2016-30915. 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Assessing Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) Compliance With Insurance Requirements Under the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract and Regulations

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

HUD has 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 an additional 30 days of public comment.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: January 23, 2017.

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: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]

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 at [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. 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 [phone].

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 August 2, 2016 at 81 FR 50721.

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Assessing Compliance with ACC and Regulatory Insurance Requirements Under the Consolidated Annual Contributions Contract and Regulations at 24 CFR 965 Subpart B.

OMB Approval Number: 2577-New.

Type of Request: New collection.

Form Number: None.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The information collected will be used to assess PHAs compliance with ACC and regulatory insurance requirements. PHAs are required to have appropriate property/casualty insurance coverage needed to protect Federal interest in PHA properties and operations.

Respondents (i.e., affected public): Public Housing Authorities.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.

Estimated Number of Responses: 300.

Frequency of Response: Once (This is a one-time survey).

Average Hours per Response: The expected average response time for the survey is 20 minutes. (Some of the questions have only binary responses: ___Yes ___No).

Total Estimated Burdens: 99.

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.

Dated: December 15, 2016.

Colette Pollard,

Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.