79 FR 32 pgs. 9258-9260 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Annual Contributions Contractor and Inventory Removal Application

Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 32Pages: 9258 - 9260
Docket number: [Docket No. FR-5759-N-04]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-03480 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 9258, 9259

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5759-N-04]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Annual Contributions Contractor and Inventory Removal Application

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, PIH, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice of revised proposed information collection.

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.

The public housing program funds low-rent projects owned and operated by public housing agencies (PHAs), subject to the terms and conditions contained in an Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) with certain requirements applicable to all projects and other requirements applicable in only certain conditions or types of projects. These program requirements govern how properties are funded and operated by PHAs including how properties are added or removed from their inventories. Information collections from PHAs assure compliance with all Federal program requirements.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: April 21, 2014.

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:

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: Public Housing Annual Contributions Contract and Inventory Removal Application.

OMB Approval Number: 2577-0270.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

Form Number: HUD-51999; HUD-52190A; HUD-52190B; HUD-52840-A; HUD-53012A, HUD-53012B, HUD 52860-A, HUD 52860-B, HUD 52860-C; HUD 52860-D; HUD 52860-E, and HUD 52860-F.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This information collection consolidates all ACC-related information collections involving the use of funding and inventory changes. Section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Pub. L. 75-412, 50 Stat. 888) permits the Secretary of HUD to make annual contributions to public housing agencies (PHAs) to achieve and maintain the lower income character of public housing projects. The Secretary is required to embody the provisions for such annual contributions in a contract guaranteeing payment. Applicable regulations are 24 CFR 941 for public housing development and 24 CFR 969 for continued operation of low-income housing after completion of debt service. This collection also covers Public Housing Authority (PHA) submissions under Sections 18, 22, 33 and 32 that involve the authority of the HUD Secretary to approve PHA requests to remove certain public housing property from their inventories through demolition, disposition, voluntary conversion, required conversion or homeownership conveyance.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, State, Local Government and public housing authorities.

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ACC Provision Number of respondents Frequency Total responses Hours per 23 response Total hours Cost per hour Total cost
1 Execute new ACC via HUD form 53012-A and B 42 1 42 5 205 30 6150
2 Terminate or amend ACC 78 1 78 5 390 30 11700
3 Request HUD approval of non-dwelling leases or agreements 114 1 114 6 735 30 22050
4 HUD approval for easement uses 48 1 48 7 3524 30 10560
5 Submit General Depository Agreement (GDA) via form HUD 51999 265 1 265 2 651 30 19530
6 Request to terminate GDA 107 1 107 2 202 30 6780
7 ACC revisions to change year end dates 23 1 23 11 257 30 7710
8 ACC to consolidate PHAS 18 1 18 12 217 30 6510
9 ACC revision to transfer programs 43 1 43 9 391 30 11730
10 Request review of Conflict of interest 102 1 102 9 951 30 27520
11 Request pooling of insurance 5 1 5 19 97 30 2910
12 Request for new Declaration of Trust (DOT) via form HUD 52190-A and B 142 1 142 19 1249 30 2910
13 Request DOT amendment or termination 221 1 221 9 2031 30 41370
14 Amend ACC for Capital Fund Finance via form HUD 52840-A 73 1 73 9 788 30 60930
15 Amend ACC for Mixed Finance Supplementary Legal Document 94 1 94 21 1981 $50 $96,090
16 Amend ACC for Capital Grant 2820 1 2820 4 11,070 30 $391,860
17 Amend ACC for Emergency Capital Fund Grant 48 1 38 3 100 30 3990
18 Amend ACC Capital Fund for Safety and Security 75 1 50 2 96 30 $3008
19 Amend ACC to Recapture Capital Fund Grant 123 1 123 8 643 30 $17790
20 Amend ACC for Energy Performance Contract 38 1 38 5 192 30 5760
21 Amend ACC for Community Facilities Grants 15 1 13 90 days 28 30 $840
22 Demo Disposition Approvals and Removing Units form ACC-HUD Form 52860 162 1 162 10 1696 30 $50,880
23 Supplementary Document: Unique Legal Document used by HQ Staff Mixed-Finance Amendment to the Annual Contributions Contract 60 1 60 24 1440 $50 $72,000
Totals 3,280 1 4,679 8.8 28,812 $30 $880,578


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: February 11, 2014.

Merrie Nichols-Dixon,

Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.

[FR Doc. 2014-03480 Filed 2-14-14; 8:45 am]

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