80_FR_12235 80 FR 12191 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Inspector Candidate Assessment Questionnaire

80 FR 12191 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Inspector Candidate Assessment Questionnaire

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 44 (March 6, 2015)

Page Range12191-12191
FR Document2015-05284

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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-14]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Inspector 
Candidate Assessment Questionnaire

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: April 6, 2015.

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: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at [email protected] or 
telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 
December 31, 2014 at 79 FR 78899.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Inspector Candidate Assessment 
Questionnaire.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0243.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: Form HUD 50002A and Form HUD 50002B-HFA
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To 
meet the requirements of the Uniform Physical Condition Standards 
(UPCS), the Physical Condition of Multifamily Properties and the Public 
Housing Assessment System (PHAS) rules, the Department conducts 
physical condition inspections of approximately 14,000 multifamily and 
public housing properties annually. To conduct these inspections, HUD 
uses contract inspectors that are trained and certified in the Uniform 
Physical Condition Standards protocol by HUD. Individuals who wish to 
be trained and certified by HUD are requested to electronically submit 
the questionnaire via the Internet. The questionnaire provides HUD with 
basic knowledge of an individual's inspection skills and abilities. As 
part of aligning REAC inspections, state Housing Finance Agencies may 
also fill out the form for informational purposes only.
    Respondents: Applicants to the UPCS inspector certification program 
and state HFA staff.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 605.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 605.
    Frequency of Response: To apply to UPCS training.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 to 20 minutes depending on the 
respondent.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 192 hours.

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 27, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
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                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                               purpose of this notice is to allow for an             individual’s inspection skills and
                                                  URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                       additional 30 days of public comment.                 abilities. As part of aligning REAC
                                                                                                          DATES: Comments Due Date: April 6,                    inspections, state Housing Finance
                                                  [Docket No. FR–5828–N–10]
                                                                                                          2015.                                                 Agencies may also fill out the form for
                                                  Federal Property Suitable as Facilities                                                                       informational purposes only.
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
                                                  To Assist the Homeless                                                                                          Respondents: Applicants to the UPCS
                                                                                                          invited to submit comments regarding
                                                                                                                                                                inspector certification program and state
                                                           Office of the Assistant                        this proposal. Comments should refer to
                                                  AGENCY:                                                                                                       HFA staff.
                                                  Secretary for Community Planning and                    the proposal by name and/or OMB                         Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                  Development, HUD.                                       Control Number and should be sent to:                 605.
                                                                                                          HUD Desk Officer, Office of                             Estimated Number of Responses: 605.
                                                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                          Management and Budget, New                              Frequency of Response: To apply to
                                                  SUMMARY:    This Notice identifies                      Executive Office Building, Washington,                UPCS training.
                                                  unutilized, underutilized, excess, and                  DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email:                     Average Hours per Response: 15 to 20
                                                  surplus Federal property reviewed by                    OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.                          minutes depending on the respondent.
                                                  HUD for suitability for possible use to                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Total Estimated Burdens: 192 hours.
                                                  assist the homeless.                                    Colette Pollard, Reports Management                   B. Solicitation of Public Comment
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
                                                                                                          and Urban Development, 451 7th Street                    This notice is soliciting comments
                                                  Juanita Perry, Department of Housing                                                                          from members of the public and affected
                                                  and Urban Development, 451 Seventh                      SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at
                                                                                                          ColettePollard@hud.gov or telephone                   parties concerning the collection of
                                                  Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC                                                                         information described in section A on
                                                  20410; telephone (202) 402–3970; TTY                    202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or
                                                                                                          speech impairments may access this                    the following:
                                                  number for the hearing- and speech-                                                                              (1) Whether the proposed collection
                                                  impaired (202) 708–2565, (these                         number through TTY by calling the toll-
                                                                                                          free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–              of information is necessary for the
                                                  telephone numbers are not toll-free), or                                                                      proper performance of the functions of
                                                  call the toll-free Title V information line             8339. This is not a toll-free number.
                                                                                                          Copies of available documents                         the agency, including whether the
                                                  at 800–927–7588.                                                                                              information will have practical utility;
                                                                                                          submitted to OMB may be obtained
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                                                                                    (2) The accuracy of the agency’s
                                                                                                          from Ms. Pollard.
                                                  accordance with the December 12, 1988                                                                         estimate of the burden of the proposed
                                                  court order in National Coalition for the               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                                                                                                                                collection of information;
                                                  Homeless v. Veterans Administration,                    notice informs the public that HUD has                   (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
                                                  No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD                            submitted to OMB a request for                        utility, and clarity of the information to
                                                  publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,                  approval of the information collection                be collected; and
                                                  identifying unutilized, underutilized,                  described in section A.                                  (4) Ways to minimize the burden of
                                                  excess and surplus Federal buildings                       The Federal Register notice that                   the collection of information on those
                                                  and real property that HUD has                          solicited public comment on the                       who are to respond; including through
                                                  reviewed for suitability for use to assist              information collection for a period of 60             the use of appropriate automated
                                                  the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the                 days was published on December 31,                    collection techniques or other forms of
                                                  purpose of announcing that no                           2014 at 79 FR 78899.                                  information technology, e.g., permitting
                                                  additional properties have been                         A. Overview of Information Collection                 electronic submission of responses.
                                                  determined suitable or unsuitable this                                                                           HUD encourages interested parties to
                                                                                                            Title of Information Collection:
                                                  week.                                                                                                         submit comment in response to these
                                                                                                          Inspector Candidate Assessment
                                                    Dated: February 26, 2015.                                                                                   questions.
                                                                                                          Questionnaire.
                                                  Brian P. Fitzmaurice,                                     OMB Approval Number: 2577–0243.                       Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
                                                  Director, Division of Community Assistance,               Type of Request: Revision of a                      Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.
                                                  Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs.            currently approved collection.                          Dated: February 27, 2015.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–05062 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am]                Form Number: Form HUD 50002A                        Colette Pollard,
                                                  BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                                                                          and Form HUD 50002B–HFA                               Department Reports Management Officer,
                                                                                                            Description of the need for the                     Office of the Chief Information Officer.
                                                                                                          information and proposed use: To meet
                                                                                                                                                                [FR Doc. 2015–05284 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND                               the requirements of the Uniform
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
                                                  URBAN DEVELOPMENT                                       Physical Condition Standards (UPCS),
                                                                                                          the Physical Condition of Multifamily
                                                  [Docket No. FR–5831–N–14]                               Properties and the Public Housing                     DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
                                                                                                          Assessment System (PHAS) rules, the                   URBAN DEVELOPMENT
                                                  30-Day Notice of Proposed Information                   Department conducts physical
                                                  Collection: Inspector Candidate                         condition inspections of approximately                [Docket No. FR–5831–N–12]
                                                  Assessment Questionnaire                                14,000 multifamily and public housing
                                                                                                          properties annually. To conduct these                 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
                                                  AGENCY:  Office of the Chief Information
                                                                                                          inspections, HUD uses contract                        Collection: Application for Resident
                                                  Officer, HUD.
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                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         inspectors that are trained and certified
                                                                                                          in the Uniform Physical Condition                     Grant Forms
                                                  SUMMARY:   HUD has submitted the                        Standards protocol by HUD. Individuals                AGENCY:  Office of the Chief Information
                                                  proposed information collection                         who wish to be trained and certified by               Officer, HUD.
                                                  requirement described below to the                      HUD are requested to electronically                   ACTION: Notice.
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                         submit the questionnaire via the
                                                  (OMB) for review, in accordance with                    Internet. The questionnaire provides                  SUMMARY:  HUD has submitted the
                                                  the Paperwork Reduction Act. The                        HUD with basic knowledge of an                        proposed information collection


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments Due Date: April 6, 2015.
ContactColette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.
FR Citation80 FR 12191 

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