90 FR 39 pgs. 10933-10934 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Voucher Management System (VMS) Form; OMB Control No.: 2577-0282

Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 39Pages: 10933 - 10934
Docket number: [Docket No. FR-7092-N 04]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-03246 Filed 2-27-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 10933, 10934

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7092-N 04]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Voucher Management System (VMS) Form; OMB Control No.: 2577-0282

AGENCY:

Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 comments from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: March 31, 2025.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna Guido, Clearance Officer, Paperwork Reduction Act Division, PRAD, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov, telephone (202) 402-5535. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Guido.

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 28, 2024 at 89 FR 85552.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Voucher Management System (VMS) Form.

MB Approval Number: 2577-0282.

Type of Request: Revision with change.

Form Number: HUD-52681, HUD-52681-B, HUD-52663, HUD-52672, HUD-52673, HUD-52681.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Voucher Management System (VMS) supports the information management needs of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program and management functions performed by the Financial Management Center (FMC) and the Financial Management Division (FMD) of the Office of Public and Indian Housing and the Real Estate Assessment Center (PIH-REAC). This system's primary purpose is to provide a central system to monitor and manage the Public Housing Agency (PHAs) use of vouchers and expenditure of program funds, and is the base for budget formulation and budget implementation. The VMS collects PHAs' actual cost data that enables HUD to perform and control cash management activities; the costs reported are the base for quarterly HAP and Fee obligations and advance disbursements in a timely manner, and reconciliations for overages and shortages on a quarterly basis.

Information collection Number of respondents Frequency of respondence Responses per annum Burden hours per response Annual burden hours Hourly cost per response Total cost
Financial Forms (HUD-52681-B) 2,153 12 25,836 1.5 38,754 $38.50 $1,492,029.00
HUD-52681 150 1 150 1.5 225 38.50 8,662.50
HUD-52663 150 1 150 1.5 225 38.50 8,662.50
HUD-52672 150 1 150 1.5 225 38.50 8,662.50
HUD-52673 150 1 150 1.5 225 38.50 8,662.50
Totals 2,753.00 26,436.00 39,654.00 1,526,679.00


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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.

C. Authority

Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

Anna Guido,

Department Clearance Officer, Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer.

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