81 FR 27171 - Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: OMB Control Number 1084-0033, Private Rental Survey

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 87 (May 5, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-10502

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior announces the proposed extension of a public information collection and seeks public comments on the provisions thereof.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

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Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: OMB Control Number 
1084-0033, Private Rental Survey

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Office of the Secretary, 
Department of the Interior announces the proposed extension of a public 
information collection and seeks public comments on the provisions 
thereof.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 5, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments to: Laura Walters, Quarters 
Rental Program Manager, 7301 W. Mansfield Ave., MS D-2910, Denver, CO 
80235, or fax: 303-969-6634, or by email to 
[email protected]. Individuals providing comments should 
reference OMB control number 1084-0033, ``Private Rental Survey''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection request, any explanatory information and related forms, 
contact Laura Walters, Quarters Rental Program Manager, 7301 W. 
Mansfield Ave., MS D-2910, Denver, CO 80235, or fax: 303-969-6634, or 
by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This notice is for renewal of information collection.
    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 
1320, which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq., require that interested members of the public and 
affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information 
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)).
    5 U.S.C. 5911 authorizes Federal agencies to provide housing for 
Government employees under specified circumstances. In compliance with 
OMB Circular A-45 (Revised), Rental and Construction of Government 
Quarters, a review of private rental market housing rates is required 
at least once every 5 years to ensure that the rental, utility charges, 
and charges for related services to occupants of Government Furnished 
Housing (GFH) are comparable to corresponding charges in the private 
sector. To avoid unnecessary duplication and inconsistent rental rates, 
the Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Interior 
Business Center, conducts rental market surveys as a shared federal 
service for the Departments of the Interior (DOI), Agriculture, 
Commerce, Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation, Health and Human 
Services, and Veterans Affairs. In this survey, two collection forms 
are used: OS-2000, covering ``Houses--Apartments--Mobile Homes'' and 
OS-2001, covering ``Trailer Spaces.''
    This collection of information provides data that helps DOI and the 
other Federal agencies to meet the rent-setting requirements of OMB 
Circular A-45 (Revised). If this information were not collected from 
the public, DOI and the other Federal agencies with GFH would be 
required to use professional appraisals of open market rental costs for 
GFH, again, in accordance with OMB Circular A-45, but at an increased 
cost to the taxpayer.

II. Data

    (1) Title: Private Rental Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1084-0033.
    Current Expiration Date: September 30, 2016.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Entities: Individuals or households, businesses and other 
for profit institutions.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: OS-2000: 3,841; OS-2001: 
200; Total: 4,041.
    Frequency of responses: Once per respondent every fourth year. 
Three or four of 15 total survey regions are surveyed every year. 
Therefore a respondent may be potentially be surveyed every fourth 
year, if an individual respondent lives in the same unit and the exact 
same unit happens to be surveyed again four years later. In addition, 
if an individual business is a significant rental property owner or 
rental property manager in the community, they may provide multiple 
responses in the same survey. Participation is optional.
    (2) Annual reporting and recordkeeping burden:
    Estimated burden per response: OS-2000: 6 minutes; OS-2001: 4 
minutes.
    Estimated average number of annual responses: OS-2000: 3,383; OS-
2001: 220
    Total estimated average annual reporting: OS-2000: 338 hours; OS-
2001: 15 hours, Total: 353 hours.
    (3) Description of the need and use of the information.
    This information collection provides the data for DOI to determine 
open market rental costs for GFH. These rates, in turn, enable DOI to 
set GFH rental rates for several agencies, as a shared federal service, 
in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-45 (Revised).

III. Request for Comments

    The Department invites comments on:
    (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agencies, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (b) The accuracy of the agencies' estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information and the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    ``Burden'' means the total time, effort, and financial resources 
expended by

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persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and use technology and 
systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, and to complete 
and review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information.
    All written comments, with names and addresses, will be available 
for public inspection. If you wish us to withhold your personal 
information, you must prominently state at the beginning of your 
comment what personal information you want us to withhold. While you 
may ask us in your comment to withhold PII from public view, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. If you wish to view any 
comments received, you may do so by scheduling an appointment with the 
point of contact given in the ADDRESSES section. A valid picture 
identification is required for entry into the Department of the 
Interior.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

    Dated: April 28, 2016.
Debra E. Sonderman,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management.
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013808) was undergoing. Not being able FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Current Expiration Date: September
to import these eggs by early May 2016 request a copy of the information 30, 2016.
under their existing permit would cause collection request, any explanatory Type of Review: Extension without
undue hardship on the species recovery information and related forms, contact change of a currently approved
program, forcing Calgary Zoo to Laura Walters, Quarters Rental Program collection.
consider culling the eggs. If shipped, the Manager, 7301 W. Mansfield Ave., MS Affected Entities: Individuals or
eggs will be hatched and the chicks will D–2910, Denver, CO 80235, or fax: 303– households, businesses and other for
be raised at the Patuxent Wildlife 969–6634, or by email to laura_a_ profit institutions.
Research Center in Laurel, Maryland, walters@ibc.doi.gov. Estimated annual number of
with the chicks ultimately being respondents: OS–2000: 3,841; OS–2001:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
reintroduced into Southwest Louisiana 200; Total: 4,041.
as part of an ongoing recovery project. I. Abstract Frequency of responses: Once per
respondent every fourth year. Three or
Availability of Documents This notice is for renewal of four of 15 total survey regions are
information collection. surveyed every year. Therefore a
Documents and other information
The Office of Management and Budget respondent may be potentially be
submitted with these applications are
(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, surveyed every fourth year, if an
available for review, subject to the
which implement the Paperwork individual respondent lives in the same
requirements of the Privacy Act and
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 unit and the exact same unit happens to
Freedom of Information Act, by any
et seq., require that interested members be surveyed again four years later. In
party who submits a written request for
a copy of such documents to: U.S. Fish of the public and affected agencies have addition, if an individual business is a
and Wildlife Service, Division of an opportunity to comment on significant rental property owner or
Management Authority, Branch of information collection and rental property manager in the
Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR community, they may provide multiple
Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– 1320.8 (d)). responses in the same survey.
2281. 5 U.S.C. 5911 authorizes Federal Participation is optional.
agencies to provide housing for (2) Annual reporting and
Brenda Tapia, Government employees under specified recordkeeping burden:
Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch circumstances. In compliance with Estimated burden per response: OS–
of Permits, Division of Management OMB Circular A–45 (Revised), Rental 2000: 6 minutes; OS–2001: 4 minutes.
Authority. and Construction of Government Estimated average number of annual
[FR Doc. 2016–10520 Filed 5–4–16; 8:45 am] Quarters, a review of private rental responses: OS–2000: 3,383; OS–2001:
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P market housing rates is required at least 220
once every 5 years to ensure that the Total estimated average annual
rental, utility charges, and charges for reporting: OS–2000: 338 hours; OS–
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR related services to occupants of 2001: 15 hours, Total: 353 hours.
Government Furnished Housing (GFH) (3) Description of the need and use of
Office of the Secretary the information.
are comparable to corresponding
[16XD4523WC DWCFSC000.4A0000 charges in the private sector. To avoid This information collection provides
DS68664000 DP.BCQSO.16DOIC4A] unnecessary duplication and the data for DOI to determine open
inconsistent rental rates, the Department market rental costs for GFH. These rates,
Proposed Renewal of Information of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, in turn, enable DOI to set GFH rental
Collection: OMB Control Number Interior Business Center, conducts rates for several agencies, as a shared
1084–0033, Private Rental Survey rental market surveys as a shared federal federal service, in accordance with the
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and service for the Departments of the requirements of OMB Circular A–45
Property Management, Office of the Interior (DOI), Agriculture, Commerce, (Revised).
Secretary, Department of the Interior. Homeland Security, Justice, III. Request for Comments
ACTION: Notice and request for Transportation, Health and Human The Department invites comments on:
comments. Services, and Veterans Affairs. In this (a) Whether the collection of
survey, two collection forms are used: information is necessary for the proper
SUMMARY: In compliance with the OS–2000, covering ‘‘Houses— performance of the functions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Apartments—Mobile Homes’’ and OS– agencies, including whether the
Office of Acquisition and Property 2001, covering ‘‘Trailer Spaces.’’ information will have practical utility;
Management, Office of the Secretary, This collection of information (b) The accuracy of the agencies’
Department of the Interior announces provides data that helps DOI and the estimate of the burden of the collection
the proposed extension of a public other Federal agencies to meet the rent- of information and the validity of the
information collection and seeks public setting requirements of OMB Circular methodology and assumptions used;
comments on the provisions thereof. A–45 (Revised). If this information were (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
DATES: Consideration will be given to all not collected from the public, DOI and utility, and clarity of the information to
comments received by July 5, 2016. the other Federal agencies with GFH be collected; and
ADDRESSES: Send your written would be required to use professional (d) Ways to minimize the burden of
comments to: Laura Walters, Quarters appraisals of open market rental costs the collection of information on
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Rental Program Manager, 7301 W. for GFH, again, in accordance with OMB respondents, including through the use
Mansfield Ave., MS D–2910, Denver, Circular A–45, but at an increased cost of appropriate automated, electronic,
CO 80235, or fax: 303–969–6634, or by to the taxpayer. mechanical, or other collection
email to laura_a_walters@ibc.doi.gov. techniques or other forms of information
II. Data
Individuals providing comments should technology.
reference OMB control number 1084– (1) Title: Private Rental Survey. ‘‘Burden’’ means the total time, effort,
0033, ‘‘Private Rental Survey’’. OMB Control Number: 1084–0033. and financial resources expended by

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Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 5, 2016.
Contact		To request a copy of the information collection request, any explanatory information and related forms, contact Laura Walters, Quarters Rental Program Manager, 7301 W. Mansfield Ave., MS D-2910, Denver, CO 80235, or fax: 303-969-6634, or by email to [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 27171

81 FR 27171 - Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: OMB Control Number 1084-0033, Private Rental Survey

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of the Secretary

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