81 FR 55470 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Training Evaluation Form

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 161 (August 19, 2016)

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 81, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55470-55471]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19849]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5916-N-13]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Training 
Evaluation Form

AGENCY: Office of the Assistance Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, 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: October 18, 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: 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.
    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.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Training Evaluation Form.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0271.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD 50945.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Executive Order 13571, ``Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving 
Customer Service,'' issued on April 27, 2011, states ``The public 
deserves competent, efficient, and responsive service from the Federal 
Government. Executive departments and agencies (agencies) must 
continuously evaluate their performance in meeting this standard and 
work to improve it.'' Executive Order 12862 ``Setting Customer Service 
Standards,'' issued on September 11, 1993, requires agencies that 
provide significant services directly to the public to identify and 
survey their customers, establish service standards and track 
performance against those standards, and benchmark customer

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service performance against the best in business.
    To that end, the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) will use 
a standardized training assessment instrument to evaluate learners' 
reactions to training or technical assistance programs. With the 
information collected, PIH will measure, evaluate, and compare the 
performance of its various training programs over time. The design of 
this form follows industry-accepted best practices, allowing additional 
comparisons to other training programs in business and government.
    Examples of how the Training Evaluation Form is currently being 
used and will be used are: To inspect HUD insured and assisted 
properties, prospective contract inspectors are required to 
successfully complete HUD Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) 
inspection training. The training consists of a pre-requisite computer-
based component followed by an instructor-led component, each of which 
is evaluated using the Training Evaluation Form. To become familiar 
with the UPCS inspection process and requirements, thereby facilitating 
and enhancing maintenance of properties and preparation for upcoming 
contract inspections, public housing agency (PHA) employees and 
multifamily property owners and agents (POAs) are able to take a 
computer-based UPCS training, which is also evaluated using the 
Training Evaluation Form.
    PIH proposes to use the training form in the future to evaluate 
training offered to contract inspectors who will be conducting Uniform 
Physical Condition Standards-Voucher (UPCS-V) inspections of 2.2 
million Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher units.
    PIH also proposes to use the training form in the future for all 
other training offered to PIH program participants and stakeholders on 
major regulatory changes. These sessions may be held as technical 
assistance seminars, conferences, briefings, or online webinars.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): The training evaluation form 
will be completed by members of the public and individuals at state and 
local government entities who participate in a HUD training course.

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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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Training Eval. Form.....................          64,590               1          64,590            .033           2,123          $24.83         $52,937
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    Total...............................          64,590               1          64,590            .033           2,123           24.83          52,937
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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:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: August 11, 2016.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
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