Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal Activity, 42323 [2012-17494]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 42323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17494]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5610-N-09]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal Activity

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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.
    The information and collection requirements consist of PHA 
screening requirements to obtain criminal conviction records from law 
enforcement agencies to prevent admission of criminals into the public 
housing and Section 8 programs and to assist in lease enforcement and 
eviction of those individuals in the public housing and Section 8 
programs who engage in criminal activity.

DATES: Comment Due Date: September 17, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposed information collection. Comments should refer to the 
proposal by name/or OMB Control number and should be sent to: Colette 
Pollard., Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4160, 
Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202.402.3400 (this is not a toll-
free number) or email Ms. Pollard at Colette_Pollard@hud.gov. Persons 
with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY 
by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, 
telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free 
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection described below. 
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: Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and Other 
Criminal Activity.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0232.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The information and collection requirements consist of PHA screening 
requirements to obtain criminal conviction records from law enforcement 
agencies to prevent admission of criminals into the public housing and 
Section 8 programs and to assist in lease enforcement and eviction of 
those individuals in the public housing and Section 8 programs who 
engage in criminal activity. The reason for the current revision is 
that the 2009 submission only included the burden hours for Public 
Housing participants. Because the screening is done for residents in 
the Public Housing and Section 8 program, the calculations were updated 
to reflect this reality. The current calculations use the existing 
formula for burden hours but include voucher residents.
    Agency form number, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: State or Local Government; Public 
Housing Agencies (PHAs), Individuals or Households.
    Estimation of the Total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Total Public Housing Burden Hours for 
screening & eviction (709,585 hours) + Total Voucher Burden Hours for 
screening & eviction of Voucher participants (1,409,229 hours) = 
2,118,814.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: July 13, 2012.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-17494 Filed 7-17-12; 8:45 am]
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