80 FR 52329 - 30-Day Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection for HUD Generic Clearance for Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Proposed New HUD Services or Products

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 167 (August 28, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-21275

HUD has submitted the proposed information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance approval the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5830-N-04]

30-Day Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection
for HUD Generic Clearance for Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Proposed New HUD Services or Products

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance approval the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name, or the FR
number shown above, 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
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov 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 (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. 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
(800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose and Background

A. Purpose

This notice informs the public that HUD has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the information collection described in Section
II.A. The first notice that solicited public comment on the information
collection described in Section II.A for a period of 60 days (60-day
Notice) was published on June 10, 2015, at 80 FR 32974.

B. Background

Executive Order 12862, entitled ``Setting Customer Service
Standards,'' requires that Federal agencies provide the highest quality
service to their customers by identifying needed services and seeking
feedback on offered services. The information proposed to be collected
under this notice is designed by HUD to garner qualitative feedback
from HUD customers in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with
the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery.
In accordance with the Executive Order, the term ``customer'' means
an individual or entity that is directly served by a department or
agency. The term ``qualitative feedback'' refers to information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but does not
constitute statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can
be generalized to the population of the study. The collections to be
undertaken under this HUD proposed generic collection will allow for
ongoing, collaborative, and actionable communications between HUD and
its customers. The collections will also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of HUD products and services, help identify
where existing products and services may be lacking in some aspects,
and whether there are additional products and services that could be
offered by HUD. This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking
approval from OMB

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for the information collection described in Section A.

C. Public Comments and HUD Responses

The 60-day Notice welcomed the submission of comments through HUD's
docket at www.regulations.gov (see http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=HUD-2015-0053) and to HUD's Reports Management
Officer. HUD received no comments through the www.regulations.gov Web
site but HUD's Reports Management Officer received three public
comments. The comments stated that the HUD's 60-day notice lacked
specificity as to the information that HUD proposed to collect. As HUD
advised both commenters the purpose of a ``generic'' clearance is to
describe generally the type of information that an agency may seek in
one or more upcoming survey. The survey, however, will not be general.
The survey will be specific. Generic refers to the category of
information that an agency may seek under a generic clearance.
HUD further advised that for the generic clearance that HUD seeks
approval from OMB, the category of information that HUD is seeking
pertains to feedback on new services or new products needed by HUD
program participants or prospective participants. In the June 10, 2015,
60-day Notice, HUD provided a specific example of the type of
solicitation of information that would fall under the generic clearance
described in the June 10, 2015, notice and that example was the
National Resource Network. As HUD stated in the June 10, 2015, notice:
``An example of these types of services or products are the services
offered by the National Resource Network that were initially determined
best suited for cities with populations of 40,000 or more, and having,
among other criteria, an annual average unemployment rate of 9 percent
or more. (See http://nationalresourcenetwork.org/en/solutions/rfa). HUD
appreciates the comments received on the 60-day notice.

II. Information Collection Proposed by This Notice

A. Overview of Information Collection

Title of Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Proposed New HUD Services or
Products.
OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Type of Request: New.
Form Number: No specific form is currently contemplated.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: For
HUD to be successful in its mission, input from HUD customers and
interested members of the public is essential. Such feedback takes many
forms, including the solicitation of public comments through Federal
Register notices, but also through surveys directly sent to HUD
customers designed to gauge satisfaction with services and products
offered by HUD. This generic clearance is designed to elicit input on
possible new HUD products or services that may be helpful to HUD
customers. An example of these types of services or products are the
services offered by the National Resource Network that were initially
determined best suited for cities with populations of 40,000 or more,
and having, among other criteria, an annual average unemployment rate
of 9 percent or more. (See http://nationalresourcenetwork.org/en/solutions/rfa.)
A generic collection, such as HUD is proposing through this notice,
would allow HUD to survey its customers to determine whether HUD has
identified appropriate eligibility criteria for new products and
services under consideration, and correctly identified the categories
of customers in need of these products or services. The areas of
inquiry anticipated to be surveyed would be those seeking information
about the specific customer being surveyed, for example, the public
housing agency (PHA), State and local government, private housing
provider, nonprofit organizations, or other organization participating
in HUD programs. Of the category or categories of program participants
surveyed, the survey would inquire about: The demographics of the
populations the customer serves; the type of HUD subsidized housing
that is provided; energy, other utility, technological, or other
infrastructure needs of the housing provided; the need for better
access to community assets, such as transportation, financial services,
educational services (schools, libraries or computer facilities), and
sports and exercise facilities; the availability of any federal, other
governmental, and local resources to address identified needs if these
resources were made available; and any demonstration of community or
governmental support to improve the quality of the housing provided.
HUD anticipates the survey will solicit basic information regarding the
customer and current or anticipated needs for which brief responses
will suffice. However, the survey would provide the opportunity for the
customer to present additional information pertaining to these topics
that customers may choose to note.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): PHAs, State and local
governments, tribal nations, multifamily housing providers, nonprofit
organizations, and other organizations that participate in HUD
programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Number of Responses Annually: 100.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Estimated Burdens: 100 hours.

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Number of
Information collection respondents Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost Annual cost
annually response annum per response hours per response
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Demographics............................ 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0
Type of subsidized housing.............. 1.000 1 100 1 1 0 0
Energy, Utility, Technology Needs....... 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0
Community Assets Needs.................. 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0
Potential uses of federal and local 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0
resources..............................
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Totals.............................. 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0
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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 II.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: August 21, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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for the information collection described nationalresourcenetwork.org/en/ inquiry anticipated to be surveyed
in Section A. solutions/rfa). HUD appreciates the would be those seeking information
comments received on the 60-day about the specific customer being
C. Public Comments and HUD
notice. surveyed, for example, the public
Responses
housing agency (PHA), State and local
The 60-day Notice welcomed the II. Information Collection Proposed by
government, private housing provider,
submission of comments through HUD’s This Notice
nonprofit organizations, or other
docket at www.regulations.gov (see A. Overview of Information Collection organization participating in HUD
http://www.regulations.gov/ programs. Of the category or categories
#!docketDetail;D=HUD-2015-0053) and Title of Information Collection:
Generic Clearance for the Collection of of program participants surveyed, the
to HUD’s Reports Management Officer. survey would inquire about: The
HUD received no comments through the Qualitative Feedback on Proposed New
HUD Services or Products. demographics of the populations the
www.regulations.gov Web site but customer serves; the type of HUD
HUD’s Reports Management Officer OMB Approval Number: Pending.
Type of Request: New. subsidized housing that is provided;
received three public comments. The energy, other utility, technological, or
comments stated that the HUD’s 60-day Form Number: No specific form is
currently contemplated. other infrastructure needs of the
notice lacked specificity as to the housing provided; the need for better
information that HUD proposed to Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: For HUD access to community assets, such as
collect. As HUD advised both transportation, financial services,
commenters the purpose of a ‘‘generic’’ to be successful in its mission, input
from HUD customers and interested educational services (schools, libraries
clearance is to describe generally the or computer facilities), and sports and
type of information that an agency may members of the public is essential. Such
feedback takes many forms, including exercise facilities; the availability of any
seek in one or more upcoming survey. federal, other governmental, and local
The survey, however, will not be the solicitation of public comments
through Federal Register notices, but resources to address identified needs if
general. The survey will be specific. these resources were made available;
Generic refers to the category of also through surveys directly sent to
HUD customers designed to gauge and any demonstration of community or
information that an agency may seek governmental support to improve the
under a generic clearance. satisfaction with services and products
offered by HUD. This generic clearance quality of the housing provided. HUD
HUD further advised that for the
is designed to elicit input on possible anticipates the survey will solicit basic
generic clearance that HUD seeks
new HUD products or services that may information regarding the customer and
approval from OMB, the category of
be helpful to HUD customers. An current or anticipated needs for which
information that HUD is seeking
pertains to feedback on new services or example of these types of services or brief responses will suffice. However,
new products needed by HUD program products are the services offered by the the survey would provide the
participants or prospective participants. National Resource Network that were opportunity for the customer to present
In the June 10, 2015, 60-day Notice, initially determined best suited for additional information pertaining to
HUD provided a specific example of the cities with populations of 40,000 or these topics that customers may choose
type of solicitation of information that more, and having, among other criteria, to note.
would fall under the generic clearance an annual average unemployment rate Respondents (i.e. affected public):
described in the June 10, 2015, notice of 9 percent or more. (See http:// PHAs, State and local governments,
and that example was the National nationalresourcenetwork.org/en/ tribal nations, multifamily housing
Resource Network. As HUD stated in the solutions/rfa.) providers, nonprofit organizations, and
June 10, 2015, notice: ‘‘An example of A generic collection, such as HUD is other organizations that participate in
these types of services or products are proposing through this notice, would HUD programs.
the services offered by the National allow HUD to survey its customers to Estimated Number of Respondents:
Resource Network that were initially determine whether HUD has identified 1,000.
determined best suited for cities with appropriate eligibility criteria for new Estimated Number of Responses
populations of 40,000 or more, and products and services under Annually: 100.
having, among other criteria, an annual consideration, and correctly identified Frequency of Response: Once.
average unemployment rate of 9 percent the categories of customers in need of Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
or more. (See http:// these products or services. The areas of Total Estimated Burdens: 100 hours.

Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents Annual cost
response per annum per response hours per response
annually

Demographics .............. 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0
Type of subsidized
housing ..................... 1.000 1 100 1 1 0 0
Energy, Utility, Tech-
nology Needs ........... 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0
Community Assets
Needs ....................... 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0
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Potential uses of fed-
eral and local re-
sources ..................... 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0

Totals .................... 1,000 1 100 1 1 0 0

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B. Solicitation of Public Comment Homeless v. Veterans Administration, I. Abstract
This notice is soliciting comments No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD Water resources in the Western
from members of the public and affected publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, United States (U.S.) are scarce and
parties concerning the collection of identifying unutilized, underutilized, recent droughts have only exacerbated
information described in Section II.A on excess and surplus Federal buildings disputes over water usage. As such,
the following: and real property that HUD has managing water resources effectively
(1) Whether the proposed collection reviewed for suitability for use to assist and efficiently is important for both
of information is necessary for the the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the private and public sector water users.
proper performance of the functions of purpose of announcing that no However, monitoring water use
the agency, including whether the additional properties have been comprehensively can be difficult using
information will have practical utility; determined suitable or unsuitable this only on-the-ground techniques, due to
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s week. the labor and time required for such
estimate of the burden of the proposed Dated: August 20, 2015. efforts. Recent case studies initiated by
collection of information; Brian P. Fitzmaurice, the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS)
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, Director, Division of Community Assistance, Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Program
utility, and clarity of the information to Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs. have indicated that Landsat satellite
be collected; and [FR Doc. 2015–21069 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] imagery plays an important role in
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Western U.S. water resource
the collection of information on those management. Landsat satellites are the
who are to respond; including through only satellites to continuously collect
the use of appropriate automated the thermal imagery needed to measure
collection techniques or other forms of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR evapotranspiration and provide it to the
information technology, e.g., permitting public at no cost. Evapotranspiration
electronic submission of responses. Geological Survey derived from thermal imagery can be
HUD encourages interested parties to used to objectively assess present and
[GX15RB00CMFCA00]
submit comment in response to these past water use on the landscape. For
questions. Agency Information Collection example, thermal data from Landsat
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Activities: Request for Comments satellites has been used in court cases to
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. help settle water disputes. Landsat
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), satellites also provide a range of other
Dated: August 21, 2015. Interior. imagery which are used in water
Colette Pollard, resource management. For example, the
ACTION: Notice of a new information
Department Reports Management Officer, collection: Use of Landsat satellite imagery can be used to identify different
Office of the Chief Information Officer. types of vegetation, such as agricultural
imagery in water resource management
[FR Doc. 2015–21275 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] crop types. There are unique
in the Western United States.
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P considerations users must address in
SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological using Landsat imagery in water
Survey) will ask the Office of resources applications. The newest
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Management and Budget (OMB) to Landsat satellite, Landsat 8, launched in
URBAN DEVELOPMENT approve the information collection (IC) 2013, has two thermal spectral bands
[Docket No. FR–5828–N–35] described below. As required by the whereas the Landsat 7 satellite has one
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of band. Thermal imagery from both
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities 1995, and as part of our continuing Landsats 7 and 8 is also collected at a
To Assist the Homeless efforts to reduce paperwork and lower spatial resolution (60 meters and
respondent burden, we invite the 100 meters, respectively) than the
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant general public and other Federal multispectral imagery collected by these
Secretary for Community Planning and agencies to take this opportunity to satellites, though it is resampled to the
Development, HUD. comment on this IC. same 30-meter resolution as the rest of
ACTION: Notice. DATES: To ensure that your comments the imagery.
are considered, we must receive them While the handful of completed case
SUMMARY: This Notice identifies
on or before October 27, 2015. studies have indicated the importance
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments of Landsat imagery in water resource
surplus Federal property reviewed by
on this information collection to the management, a broader picture of the
HUD for suitability for possible use to
Information Collection Clearance use of the imagery by water resources
assist the homeless.
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 users is not available. This makes it
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: difficult for LRS to meet the needs of
Juanita Perry, Department of Housing Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); these users both now and in the future.
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Given the consistency in water rights
Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email).
Please reference ‘Information Collection and the general scarcity of water in the
20410; telephone (202) 402–3970; TTY Western U.S. as compared to the rest of
number for the hearing- and speech- 1028—NEW, Landsat satellite imagery
use in Western United States water the nation, we are proposing a survey
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impaired (202) 708–2565, (these that will focus specifically on the users
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or resource management’ in all
correspondence. who apply Landsat imagery in water
call the toll-free Title V information line resources in this region. Questions will
at 800–927–7588. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: be asked to determine the extent and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Larisa Serbina, Economist, at (970) 222– type of use of Landsat imagery in water
accordance with the December 12, 1988 9073 or lserbina@usgs.gov. resource management projects, the
court order in National Coalition for the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: preferred characteristics (e.g., spatial

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Contact		Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. 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 (800) 877-8339.
FR Citation		80 FR 52329