2022-09181. 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Grants Support for Payment Voucher, OMB Control No.: 2577-0299

AGENCY:

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

DATES:

Comments Due Date: June 28, 2022.

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, 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 Federal Relay Service at [phone] (this is a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dawn Smith, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, (Room 3180), 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 Relay Service at [phone] (this is a toll-free number). Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Smith.

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 Grants Support for Payment Voucher.

OMB Approval Number: 2577-0299.

Type of Request: New collection for PRA with Emergency Approval.

Form Number: SF-425, HUD-XXXXX.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD will require Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) to provide justification and support for vouchers drawing down certain Operating Fund grant and other supplemental or Public Housing grant funds from HUD's Line of Credit Control System (eLOCCS). The PHAs must provide justification and support that the expenditure of the grant funds is for eligible activities and meets the terms and conditions of the grant.

Respondents: Public Housing Authorities (PHAs).

Estimated Number of Respondents: 539 annually.

Estimated Number of Responses: 6,000 annually.

Frequency of Response: Frequency of response is estimated to be 6,000 total annually. PHAs are only required to submit forms when the department requires the PHA to provide support for voucher requests to drawdown grant funds.

Burden Hours per Response: Burden hours per response for a Support for Payment Vouchers form is 30 minutes.

Total Estimated Burdens: Total burden hours is estimated to be 3,000. Total burden cost is estimated to be $107,730.

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. 3507.

Laura Miller-Pittman,

Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives.