81 FR 55471 - 60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on the: ConnectHome Challenge Performance Reporting
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 161 (August 19, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 55471-55472] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19871] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5915-N-07] 60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment on the: ConnectHome Challenge Performance Reporting AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 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, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna Guido at [email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll- free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection described in Section A. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: ConnectHome Challenge Performance Reporting. OMB Approval Number: Pending. Type of Request: New collection. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The purpose of this effort is to support communities who ``take-up'' the ConnectHome Challenge to close the digital divide among HUD-assisted households. The ConnectHome Challenge will call on Mayors, County Executives, Tribal Leaders, Housing Agencies and other Housing Providers, and other community leaders to agree to close the digital divide among HUD-assisted households. In signing on to The ConnectHome Challenge, a community is committing, among other things, to: (1) Establish (possibly in collaboration with their [[Page 55472]] local knowledge institutions) baseline estimates of the percent of HUD- assisted households with in-home high-speed internet that is not reliant on a smartphone; (2) collaborate with local stakeholders to establish performance targets for increasing in-home high-speed internet adoption; (3) establish and share with HUD the local strategies for achieving in-home high-speed internet adoption targets; and (4) develop and execute an implementation plan and share progress with HUD. Respondents (describe): HUD anticipates that 150 to 300 communities will participate in the ConnectHome Challenge. Because ``community'' will be defined differently by ConnectHome Challenge participants, HUD will attempt to promote collaboration across overlapping geographical entities (e.g., participant cities falling within participant counties, participants with the same city distinguished by type of housing provider, and other possible scenarios). Estimated Number of Respondents: 300. Estimated Number of Responses: 2,700 [Connectivity Estimate (300 * 4) + Implementation Plan (300 * 1) + Progress Reporting and Plan Updates (300 * 4)]. Frequency of Response: Quarterly (Connectivity Estimate and Progress Reporting and Plan Updates) or Annually (Implementation Plan Development). Average Hours per Response: 90 minutes for Connectivity Estimate, 90 minutes for Progress Reporting and Plan Updates, 6 hours for Implementation Plan Development. Total Estimated Burdens: 5,400 hours. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connectivity Estimate................... 300 4 1200 1.5 1800 $30.00 $54,000.00 Implementation Plan Development......... 300 1 300 6 1800 30.00 54,000.00 Progress Reporting and Plan Updates..... 300 4 1200 1.5 1800 30.00 54,000.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................... 900 .............. .............. .............. 5400 30.00 162,000.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10, 2016. Katherine M. O'Regan, Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research. [FR Doc. 2016-19871 Filed 8-18-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P
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service performance against the best in required to successfully complete HUD to contract inspectors who will be
business. Uniform Physical Condition Standards conducting Uniform Physical Condition
To that end, the Office of Public and (UPCS) inspection training. The training Standards-Voucher (UPCS–V)
Indian Housing (PIH) will use a consists of a pre-requisite computer- inspections of 2.2 million Section 8
standardized training assessment based component followed by an Housing Choice Voucher units.
instrument to evaluate learners’ instructor-led component, each of
reactions to training or technical PIH also proposes to use the training
which is evaluated using the Training form in the future for all other training
assistance programs. With the Evaluation Form. To become familiar
information collected, PIH will measure, offered to PIH program participants and
with the UPCS inspection process and stakeholders on major regulatory
evaluate, and compare the performance requirements, thereby facilitating and
of its various training programs over changes. These sessions may be held as
enhancing maintenance of properties
time. The design of this form follows technical assistance seminars,
and preparation for upcoming contract
industry-accepted best practices, conferences, briefings, or online
inspections, public housing agency
allowing additional comparisons to webinars.
(PHA) employees and multifamily
other training programs in business and Respondents (i.e., affected public):
property owners and agents (POAs) are
government. The training evaluation form will be
Examples of how the Training able to take a computer-based UPCS
training, which is also evaluated using completed by members of the public
Evaluation Form is currently being used
the Training Evaluation Form. and individuals at state and local
and will be used are: To inspect HUD
insured and assisted properties, PIH proposes to use the training form government entities who participate in
prospective contract inspectors are in the future to evaluate training offered a HUD training course.
Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection Annual cost
respondents response per annum per response hours per response
Training Eval. Form ..... 64,590 1 64,590 .033 2,123 $24.83 $52,937
Total ...................... 64,590 1 64,590 .033 2,123 24.83 52,937
B. Solicitation of Public Comment DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND SW., Washington, DC 20410; email
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Anna Guido at Anna.Guido@hud.gov or
This notice is soliciting comments telephone 202–402–3400. Persons with
from members of the public and affected [Docket No. FR–5915–N–07]
hearing or speech impairments may
parties concerning the collection of access this number through TTY by
60 Day Notice of Proposed Information
information described in Section A on calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Collection for Public Comment on the:
the following: Service at (800) 877–8339. This is not a
ConnectHome Challenge Performance
(1) Whether the proposed collection Reporting toll-free number. Copies of available
of information is necessary for the documents submitted to OMB may be
proper performance of the functions of AGENCY: Office of Policy Development obtained from Ms. Pollard.
the agency, including whether the and Research, HUD. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information will have practical utility; ACTION: Notice. notice informs the public that HUD has
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from submitted to OMB a request for
estimate of the burden of the proposed the Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection
collection of information; (OMB) for the information collection described in Section A.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, described below. In accordance with the A. Overview of Information Collection
utility, and clarity of the information to Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested Title of Information Collection:
be collected; and ConnectHome Challenge Performance
parties on the proposed collection of
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of information. The purpose of this notice Reporting.
the collection of information on those is to allow for 60 days of public OMB Approval Number: Pending.
who are to respond; including through comment. Type of Request: New collection.
the use of appropriate automated Description of the need for the
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 18, information and proposed use: The
collection techniques or other forms of
2016. purpose of this effort is to support
information technology, e.g., permitting
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are communities who ‘‘take-up’’ the
electronic submission of responses.
invited to submit comments regarding ConnectHome Challenge to close the
HUD encourages interested parties to this proposal. Comments should refer to digital divide among HUD-assisted
submit comment in response to these the proposal by name and/or OMB households. The ConnectHome
questions. Control Number and should be sent to: Challenge will call on Mayors, County
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork HUD Desk Officer, Office of Executives, Tribal Leaders, Housing
Management and Budget, New Agencies and other Housing Providers,
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Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Executive Office Building, Washington, and other community leaders to agree to
Dated: August 11, 2016.
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: close the digital divide among HUD-
Merrie Nichols-Dixon, OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. assisted households.
Deputy Director for Policy, Program and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In signing on to The ConnectHome
Legislative Initiatives. Colette Pollard, Reports Management Challenge, a community is committing,
[FR Doc. 2016–19849 Filed 8–18–16; 8:45 am] Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing among other things, to: (1) Establish
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local knowledge institutions) baseline will participate in the ConnectHome Implementation Plan (300 * 1) +
estimates of the percent of HUD-assisted Challenge. Because ‘‘community’’ will Progress Reporting and Plan Updates
households with in-home high-speed be defined differently by ConnectHome (300 * 4)].
internet that is not reliant on a Challenge participants, HUD will Frequency of Response: Quarterly
smartphone; (2) collaborate with local attempt to promote collaboration across (Connectivity Estimate and Progress
stakeholders to establish performance overlapping geographical entities (e.g., Reporting and Plan Updates) or
targets for increasing in-home high- participant cities falling within Annually (Implementation Plan
speed internet adoption; (3) establish participant counties, participants with Development).
and share with HUD the local strategies the same city distinguished by type of
for achieving in-home high-speed housing provider, and other possible Average Hours per Response: 90
internet adoption targets; and (4) scenarios). minutes for Connectivity Estimate, 90
develop and execute an implementation Estimated Number of Respondents: minutes for Progress Reporting and Plan
plan and share progress with HUD. 300. Updates, 6 hours for Implementation
Respondents (describe): HUD Estimated Number of Responses: Plan Development.
anticipates that 150 to 300 communities 2,700 [Connectivity Estimate (300 * 4) + Total Estimated Burdens: 5,400 hours.
Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection Annual cost
respondents response per annum per response hours per response
Connectivity Estimate .. 300 4 1200 1.5 1800 $30.00 $54,000.00
Implementation Plan
Development ............ 300 1 300 6 1800 30.00 54,000.00
Progress Reporting and
Plan Updates ............ 300 4 1200 1.5 1800 30.00 54,000.00
Total ...................... 900 ........................ ........................ ........................ 5400 30.00 162,000.00
B. Solicitation of Public Comment DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
URBAN DEVELOPMENT 8339.
This notice is soliciting comments
[Docket No. FR–5916–N–15] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
from members of the public and affected Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
parties concerning the collection of Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
information described in Section A on PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Collection: Section 8 Management
the following: Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Assessment Program
(1) Whether the proposed collection (L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
of information is necessary for the AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
proper performance of the functions of Secretary for Public and Indian 402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
the agency, including whether the Housing, PIH, HUD. number). Persons with hearing or
information will have practical utility; ACTION: Notice. speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
estimate of the burden of the proposed the Office of Management and Budget 8339. Copies of available documents
collection of information; (OMB) for the information collection submitted to OMB may be obtained
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, described below. In accordance with the from Ms. Mussington.
utility, and clarity of the information to Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
be collected; and notice informs the public that HUD is
parties on the proposed collection of
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of information. The purpose of this notice seeking approval from OMB for the
the collection of information on those is to allow for 60 days of public information collection described in
who are to respond; including through comment. Section A.
the use of appropriate automated A. Overview of Information Collection
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 18,
collection techniques or other forms of
2016. Title of Information Collection:
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are Section 8 Management Assessment
invited to submit comments regarding Program (SEMAP).
HUD encourages interested parties to this proposal. Comments should refer to OMB Control Number: 2577–0215.
submit comment in response to these the proposal by name and/or OMB Type of Request: Revision of a
questions. Control Number and should be sent to: currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Colette Pollard, Reports Management Agency Form Numbers: HUD–52658.
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing Description of the need for the
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street information and proposed use: On an
Dated: August 10, 2016.
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC annual basis (or every two years for
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Katherine M. O’Regan, 20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 small agencies) PHAs are required to
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy (this is not a toll-free number) or email submit a SEMAP certification (form
Development and Research. at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of HUD–52648) electronically into the
[FR Doc. 2016–19871 Filed 8–18–16; 8:45 am] the proposed forms or other available Information Management System/Public
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P information. Persons with hearing or and Indian Housing Information Center
speech impairments may access this (IMS/PIC). There is a maximum of 15
number through TTY by calling the toll- indicators that are either verified
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