2017-12719. 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Grant Drawdown Payment Request/LOCCS/VRS Voice Activated

AGENCY:

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

Public and Indian Housing Grant recipients use the payment vouchers to request funds from HUD through the LOCCS/VRS voice activated system. The information collected on the form serves also as an internal control measure to ensure the lawful and appropriate disbursement of Federal funds.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: August 18, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone [phone] (this is not a toll-free number) or email at [e-mail] 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 [phone].

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 [phone], (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 [phone]. 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: Grant Drawdown Payment Request/LOCCS/VRS Voice Activated.

OMB Approval Number: 2577-0166.

Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

Form Numbers: 50080-CFP; 50080-NN, RSDE, RSDF, SC; 50080-PHTA; 50080-URP; 50080-FSS; 50080-IHBG; 50080-HOMI; 50080-TIHD.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Grant recipients use the applicable payment information to request funds from HUD through the LOCCS/VRS voice activated system. The information collected on the payment voucher will also be used as an internal control measure to ensure the lawful and appropriate disbursement of Federal funds as well as provide a service to program recipients.

Respondents: PHAs, state or local government. Tribes and tribally designated housing entities.

Grant program	Form 50080-XXXX	Number of respondents	Frequency of responses (drawdowns annually per program)	Time per response (15 minutes each)	Burden hours
Capital Fund	50080-CFP	3,100	46,500	.25 hours	11,625
Operating Fund	50080-OFND	3,100	85,200	.25 hours	21,300
Resident Opportunities and Supportive Services (ROSS) RSDE	50080-RSDE	5	14	.25 hours	3.5
Resident Opportunities and Supportive Services (ROSS) RSDF	50080-RSDF	5	28	.25 hours	7
Resident Opportunities and Supportive Services (ROSS) SC	50080-SC	482	5,784	.25 hours	1,446
Public Housing Technical Assistance	50080-PHTA	12	134	.25 hours	33.5
Hope VI	50080-URP	100	1,020	.25 hours	255
Family Self-Sufficiency	50080-FSS	700	8,400	.25 hours	2,100
Indian Housing Block Grant	50080-IHBG	361	4,332	.25 hours	83
Indian HOME	50080-HOMI	5	60	.25 hours	15
Traditional Indian Housing Development	50080-TIHD	32	384	.25 hours	96
		4,802	151,856		36,964

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: June 7, 2017.

Merrie Nichols-Dixon,

Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.