60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of Public Housing Program Activities, 4506-4507 [2018-01812]
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Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
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number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
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1833).
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Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2012–0003 in the search box.
Regardless of the method used for
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public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
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the privacy of an individual or is
offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
https://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(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,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(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,
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electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection;
Reinstatement.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Provisional Unlawful
Presence Waiver of Inadmissibility.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–601A;
USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households: Individuals who are
immediate relatives of U.S. citizens and
who are applying from within the
United States for a waiver of
inadmissibility under INA section
212(a)(9)(B)(v) prior to obtaining an
immigrant visa abroad.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection Form I–601A is 63,000 and
the estimated hour burden per response
is 1hour and 30 minutes; biometrics
processing 63,000 total respondents
with a burden of 1.17 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 241,920 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $3,413,812.
Dated: January 26, 2018.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7006–N–01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Evaluation of Public
Housing Program Activities
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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 2,
2018.
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 202–402–3400
(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.
SUMMARY:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Evaluation of Public Housing Program
Activities.
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OMB Approval Number: Pending
OMB Approval.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: Not applicable (online
questionnaire).
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: In
December of 2016, HUD finalized a rule
requiring each and every public housing
agency (PHA) to implement a SmokeFree policy by July 30, 2018 (effective
date). The Smoke-Free public housing
rule is codified under 24 CFR parts
965.651, 965.653, 965.655, and 966.4.
PHAs are required to have amended all
resident leases by the effective date, at
which point the policy must be enforced
in full. Smoking of ‘‘lit tobacco
Information collection
Number of
respondents
products’’ such as cigarettes and
hookahs is banned indoors and in
outdoor areas within 25 feet of
buildings. PHAs have the option of
modifying the policy to expand the
scope to e-cigarettes and/or additional
areas on the property (e.g.,
playgrounds). PHAs may also opt to
provide designated smoking areas
(DSAs) outside the 25-foot boundary to
provide shelter for smokers who reside
in their public housing units. Residents
who smoke are not required to quit, but
if they wish to do so, then cessation
services may be provided to them. HUD
may issue other policies in the future
that pertain to health or otherwise affect
public housing agency operations. The
Frequency of
response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
survey will gather data on policies and
programs pertaining to public housing
operations. The information will be
collected via online survey such as
Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey, and will
consist of approximately 40 questions,
including Likert-type survey items and
free response boxes. The submissions
will be accessed by the Office of Public
and Indian Housing (PIH) in to evaluate
the overall implementation effectiveness
and identify areas that are experiencing
difficulty in their implementation of
policies. PIH may develop additional
resources and/or target local resources
that may be able to assist in their efforts.
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
PHA leadership and staff.
Annual burden
hours
Hourly cost
per response
Annual cost
Completing online
questionnaire ............
870
1
1
.50
435
$30.47
$13,254.45
Total ......................
870
1
1
.50
435
30.47
13,254.45
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.
Date: January 12, 2018.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7001–N–03]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Section 184 and 184–A
Loan Guarantee Program
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD 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 30 days of
public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 2,
2018.
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:
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@hud.gov, or telephone
202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Person with hearing or speech
ADDRESSES:
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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 October 11, 2017
at 82 FR 47238.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Section 184 and 184–A Loan Guarantee
Program.
OMB Approved Number: 2577–0200.
Type of Request: Revision of
Currently Approved Collection.
Form Number: HUD–XXXX, HUD–
50110–A, HUD–50111–A, HUD–50112–
A, HUD–50118–A, HUD–50119–A,
HUD–50124–A, HUD–50125–A, HUD–
50127–A, HUD–50128–A, HUD–50131–
A, HUD–50132, HUD–50132–A, HUD
50143–A, HUD–50148, HUD–50149,
HUD–50149–A, HUD–53039, HUD–
53039–A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
information collected is used to
determine a borrower’s credit
worthiness and ability to pay for a home
loan as well as to ensure that lenders
comply with the program requirements.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7006-N-01]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Evaluation of
Public Housing Program Activities
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, 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: April 2, 2018.
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-
402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
[email protected] 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: 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.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Evaluation of Public Housing
Program Activities.
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OMB Approval Number: Pending OMB Approval.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: Not applicable (online questionnaire).
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: In
December of 2016, HUD finalized a rule requiring each and every public
housing agency (PHA) to implement a Smoke-Free policy by July 30, 2018
(effective date). The Smoke-Free public housing rule is codified under
24 CFR parts 965.651, 965.653, 965.655, and 966.4. PHAs are required to
have amended all resident leases by the effective date, at which point
the policy must be enforced in full. Smoking of ``lit tobacco
products'' such as cigarettes and hookahs is banned indoors and in
outdoor areas within 25 feet of buildings. PHAs have the option of
modifying the policy to expand the scope to e-cigarettes and/or
additional areas on the property (e.g., playgrounds). PHAs may also opt
to provide designated smoking areas (DSAs) outside the 25-foot boundary
to provide shelter for smokers who reside in their public housing
units. Residents who smoke are not required to quit, but if they wish
to do so, then cessation services may be provided to them. HUD may
issue other policies in the future that pertain to health or otherwise
affect public housing agency operations. The survey will gather data on
policies and programs pertaining to public housing operations. The
information will be collected via online survey such as Qualtrics or
SurveyMonkey, and will consist of approximately 40 questions, including
Likert-type survey items and free response boxes. The submissions will
be accessed by the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) in to
evaluate the overall implementation effectiveness and identify areas
that are experiencing difficulty in their implementation of policies.
PIH may develop additional resources and/or target local resources that
may be able to assist in their efforts.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): PHA leadership and staff.
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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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Completing online questionnaire......... 870 1 1 .50 435 $30.47 $13,254.45
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Total............................... 870 1 1 .50 435 30.47 13,254.45
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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.
Date: January 12, 2018.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2018-01812 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am]
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