80 FR 72095 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Capital Fund Program

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 222 (November 18, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 222 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72095-72096]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29467]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5838-N-08]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Capital Fund Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, PIH, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: January 19, 2016.

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, 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 
[email protected] 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: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,

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PIH, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 
(L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-
4109, (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech 
impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal 
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Copies of available 
documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Mussington.

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 Capital Fund 
Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0157.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers: HUD Form 50075.1--Annual Statement/Performance and 
Evaluation Report and HUD-50075.2--Capital Fund Program Five-Year 
Action Plan, HUD-5084, HUD-5087, HUD-51000, HUD-51001, HUD-51002, HUD-
51003, HUD-51004, HUD-51915, HUD-51915-A, HUD-51971-I-II, HUD-52396, 
HUD-52427, HUD-52482, HUD-52483-A, HUD-52484, HUD-52485, HUD-52651-A, 
HUD-52829, HUD-52830, HUD-52833, HUD-52845, HUD-52846, HUD-52847, HUD-
52849, HUD-53001, HUD-53015, HUD-5370, HUD-5370EZ, HUD-5370C, HUD-5372, 
HUD-5378, HUD-5460, HUD-52828, 50071, 5370-C1, 5370-C2.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Public Housing Capital Fund Program Final Rule (24 CFR 905) was 
published in the Federal Register October 24, 2013 (Docket No. 5236-F-
02) and was effective on November 25, 2013. The new Capital Fund Rule 
de-coupled the capital funding annual performance and evaluation 
reports (HUD form 50775.1) and 5-Year Action Plan (HUD Form 50075.2) 
submissions that were formerly combined with the PHA Plan submissions. 
The HUD-50075.1 and HUD-50075.2 Capital Fund Annual Statement/
Performance and Evaluation Report and 5-Year Action Plan forms and 
associated burden hours (10,070) are being removed from the approval 
for the PHA Plan under OMB no. 2577-0226 and added to the approval for 
the Capital Fund Program under OMB no. 2577-0157. The revision to PHA 
Plan information collection, OMB No. 2577-0226, is being submitted 
concurrently with this submission. HUD is in the process of moving to 
an electronic submission of the information collected with forms HUD-
50075.1 and HUD-50075.2 under the Activity Planning Module of the 
Energy and Performance Information Center (EPIC) System. HUD began beta 
testing of the Activity Planning Module in EPIC in August of 2015. Once 
beta testing is complete, HUD will begin roll out of the submission of 
the HUD-50075.1 and HUD-50075.2 data to EPIC in lieu of using the paper 
forms for submission. The hours for the electronic collection of that 
information will then be moved from Capital Fund Information 
Collection, OMB No. 2577-0157 to the EPIC Information Collection--OMB 
No. 2577-0274.
    Respondents: Members of Affected Public: State, Local or Local 
Government and Non-profit Organization.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,100.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 79,044 annual responses.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 3.49.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 275,537 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: November 9, 2015.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
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