30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC), 54818-54819 [2016-19641]
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20892, 301–402–7705, johnsonj9@
nia.nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on March 4, 2016 at
81 FR 11584.
Dated: August 11, 2016.
Melanie J. Gray,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
Title of Information Collection: Public
Housing Agency (PHA) Lease and
Grievance Requirements.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0006.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Public Housing lease and grievance
procedures are a recordkeeping
requirement on the part of Public
Housing agencies (PHAs) as they are
required to enter into and maintain
lease agreements for each individual or
family that occupies a Public Housing
unit. Also, both PHAs and tenants are
required to follow the protocols set forth
in the grievance procedures for both an
informal and formal grievance hearing.
This information collection is a revision
of the previous submission. The
reduction in burden hours is
attributable to a fewer number of tenants
in public housing covered by these lease
and grievance procedures.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
Public Housing Authorities (PHAs).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
945,539.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,359,284.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: .25.
Total Estimated Burden: 330,939
hours.
A. Overview of Information Collection
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5909–N–60]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Public Housing Agency
(PHA) Lease and Grievance
Requirements
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection
requirement described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
16, 2016.
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:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, 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.
The Federal Register notice that
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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.
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Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: August 9, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5909–N–59]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Energy and Performance
Information Center (EPIC)
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD has submitted the
proposed information collection
requirement described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September
16, 2016.
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:
HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, 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.
The Federal Register notice that
solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60
days was published on April 4, 2016 at
81 FR 19234.
SUMMARY:
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A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Energy and Performance Information
Center (EPIC).
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0274.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Form Number: None—all information
collected electronically.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department has recognized the need for
improving energy efficiency in
affordable housing and has prioritized
this in Agency Priority Goal #4, Measure
#13. The energy efficiency data
collected through EPIC gives the
Department a more comprehensive
dataset regarding energy efficiency. The
EPIC data system will gradually
automate the collection of the five year
plan and annual statement forms from
grantees. These are required forms
presently collected in hard copy on
Forms HUD 50075.1 and HUD 50075.2
under collection OMB control number
2577–0226. These forms also collect
data on the eventual, actual use of
funds; this data will be gradually
collected electronically through the
EPIC data system as well. Electronic
collection will enable the Department to
aggregate information about the way
grantees are using Federal funding.
Additionally, PHA grantees will be able
to submit Replacement Housing Factor
fund plans, the mechanism by which
PHAs are allowed to accumulate special
funds received based on units removed
from the inventory from year to year.
This information is presently collected
in hard copy at the field office level; the
EPIC data system will automate and
centralize this collection in order to
streamline the process and improve
transparency. Furthermore, the EPIC
data system will be loaded with
Physical Needs Assessment (‘‘PNA’’)
data. This data being in the system
coupled with the electronic planning
process will streamline grantee
planning. The EPIC data system will
collect information about the Energy
Performance Contract (‘‘EPC’’) process,
including the energy efficiency
improvements. As the Department
moves to shrink its energy footprint in
spite of rising energy costs, clear and
comprehensive data on this process will
be crucial to its success. Finally, the
Department has prioritized in Agency
Performance Goal #2, Measure #5
making housing more available for more
families. In the light of the recent
housing crisis, this goal has become
simultaneously more challenging and
more important. Tracking of the use of
Federal funds paid through the Public
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Housing Capital Fund, the only Federal
funding stream dedicated to the capital
needs of the nation’s last resort housing
option, is crucial to understanding how
the Department can properly and
efficiently assist grantees in meeting this
goal as well as assessing the
Department’s own progress. The EPIC
data system will track development of
Public Housing with Federal funds and
through other means, including mixedfinance development.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
Members of Affected Public: State, Local
or Local Governments and Non-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,150.
Estimated Number of Responses:
31,800 annual responses.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 2.19.
Total Estimated Burdens: 69,645
hours.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
2016.
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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: August 9, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Uniform Physical
Standards & Physical Inspection
Requirements
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: October 17,
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 202–402–3400
(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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Harry Messner, Program Analyst,
Program Administration Office:
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; email
harry.messner@hud.gov or telephone
202–402–2626. 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.
This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5909-N-59]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Energy and
Performance Information Center (EPIC)
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public
comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September 16, 2016.
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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, 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.
The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on April
4, 2016 at 81 FR 19234.
[[Page 54819]]
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Energy and Performance Information
Center (EPIC).
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0274.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Form Number: None--all information collected electronically.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Department has recognized the need for improving energy efficiency in
affordable housing and has prioritized this in Agency Priority Goal #4,
Measure #13. The energy efficiency data collected through EPIC gives
the Department a more comprehensive dataset regarding energy
efficiency. The EPIC data system will gradually automate the collection
of the five year plan and annual statement forms from grantees. These
are required forms presently collected in hard copy on Forms HUD
50075.1 and HUD 50075.2 under collection OMB control number 2577-0226.
These forms also collect data on the eventual, actual use of funds;
this data will be gradually collected electronically through the EPIC
data system as well. Electronic collection will enable the Department
to aggregate information about the way grantees are using Federal
funding. Additionally, PHA grantees will be able to submit Replacement
Housing Factor fund plans, the mechanism by which PHAs are allowed to
accumulate special funds received based on units removed from the
inventory from year to year. This information is presently collected in
hard copy at the field office level; the EPIC data system will automate
and centralize this collection in order to streamline the process and
improve transparency. Furthermore, the EPIC data system will be loaded
with Physical Needs Assessment (``PNA'') data. This data being in the
system coupled with the electronic planning process will streamline
grantee planning. The EPIC data system will collect information about
the Energy Performance Contract (``EPC'') process, including the energy
efficiency improvements. As the Department moves to shrink its energy
footprint in spite of rising energy costs, clear and comprehensive data
on this process will be crucial to its success. Finally, the Department
has prioritized in Agency Performance Goal #2, Measure #5 making
housing more available for more families. In the light of the recent
housing crisis, this goal has become simultaneously more challenging
and more important. Tracking of the use of Federal funds paid through
the Public Housing Capital Fund, the only Federal funding stream
dedicated to the capital needs of the nation's last resort housing
option, is crucial to understanding how the Department can properly and
efficiently assist grantees in meeting this goal as well as assessing
the Department's own progress. The EPIC data system will track
development of Public Housing with Federal funds and through other
means, including mixed-finance development.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): Members of Affected Public:
State, Local or Local Governments and Non-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,150.
Estimated Number of Responses: 31,800 annual responses.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 2.19.
Total Estimated Burdens: 69,645 hours.
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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: August 9, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-19641 Filed 8-16-16; 8:45 am]
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