60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rent Reform Demonstration (Task Order 2), 20007-20009 [2015-08538]
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Genger Charles,
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Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5837–N–01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Rent Reform
Demonstration (Task Order 2)
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
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SUMMARY:
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: June 15,
2015.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5564
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400.
This is not a toll-free number. Persons
with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
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: Rent
Reform Demonstration.
Type of Request: Revision of existing
collection (OMB#2528–0306).
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department is conducting this study
under contract with MDRC and its
subcontractors (Branch Associates, The
Information collection
Number of
respondents
Frequency
of
response
Responses
per annum
Study Participant Interviews and/or
Focus Groups.
80 participants (20
participants
* 4 sites).
Once ..........
One ............
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90 minutes,
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hours).
Bronner Group, Quadel Consulting
Corporation, and the Urban Institute).
The project is a random assignment trial
of an alternative rent system. Families
will be randomly assigned to participate
either in the new/alternative rent system
or to continue in the current system. For
voucher holders, outcomes of the
alternative system are hypothesized to
be increases in earnings, employment
and job retention, among others.
Random assignment will limit the
extent to which selection bias drives
observed results. The demonstration
will document the progress of a group
of housing voucher holders, who will be
drawn from current residents. The
intent is to gain an understanding of the
impact of the alternative rent system on
the families as well as the
administrative burden on Public
Housing Agencies (PHAs). Four PHAs
currently participating in the Moving to
Work (MtW) Demonstration are
participating in the demonstration:
(1) Lexington Housing Authority
(LHA), Lexington, Kentucky;
(2) Louisville Metro Housing
Authority (LMHA), Louisville,
Kentucky;
(3) San Antonio Housing Authority
(SAHA), San Antonio, Texas; and
(4) District of Columbia Housing
Authority (DCHA), Washington, DC
Data collection will include the
families that are part of the treatment
and control groups, as well as PHA staff.
Data for this evaluation will be gathered
through a variety of methods including
informational interviews and
discussions, direct observation, and
analysis of administrative records. The
work covered under this information
request is for data collection proposed
under the first of two required OMB
submissions of the Task Order 2 of the
Rent Reform Demonstration.
Respondents: 156.
This includes:
• Public Housing Authority Staff: Up
to 44 (i.e., assuming up to 11 staff at up
to 4 PHAs).
• Families with housing vouchers
participating in the Rent Reform
Demonstration, up to 80.
Annual
burden
hours
120 (80 *
1.5).
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Hourly cost
per
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1$8.13
Annual cost
$487.80 (40
employed
sample
members
* $8.13 *
1.5
hours).
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Number of
respondents
Information collection
Frequency
of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden
hour
per response
Annual
burden
hours
Hourly cost
per
response
Annual cost
PHA Staff Interviews ........................
32 staff (8
staff 2 * 4
sites).
Once ..........
One ............
90 minutes,
48 hours
on aver(32 *
age (or
1.50).
1.5 hours).
324.33
Housing Authority Database Extraction Activities by PHA staff.
4 staff (1 staff
* 4 sites).
Four in
2015, two
in 2016,
one in
2017, one
in 2018.
60 minutes,
on average (or 1
hour).
16 hours (4
staff * 1
hour * 4
responses
in 2015).
433.58
Cost Study Data Collection Activities
with PHA staff.
8 staff (2 staff
* 4 sites).
8 responses
in the
covered
period
(monthly
through
January
2015,
then annually
through
2018).
Three times
over the
covered
period.
One ............
16 hours (8
staff * 2
hours).
33.58
537.28 (8
staff *
$33.58 * 2
hours).
Interviews to understand implementation of new rent model. Includes
meetings with PHA staff for technical assistance purposes.
32 staff (8
staff * 4
sites).
Four times ..
Up to four
times.
120 minutes, on
average
(or 2
hours).
30–60 minutes (or .5
to 1
hours) Incorporated into
technical
assistance,
monitoring
visits and
follow-up.
128 hours
(4 onehour
meetings
* 32 staff).
24.33
2,983 (32
staff *
$24.33 * 1
hour * 4
meetings).
156 ...............
....................
....................
....................
328 .............
........................
TOTAL .......................................
1,167.84 (32
staff *
$24.33 *
1.5
hours).
537.28 (4
staff *
$33.58 * 1
hour * 4
responses
in 2015).
$5,844.44
1 Households participating in the Rent Reform Demonstration will range widely in employment position and earnings. We have estimated the
hourly wage at the expected prevailing minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour in Kentucky and Texas. The hourly minimum wage in the District
of Columbia is expected to be $10.50 by Q3 of 2015. (Source: District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, https://does.dc.gov/sites/
default/files/dc/sites/does/page_content/attachments/DC%20Minimum%20Wage%20Increase%20-%20DC%/20Register%20Public%20Notice.pdf.)
Accordingly, we assume an hourly rate across all sites of $8.13 that represents an average of these two rates, weighted by the pledged sample
at each site. (2,000 pledged participants in Washington, DC and 5,400 pledged in the remaining sites.) Moreover, we expect about 50 percent of
the participants to be employed at the time of study entry. A recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, some 55 percent of
non-elderly, non-disabled households receiving voucher assistance reported earned income in 2010. The typical (median) annual earnings for
these families were $15,600, only slightly more than the pay from full-time, year-round minimum-wage work. (https://www.cbpp.org/cms/
?fa=view&id=3634). Based on this, we assumed 50% of tenants would be working at the federal minimum wage.
2 Number of PHA staff interviews could increase if the housing agency deploys more staff to work on activities related to Rent Reform implementation.
3 For program staff participating in interviews, the estimate uses the median hourly wages of selected occupations (classified by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes) was sourced from the Occupational Employment Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Potentially relevant occupations and their median hourly wages are:
Occupation
SOC Code
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Community and Social Service Specialist ...............................................................................................................
Social/community Service Manager ........................................................................................................................
21–1099
11–9151
Median
hourly
wage rate
$19.26
29.40
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, accessed online March 20, 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
To estimate cost burden to program staff respondents, we use an average of the occupations listed, or $24.33/hr.
4 For program staff supporting data extraction activities, the estimate uses the median hourly wages of selected relevant occupations in a manner similar to the above. A standard wage assumption of $33.58 was created by averaging median hourly wage rates for these occupations:
Occupation
SOC Code
Database Administrator ...........................................................................................................................................
Social/community Service Manager ........................................................................................................................
15–1141
11–9151
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, accessed online March 22, 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
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Median
hourly
wage rate
$37.75
29.40
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Dated: April 2, 2015.
Katherine O’Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development
and Research.
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
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. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Mussington.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
section A.
[FR Doc. 2015–08538 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am]
A. Overview of Information Collection
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Title of Information Collection:
Voucher Management System (VMS).
OMB Approval Number: Pending
OMB Approval.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: Financial Forms: HUD52672, 52681, 52681–B, 52663 and
52673. Originally, the HCV Financials
were included in OMB Collection 2577–
0169. Regulatory References 982.157
and 982.158. PHAs that administer the
HCV program are required to maintain
financial reports in accordance with
accepted accounting standards in order
to permit timely and effective audits.
The HUD–52672 (Supporting Data for
Annual Contributions Estimates Section
8 Housing Assistance Payments
Program) and 52681 (Voucher for
Payment of Annual Contributions and
Operating Statement Housing
Assistance Payments Program) financial
records identify the amount of annual
contributions that are received and
disbursed by the PHA and are used by
PHAs that administer the five-year
Mainstream Program, MOD Rehab, and
Single Room Occupancy. Form HUD–
52663 (Suggested Format for Requisition
for Partial Payment of Annual
Contributions Section 8 Housing
Assistance Payments Program) provides
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.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5838–N–03]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Voucher Management
System (VMS)
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: June 15,
2015.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
ADDRESSES:
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for PHAs to indicate requested funds
and monthly amounts. Form HUD–
52673 (Estimate of Total Required
Annual Contributions Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program)
allows PHAs to estimate their total
required annual contributions. The
required financial statements are similar
to those prepared by any responsible
business or organization.
The automated form HUD–52681–B
(Voucher for Payment of Annual
Contributions and Operating Statement
Housing Assistance Payments Program
Supplemental Reporting Form) is
entered by the PHA into the Voucher
Management System (VMS) on a
monthly basis during each calendar year
to track leasing and HAP expenses by
voucher category, as well as data
concerning fraud recovery, Family SelfSufficiency escrow accounts, PHA-held
equity, etc. The inclusion, change, and
deletion of the fields mentioned below
will improve the allocation of funds and
allow the PHAs and the Department to
realize a more complete picture of the
PHAs’ resources and program activities,
promote financial accountability, and
improve the PHAs’ ability to provide
assistance to as many households as
possible while maximizing budgets. In
addition, the fields will be crucial to the
identification of actual or incipient
financial problems that will ultimately
affect funding for program participants.
The automated form HUD–52681–B is
also utilized by the same programs as
the manual forms.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Voucher Management System (VMS)
supports the information management
needs of the Housing Choice Voucher
(HCV) Program and management
functions performed by the Financial
Management Center (FMC) and the
Financial Management Division (FMD)
of the Office of Public and Indian
Housing and the Real Estate Assessment
Center (PIH–REAC). This system’s
primary purpose is to provide a central
system to monitor and manage the
Public Housing Agency (PHAs) use of
vouchers and expenditure of program
funds, and is the base for budget
formulation and budget
implementation. The VMS collects
PHAs’ actual cost data that enables HUD
to perform and control cash
management activities; the costs
reported are the base for quarterly HAP
and Fee obligations and advance
disbursements in a timely manner, and
reconciliations for overages and
shortages on a quarterly basis.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Public Housing Authorities.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5837-N-01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rent Reform
Demonstration (Task Order 2)
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, 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: June 15, 2015.
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: Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone
202-402-5564 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed forms or other
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339.
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: Rent Reform Demonstration.
Type of Request: Revision of existing collection (OMB#2528-0306).
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Department is conducting this study under contract with MDRC and its
subcontractors (Branch Associates, The Bronner Group, Quadel Consulting
Corporation, and the Urban Institute). The project is a random
assignment trial of an alternative rent system. Families will be
randomly assigned to participate either in the new/alternative rent
system or to continue in the current system. For voucher holders,
outcomes of the alternative system are hypothesized to be increases in
earnings, employment and job retention, among others. Random assignment
will limit the extent to which selection bias drives observed results.
The demonstration will document the progress of a group of housing
voucher holders, who will be drawn from current residents. The intent
is to gain an understanding of the impact of the alternative rent
system on the families as well as the administrative burden on Public
Housing Agencies (PHAs). Four PHAs currently participating in the
Moving to Work (MtW) Demonstration are participating in the
demonstration:
(1) Lexington Housing Authority (LHA), Lexington, Kentucky;
(2) Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA), Louisville,
Kentucky;
(3) San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA), San Antonio, Texas; and
(4) District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA), Washington, DC
Data collection will include the families that are part of the
treatment and control groups, as well as PHA staff. Data for this
evaluation will be gathered through a variety of methods including
informational interviews and discussions, direct observation, and
analysis of administrative records. The work covered under this
information request is for data collection proposed under the first of
two required OMB submissions of the Task Order 2 of the Rent Reform
Demonstration.
Respondents: 156.
This includes:
Public Housing Authority Staff: Up to 44 (i.e., assuming
up to 11 staff at up to 4 PHAs).
Families with housing vouchers participating in the Rent
Reform Demonstration, up to 80.
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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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Study Participant Interviews 80 participants Once............ One............. 90 minutes, on 120 (80 * 1.5).. \1\$8.13 $487.80 (40
and/or Focus Groups. (20 average (1.5 employed
participants * hours). sample members
4 sites). * $8.13 * 1.5
hours).
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PHA Staff Interviews......... 32 staff (8 Once............ One............. 90 minutes, on 48 hours (32 * \3\24.33 1,167.84 (32
staff \2\ * 4 average (or 1.5 1.50). staff * $24.33
sites). hours). * 1.5 hours).
Housing Authority Database 4 staff (1 staff 8 responses in Four in 2015, 60 minutes, on 16 hours (4 \4\33.58 537.28 (4 staff
Extraction Activities by PHA * 4 sites). the covered two in 2016, average (or 1 staff * 1 hour * $33.58 * 1
staff. period (monthly one in 2017, hour). * 4 responses hour * 4
through January one in 2018. in 2015). responses in
2015, then 2015).
annually
through 2018).
Cost Study Data Collection 8 staff (2 staff Three times over One............. 120 minutes, on 16 hours (8 33.58 537.28 (8 staff
Activities with PHA staff. * 4 sites). the covered average (or 2 staff * 2 * $33.58 * 2
period. hours). hours). hours).
Interviews to understand 32 staff (8 Four times...... Up to four times 30-60 minutes 128 hours (4 one- 24.33 2,983 (32 staff
implementation of new rent staff * 4 (or .5 to 1 hour meetings * * $24.33 * 1
model. Includes meetings sites). hours) 32 staff). hour * 4
with PHA staff for technical Incorporated meetings).
assistance purposes. into technical
assistance,
monitoring
visits and
follow-up.
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TOTAL.................... 156............. ................ ................ ................ 328............. .............. $5,844.44
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\1\ Households participating in the Rent Reform Demonstration will range widely in employment position and earnings. We have estimated the hourly wage
at the expected prevailing minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour in Kentucky and Texas. The hourly minimum wage in the District of Columbia is
expected to be $10.50 by Q3 of 2015. (Source: District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, https://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/page_content/attachments/DC%20Minimum%20Wage%20Increase%20-%20DC%/20Register%20Public%20Notice.pdf.) Accordingly, we assume an hourly rate across
all sites of $8.13 that represents an average of these two rates, weighted by the pledged sample at each site. (2,000 pledged participants in
Washington, DC and 5,400 pledged in the remaining sites.) Moreover, we expect about 50 percent of the participants to be employed at the time of study
entry. A recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, some 55 percent of non-elderly, non-disabled households receiving voucher
assistance reported earned income in 2010. The typical (median) annual earnings for these families were $15,600, only slightly more than the pay from
full-time, year-round minimum-wage work. (https://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3634). Based on this, we assumed 50% of tenants would be working at the
federal minimum wage.
\2\ Number of PHA staff interviews could increase if the housing agency deploys more staff to work on activities related to Rent Reform implementation.
\3\ For program staff participating in interviews, the estimate uses the median hourly wages of selected occupations (classified by Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) codes) was sourced from the Occupational Employment Statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Potentially relevant occupations and their median hourly wages are:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Median hourly
Occupation SOC Code wage rate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community and Social Service Specialist. 21-1099 $19.26
Social/community Service Manager........ 11-9151 29.40
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, accessed online March 20,
2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
To estimate cost burden to program staff respondents, we use an average
of the occupations listed, or $24.33/hr.
\4\ For program staff supporting data extraction activities, the
estimate uses the median hourly wages of selected relevant occupations
in a manner similar to the above. A standard wage assumption of $33.58
was created by averaging median hourly wage rates for these
occupations:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Median hourly
Occupation SOC Code wage rate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Database Administrator.................. 15-1141 $37.75
Social/community Service Manager........ 11-9151 29.40
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Occupational Employment Statistics, accessed online March 22,
2015 at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.
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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 comment in response to
these questions.
C. Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
Dated: April 2, 2015.
Katherine O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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