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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 30, 2018.
Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2018–19707 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7001–N–49]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Assessment of Additional
Resource Needs for Smoke-Free Policy
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: October 11,
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:
SUMMARY:
Information
collection
Number of
respondents
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection:
Assessment of Additional Resource
Needs for Smoke-Free Policy.
OMB Approval Number: 2577—New.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: None.
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
Frequency
of response
Responses
per annum
Burden hour
per response
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. This
survey will gather data on policies and
programs pertaining to smoke-free
policies. 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 order 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.
Total burden
hours
Hourly cost
per responses
Total
annualized
cost
Completing online
questionnaire ............
870.00
1.00
870.00
0.25
217.50
30.47
$6,627.22
Total ......................
870.00
1.00
870.00
0.25
217.500
30.47
6,627.22
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
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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. 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 January 31, 2018
at 83 FR 4506.
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;
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(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.
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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 30, 2018.
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-7001-N-49]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Assessment of
Additional Resource Needs for Smoke-Free Policy
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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: October 11, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503; fax: 202-395-5806, Email: OIRA [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email [email protected], 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 January
31, 2018 at 83 FR 4506.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Assessment of Additional Resource
Needs for Smoke-Free Policy.
OMB Approval Number: 2577--New.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: None.
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. This survey will gather data
on policies and programs pertaining to smoke-free policies. 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 order
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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Total
Information collection Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Total burden Hourly cost annualized
respondents response annum per response hours per responses cost
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Completing online questionnaire......... 870.00 1.00 870.00 0.25 217.50 30.47 $6,627.22
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Total............................... 870.00 1.00 870.00 0.25 217.500 30.47 6,627.22
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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 30, 2018.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-19705 Filed 9-10-18; 8:45 am]
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