
at (202) 325–0265.
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invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments
should address: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimates of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including
the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and
costs of operations, maintenance, and
purchase of services to provide
information. The comments that are
submitted will be summarized and
included in the CBP request for Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. In this
document CBP is soliciting comments
concerning the following information
collection:
Title: Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver
Agreement.
OMB Number: 1651–0126.
Form Number: CBP Form I–760.
Abstract: Carriers are responsible for
ensuring that every alien transported to
Guam and/or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
pursuant to Public Law 110–229 under
the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program
meets all of the eligibility criteria prior
to departure to Guam and/or the CNMI.
See 8 CFR 212.1(q). Carriers are liable
and subject to fine, pursuant to section
273 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1323), for
transporting to the United States any
alien who does not have a valid
passport and an unexpired visa, if a visa
was required. Any transportation line
bringing any alien to Guam and/or the
CNMI under the Guam-CNMI Visa
Waiver Program must enter into an
agreement with CBP on Form I–760.
This form is accessible at https://
forms.cbp.gov/pdf/CBP_Form_i760.pdf.
Current Actions: This submission is
being made to extend the expiration
date with a change to the burden hours
as a result of the increase in the number
of estimated responses from 10 to 31.
There is no change to the information
collected or to CBP Form I–760.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
31.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 12
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6.2.
Dated: February 2, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5609–N–03]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment: Data
Collection for Full Housing Choice
Voucher Program Administrative Fee
Study
Office of the Policy
Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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: April 9,
2012.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development & Research, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street, SW., Room 8226,
Washington, DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402–5705, for
copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents. (This is not a tollfree number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
ADDRESSES:
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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: Data Collection for
Full Housing Choice Voucher Program
Administrative Fee Study.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of on-site
and telephone data collection from
public housing agencies (PHAs) in
support of the Housing Choice Voucher
(HCV) Program Administrative Fee
Study. The purpose of the study is to
collect accurate information on the costs
of administering the HCV program
across a national sample of highperforming and efficient PHAs, and to
use this information to develop a new
administrative fee allocation formula for
the HCV program. This request for
clearance is the fourth OMB request in
support of this study and is for data
collection for the full national study.
The prior OMB requests have covered
the reconnaissance or research design
phase of the study, pretesting the full
national study design, and conducting
additional reconnaissance visits to
increase the study sample. For the
current OMB request, the research team
proposes three main types of data
collection: (1) Measuring the time that
HCV staff spend working on the various
activities required to administer the
program over a two-month period; (2)
collecting information via interviews
and document review on overhead
costs, other costs related to HCV
program administration that cannot be
captured by measuring staff time, and
‘‘transaction counts’’ (the number of
times an HCV program activity is
completed over a specified period of
time) in order to translate the staff time
spent on that activity into a time per
activity or cost per activity; and (3) a
telephone survey of 130 small HCV
programs (fewer than 250 vouchers) to
understand how smaller agencies
administer the HCV program effectively
without the benefit of economies of
scale that apply to larger programs. The
results of the data collection will be
used to generate estimates of total cost
per activity per PHA and to build a
multivariate regression model that tests
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how much the variation across PHAs in
administrative costs can be explained by
PHA, participant, and market
characteristics. The results of the model
will be used to inform the development
of an administrative fee formula that is
based on the average cost per activity
and takes into account the most
important factors that cause some HCV
programs to be more costly to
administer than others.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: An
average of 25 PHA staff per site at up to
60 PHAs and an average of 2 PHA staff
per site at up to 130 PHAs, for a total
of 1,760 PHA staff persons across 190
PHAs.
Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The research team
plans to collect time measurement and
cost data at up to 60 PHAs across the
country and to survey an additional 130
PHAs with small HCV programs. There
are four data collection activities that
involve PHA staff. First, up to 3 staff at
each of the 60 PHAs will spend a total
of 1,440 hours assembling overhead cost
data and preparing for the site visit (3
staff × 8 hours × 60 sites = 1,440 hours).
Second, up to 3 staff at each of the 60
PHAs will spend up to 2 days each
being interviewed in person or by
telephone by the study team about
program overhead costs, transaction
counts, and recent changes in voucher
program operations (3 staff × 16 hours
× 60 sites = 2,880 hours). Third, an
average of 20 HCV program staff per site
will participate in the time
measurement data collection. This will
entail receiving 2 hours of training (20
staff × 2 hours × 60 sites = 2,400 hours)
and responding to notifications via a
smart phone provided by the study team
on their work activities over a twomonth period (40 working days).
Responding to the notifications will take
approximately 15 minutes per day per
staff, for a total of 10 hours per staff over
the 40 working days (20 staff × 10 hours
× 60 sites = 12,000 hours). Finally, up
to 2 PHA staff at 130 PHAs will
participate in the small program
telephone survey. These staff will spend
up to 2 hours preparing for the
telephone survey, including assembling
financial statements and other
documentation, and an average of 45
minutes completing the survey (2 staff
× 2.75 hours × 130 PHAs = 715 hours).
The total estimated burden across all
proposed data collection activities is
19,435 hours.
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Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,
as amended.
Dated: January 30, 2012.
Erika Poethig,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5609-N-03]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Data Collection for Full Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative
Fee Study
AGENCY: Office of the Policy Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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: April 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office
of Policy Development & Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marina L. Myhre, (202) 402-5705, for
copies of the proposed forms and other available documents. (This is
not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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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: Data Collection for Full Housing Choice Voucher
Program Administrative Fee Study.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
request is for the clearance of on-site and telephone data collection
from public housing agencies (PHAs) in support of the Housing Choice
Voucher (HCV) Program Administrative Fee Study. The purpose of the
study is to collect accurate information on the costs of administering
the HCV program across a national sample of high-performing and
efficient PHAs, and to use this information to develop a new
administrative fee allocation formula for the HCV program. This request
for clearance is the fourth OMB request in support of this study and is
for data collection for the full national study. The prior OMB requests
have covered the reconnaissance or research design phase of the study,
pretesting the full national study design, and conducting additional
reconnaissance visits to increase the study sample. For the current OMB
request, the research team proposes three main types of data
collection: (1) Measuring the time that HCV staff spend working on the
various activities required to administer the program over a two-month
period; (2) collecting information via interviews and document review
on overhead costs, other costs related to HCV program administration
that cannot be captured by measuring staff time, and ``transaction
counts'' (the number of times an HCV program activity is completed over
a specified period of time) in order to translate the staff time spent
on that activity into a time per activity or cost per activity; and (3)
a telephone survey of 130 small HCV programs (fewer than 250 vouchers)
to understand how smaller agencies administer the HCV program
effectively without the benefit of economies of scale that apply to
larger programs. The results of the data collection will be used to
generate estimates of total cost per activity per PHA and to build a
multivariate regression model that tests how much the variation across
PHAs in administrative costs can be explained by PHA, participant, and
market characteristics. The results of the model will be used to inform
the development of an administrative fee formula that is based on the
average cost per activity and takes into account the most important
factors that cause some HCV programs to be more costly to administer
than others.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: An average of 25 PHA staff per site at
up to 60 PHAs and an average of 2 PHA staff per site at up to 130 PHAs,
for a total of 1,760 PHA staff persons across 190 PHAs.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: The research team plans to collect
time measurement and cost data at up to 60 PHAs across the country and
to survey an additional 130 PHAs with small HCV programs. There are
four data collection activities that involve PHA staff. First, up to 3
staff at each of the 60 PHAs will spend a total of 1,440 hours
assembling overhead cost data and preparing for the site visit (3 staff
x 8 hours x 60 sites = 1,440 hours). Second, up to 3 staff at each of
the 60 PHAs will spend up to 2 days each being interviewed in person or
by telephone by the study team about program overhead costs,
transaction counts, and recent changes in voucher program operations (3
staff x 16 hours x 60 sites = 2,880 hours). Third, an average of 20 HCV
program staff per site will participate in the time measurement data
collection. This will entail receiving 2 hours of training (20 staff x
2 hours x 60 sites = 2,400 hours) and responding to notifications via a
smart phone provided by the study team on their work activities over a
two-month period (40 working days). Responding to the notifications
will take approximately 15 minutes per day per staff, for a total of 10
hours per staff over the 40 working days (20 staff x 10 hours x 60
sites = 12,000 hours). Finally, up to 2 PHA staff at 130 PHAs will
participate in the small program telephone survey. These staff will
spend up to 2 hours preparing for the telephone survey, including
assembling financial statements and other documentation, and an average
of 45 minutes completing the survey (2 staff x 2.75 hours x 130 PHAs =
715 hours). The total estimated burden across all proposed data
collection activities is 19,435 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 30, 2012.
Erika Poethig,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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