81 FR 55472 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 8 Management Assessment Program

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 55472-55473]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19852]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5916-N-15]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Section 8 
Management Assessment 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: 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: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, 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: Section 8 Management Assessment 
Program (SEMAP).
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0215.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD-52658.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: On an 
annual basis (or every two years for small agencies) PHAs are required 
to submit a SEMAP certification (form HUD-52648) electronically into 
the Information Management System/Public and Indian Housing Information 
Center (IMS/PIC). There is a maximum of 15 indicators that are either 
verified

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through PIC data or an on-site or off-site confirmatory review. HUD 
uses the PHA's SEMAP certification, together with other available data, 
to assess PHA management capabilities and deficiencies, and to assign 
an overall performance rating to each PHA administering a HCV program. 
HUD rates a PHA on each SEMAP indicator, completes a PHA SEMAP profile 
identifying any program management deficiencies and assigns an overall 
performance rating. A PHA's written report of correction of a SEMAP 
deficiency is used as documentation that the PHA has taken action to 
address identified program weaknesses. Where HUD assigns an overall 
performance rating of troubled, the PHA's corrective action plan is 
used to monitor the PHA's progress on program improvements.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Public Housing Agencies.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

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                                                  Responses      Total
      Information collection         Number of       per         annual     Hours per   Total hours   Regulatory
                                    respondents   respondent   responses     response                 reference
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SEMAP Certification...............        2,167            1        2,167           12       26,004      985.101
Corrective Action Plan............           80            1           80           10          800   985.107(c)
Report on Correction of SEMAP               542            1          542            2        1,084      985.106
 Deficiency.......................
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    Total Annual Burden...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........       27,888  ...........
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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 12, 2016.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2016-19852 Filed 8-18-16; 8:45 am]
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