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service performance against the best in
business.
To that end, the Office of Public and
Indian Housing (PIH) will use a
standardized training assessment
instrument to evaluate learners’
reactions to training or technical
assistance programs. With the
information collected, PIH will measure,
evaluate, and compare the performance
of its various training programs over
time. The design of this form follows
industry-accepted best practices,
allowing additional comparisons to
other training programs in business and
government.
Examples of how the Training
Evaluation Form is currently being used
and will be used are: To inspect HUD
insured and assisted properties,
prospective contract inspectors are
Information collection
Number of
respondents
required to successfully complete HUD
Uniform Physical Condition Standards
(UPCS) inspection training. The training
consists of a pre-requisite computerbased component followed by an
instructor-led component, each of
which is evaluated using the Training
Evaluation Form. To become familiar
with the UPCS inspection process and
requirements, thereby facilitating and
enhancing maintenance of properties
and preparation for upcoming contract
inspections, public housing agency
(PHA) employees and multifamily
property owners and agents (POAs) are
able to take a computer-based UPCS
training, which is also evaluated using
the Training Evaluation Form.
PIH proposes to use the training form
in the future to evaluate training offered
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
to contract inspectors who will be
conducting Uniform Physical Condition
Standards-Voucher (UPCS–V)
inspections of 2.2 million Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher units.
PIH also proposes to use the training
form in the future for all other training
offered to PIH program participants and
stakeholders on major regulatory
changes. These sessions may be held as
technical assistance seminars,
conferences, briefings, or online
webinars.
Respondents (i.e., affected public):
The training evaluation form will be
completed by members of the public
and individuals at state and local
government entities who participate in
a HUD training course.
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Training Eval. Form .....
64,590
1
64,590
.033
2,123
$24.83
$52,937
Total ......................
64,590
1
64,590
.033
2,123
24.83
52,937
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
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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 11, 2016.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Policy, Program and
Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5915–N–07]
60 Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment on the:
ConnectHome Challenge Performance
Reporting
Office of 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
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: October 18,
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, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SUMMARY:
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SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
Anna Guido at Anna.Guido@hud.gov or
telephone 202–402–3400. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339. This is not a
toll-free number. Copies of available
documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for
approval of the information collection
described in Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
ConnectHome Challenge Performance
Reporting.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
purpose of this effort is to support
communities who ‘‘take-up’’ the
ConnectHome Challenge to close the
digital divide among HUD-assisted
households. The ConnectHome
Challenge will call on Mayors, County
Executives, Tribal Leaders, Housing
Agencies and other Housing Providers,
and other community leaders to agree to
close the digital divide among HUDassisted households.
In signing on to The ConnectHome
Challenge, a community is committing,
among other things, to: (1) Establish
(possibly in collaboration with their
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local knowledge institutions) baseline
estimates of the percent of HUD-assisted
households with in-home high-speed
internet that is not reliant on a
smartphone; (2) collaborate with local
stakeholders to establish performance
targets for increasing in-home highspeed internet adoption; (3) establish
and share with HUD the local strategies
for achieving in-home high-speed
internet adoption targets; and (4)
develop and execute an implementation
plan and share progress with HUD.
Respondents (describe): HUD
anticipates that 150 to 300 communities
Information collection
Number of
respondents
will participate in the ConnectHome
Challenge. Because ‘‘community’’ will
be defined differently by ConnectHome
Challenge participants, HUD will
attempt to promote collaboration across
overlapping geographical entities (e.g.,
participant cities falling within
participant counties, participants with
the same city distinguished by type of
housing provider, and other possible
scenarios).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
300.
Estimated Number of Responses:
2,700 [Connectivity Estimate (300 * 4) +
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
Implementation Plan (300 * 1) +
Progress Reporting and Plan Updates
(300 * 4)].
Frequency of Response: Quarterly
(Connectivity Estimate and Progress
Reporting and Plan Updates) or
Annually (Implementation Plan
Development).
Average Hours per Response: 90
minutes for Connectivity Estimate, 90
minutes for Progress Reporting and Plan
Updates, 6 hours for Implementation
Plan Development.
Total Estimated Burdens: 5,400 hours.
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Connectivity Estimate ..
Implementation Plan
Development ............
Progress Reporting and
Plan Updates ............
300
4
1200
1.5
1800
$30.00
$54,000.00
300
1
300
6
1800
30.00
54,000.00
300
4
1200
1.5
1800
30.00
54,000.00
Total ......................
900
........................
........................
........................
5400
30.00
162,000.00
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 10, 2016.
Katherine M. O’Regan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
Development and Research.
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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.
free 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.
Comments Due Date: October 18,
A. Overview of Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5916–N–15]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Section 8 Management
Assessment Program
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
DATES:
2016.
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 toll-
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Title of Information Collection:
Section 8 Management Assessment
Program (SEMAP).
OMB Control Number: 2577–0215.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency Form Numbers: HUD–52658.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: On an
annual basis (or every two years for
small agencies) PHAs are required to
submit a SEMAP certification (form
HUD–52648) electronically into the
Information Management System/Public
and Indian Housing Information Center
(IMS/PIC). There is a maximum of 15
indicators that are either verified
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5915-N-07]
60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public
Comment on the: ConnectHome Challenge Performance Reporting
AGENCY: Office of 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: October 18, 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, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna Guido at
Anna.Guido@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection
described in Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: ConnectHome Challenge Performance
Reporting.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
purpose of this effort is to support communities who ``take-up'' the
ConnectHome Challenge to close the digital divide among HUD-assisted
households. The ConnectHome Challenge will call on Mayors, County
Executives, Tribal Leaders, Housing Agencies and other Housing
Providers, and other community leaders to agree to close the digital
divide among HUD-assisted households.
In signing on to The ConnectHome Challenge, a community is
committing, among other things, to: (1) Establish (possibly in
collaboration with their
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local knowledge institutions) baseline estimates of the percent of HUD-
assisted households with in-home high-speed internet that is not
reliant on a smartphone; (2) collaborate with local stakeholders to
establish performance targets for increasing in-home high-speed
internet adoption; (3) establish and share with HUD the local
strategies for achieving in-home high-speed internet adoption targets;
and (4) develop and execute an implementation plan and share progress
with HUD.
Respondents (describe): HUD anticipates that 150 to 300 communities
will participate in the ConnectHome Challenge. Because ``community''
will be defined differently by ConnectHome Challenge participants, HUD
will attempt to promote collaboration across overlapping geographical
entities (e.g., participant cities falling within participant counties,
participants with the same city distinguished by type of housing
provider, and other possible scenarios).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,700 [Connectivity Estimate (300 *
4) + Implementation Plan (300 * 1) + Progress Reporting and Plan
Updates (300 * 4)].
Frequency of Response: Quarterly (Connectivity Estimate and
Progress Reporting and Plan Updates) or Annually (Implementation Plan
Development).
Average Hours per Response: 90 minutes for Connectivity Estimate,
90 minutes for Progress Reporting and Plan Updates, 6 hours for
Implementation Plan Development.
Total Estimated Burdens: 5,400 hours.
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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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Connectivity Estimate................... 300 4 1200 1.5 1800 $30.00 $54,000.00
Implementation Plan Development......... 300 1 300 6 1800 30.00 54,000.00
Progress Reporting and Plan Updates..... 300 4 1200 1.5 1800 30.00 54,000.00
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Total............................... 900 .............. .............. .............. 5400 30.00 162,000.00
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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.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: August 10, 2016.
Katherine M. O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2016-19871 Filed 8-18-16; 8:45 am]
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