80 FR 60168 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 192 (October 5, 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 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60168-60169]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25259]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-47]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Rental 
Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms

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: November 4, 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, QMAC, 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.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for 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 July 
31, 2015 at 80 FR 45673.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Rental Assistance Demonstration 
(RAD) Application Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0278.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-5260 RAD Application.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Public Housing, Rent Supplement, 
Rental Assistance Payment, and Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) 
properties to convert to long-term Section 8 rental assistance 
contracts. Participation in the initiative is voluntary. Public Housing 
Agencies interested in participating in the Demonstration are required 
to submit applications to HUD. The attached application will be used to 
determine eligibility for Public Housing projects only. HUD intends 
through the conversion process, to assure the physical and financial 
sustainability of properties and enable owners to leverage private 
financing to address immediate and long-term capital needs, improve 
operations, and implement energy efficiency improvements. The RAD 
application is Excel based and will be pre-populated with data the 
Department collects and maintains for each housing agency. Information 
collected by the applications will allow the Department to determine 
which applicants meet the eligibility requirements and have the 
capacity to successfully meet RAD's mission delineated in PIH Notice 
PIH-2012-32, REV-2: Rental Assistance Demonstration--Partial 
Implementation and Request for Comments. To review the current version 
of the application, please visit the RAD Web site: www.hud.gov/rad/. 
Under the `For Public Housing Providers' tab, navigate to the 
Application Material section, and links are provided for each state.
    Obtain the current Public Housing Application: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=RAD_App_PH.xlsx.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: The estimated number of 
respondents is 5,900 annually with one response per respondent.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 5,900.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 Hours.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 11,800.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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Public Housing RAD--Application Form....           5,900               1           5,900               2          11,800             $40        $472,000
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    Total...............................           5,900  ..............           5,900  ..............          11,800  ..............         472,000
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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 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:  12 U.S.C. 1701z-1 Research and Demonstrations.

    Dated: September 30, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-25259 Filed 10-2-15; 8:45 am]
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