80 FR 23040 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Assessment of HUD-Funded or Designated Neighborhood Networks Centers and Other Computer Labs Within Public Housing Authorities and Multifamily Housing Properties

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 79 (April 24, 2015)

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, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 23040]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09616]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-21]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Assessment of 
HUD-Funded or Designated Neighborhood Networks Centers and Other 
Computer Labs Within Public Housing Authorities and Multifamily Housing 
Properties

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: May 26, 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 Colette [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 January 
8, 2015 at 80 FR 1038.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Assessment of HUD-Funded or 
Designated Neighborhood Networks Centers and Other Computer Labs within 
Public Housing Authorities and Multifamily Housing Properties.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: From 
the mid-1990s through 2010, HUD either funded or provided technical 
assistance to encourage the establishment of Neighborhood Networks 
computer centers in public and assisted housing. HUD is interested in 
learning about the current status of these computer centers (and others 
that may have been opened outside of the Neighborhood Networks 
initiative). In addition, HUD is interested in learning about the 
ability of these centers to provide digital literacy and other 
educational training, as well as challenges these centers face in 
maintaining operations.
    Respondents: Public housing authorities and Multifamily Housing 
owners.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: HUD estimates that approximately 
1,000 responses will be received.

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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Total............................           1,000                1                1              1.5            1,500           $30.00          $30,000
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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: April 17, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09616 Filed 4-23-15; 8:45 am]
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