81 FR 64929 - 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Small Area Fair Market Rent Demonstration Evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 183 (September 21, 2016)

Page Range		64929-64930
FR Document		2016-22722

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 Issue 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64929-64930]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22722]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5915-N-10]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Small Area Fair 
Market Rent Demonstration Evaluation

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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: November 21, 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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone (202) 402-
5534 (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: Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-5535. 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. Guido.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.
    Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from 
Ms. Guido.

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: Small Area Fair Market Rent 
Demonstration Evaluation.
    OMB Approval Number: N/A.
    Type of Request: New.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
generally publishes a single FMR for each metropolitan area and 
provides public housing agencies with discretion to vary local voucher 
payment standards between 90 and 110 percent of the Fair Market Rent 
(FMR) (unless HUD approves an exception). The SAFMR demonstration is 
testing the alternative approach of setting FMRs at the ZIP Code level. 
The core hypothesis is that this will significantly expand the ability 
of Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) holders to access housing in 
neighborhoods with high-quality schools, low crime rates, and other 
indicators of opportunity, as well as integrated neighborhoods in 
furtherance of HUD's goal of affirmatively furthering fair housing.
    HUD is evaluating the SAFMR demonstration and an important 
consideration in this evaluation is how voucher holders and landlords 
perceive the shift from traditional area-wide FMRs to SAFMRs. HUD will 
look into whether both existing and new voucher holders understood how 
the change to using SAFMRs affected their housing options and whether 
it led movers to search in new neighborhoods or affected the rate of 
moving of existing voucher holders. Similarly, HUD wants to know 
whether landlords were aware of the change in the HCV program and 
whether this affected their willingness to rent to voucher holders and 
the level at which they set rents. In order to address these 
perceptions, 70 tenants and 35 landlords will be interviewed in the 
areas served by the five PHAs that are in the SAFMR demonstration: 
Housing Authority of Cook County (IL); Housing Authority of the City of 
Long Beach (CA); Chattanooga (TN) Housing Authority; Town of Mamaroneck 
(NY) Housing Authority; Housing Authority of the City of Laredo (TX); 
and two PHAs from the Dallas metropolitan area--Dallas Housing 
Authority (TX), and the Plano Housing Authority (TX). To build rapport 
during recruitment, by acknowledging the value of their time, an 
incentive payment of $20 for tenants and $40 for landlords will be 
made.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden     Cost per
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours         response       Annual cost
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Tenants.................................              70               1               1             0.5              35             $20          $1,400
Landlords...............................              35               1               1               1              35              40           1,400
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    Total...............................             105  ..............  ..............  ..............              70  ..............           2,800
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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.


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    Dated: September 8, 2016.
Katherine M. O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.
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Dated: September 8, 2016. submission of comments allows the upon HUD’s February 2012 final rule
Katherine M. O’Regan, commenter maximum time to prepare entitled ‘‘Equal Access to Housing in
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy and submit a comment, ensures timely HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual
Development and Research. receipt by HUD, and enables HUD to Orientation or Gender Identity’’ (2012
[FR Doc. 2016–22722 Filed 9–20–16; 8:45 am] make them immediately available to the Equal Access Rule), which aimed to
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P public. Comments submitted ensure that HUD’s housing programs
electronically through the would be open to all eligible individuals
www.regulations.gov Web site can be and families regardless of sexual
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND viewed by other commenters and orientation, gender identity, or marital
URBAN DEVELOPMENT interested members of the public. status. The 2012 Equal Access Rule,
Commenters should follow the however, did not address how
[Docket No. FR–5910–N–12]
instructions provided on that site to transgender and gender non-conforming
60–Day Notice of Proposed submit comments electronically. individuals should be accommodated in
Information Collection: Public Note: To receive consideration as public
temporary, emergency shelters and
Comment Request: Notice on Equal comments, comments must be submitted other buildings and facilities used for
Access Regardless of Sexual through one of the two methods specified shelter that have physical limitations or
Orientation, Gender Identity, or Marital above. Again, all submissions must refer to configurations that require and that are
Status for HUD’s Community Planning the docket number and title of the notice. permitted to have shared sleeping
No Facsimile Comments. Facsimile quarters or shared bathing facilities.1
and Development Programs
(FAX) comments are not acceptable. This final rule published in today’s
AGENCY: Office of Community Planning Public Inspection of Public Federal Register follows HUD’s
and Development, HUD. Comments. All properly submitted November 20, 2015 proposed rule,
ACTION: Notice. comments and communications which addressed this issue after
submitted to HUD will be available for soliciting public comment. The final
SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from public inspection and copying between rule requires that recipients and
the Office of Management and Budget 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the above subrecipients of CPD funding, as well as
(OMB) for the information collection address. Due to security measures at the owners, operators, and managers of
described below. In accordance with the HUD Headquarters building, an advance shelters, and other buildings and
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), HUD appointment to review the public facilities and providers of services
is requesting comment from all comments must be scheduled by calling funded in whole or in part by any CPD
interested parties on the proposed the Regulations Division at 202–708– program to grant equal access to such
collection of information. The purpose 3055 (this is not a toll-free number). facilities, and other buildings and
of this notice is to allow for 60 days of Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing facilities, benefits, accommodations and
public comment. or have speech impairments may access services to individuals in accordance
DATES: Comments Due Date: November this number via TTY by calling the toll- with the individual’s gender identity,
21, 2016. free Federal Relay Service at 800–877– and in a manner that affords equal
8339. Copies of all comments submitted access to the individual’s family.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
The notice set out in the appendix
invited to submit comments regarding are available for inspection and
presents an additional measure by HUD
this proposal. Comments should refer to downloading at www.regulations.gov.
to ensure that individuals seeking
the proposal by name and/or OMB FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
placement or accommodation in a
Control Number and should be sent to: Norm Suchar, Director, Office of Special shelter or other building or facility and
Colette Pollard, Reports Management Needs Assistance Programs, Office of housing funded under a program
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing Community Planning and Development, administered by CPD are aware of
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street Department of Housing and Urban HUD’s equal access policy, as
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC Development, 451 7th Street SW., established in HUD’s 2012 Equal Access
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 Washington, DC 20410–7000; telephone Rule, and elaborated upon in the final
(this is not a toll-free number) or email number 202–708–4300 (this is not a toll- rule published in today’s Federal
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of free number). Persons who are deaf or Register. Through this PRA notice, HUD
the proposed forms or other available hard of hearing or have speech proposes to require owners and
information. Persons with hearing or impairments can access this number via operators of CPD-funded shelters,
speech impairments may access this TTY by calling the toll-free Federal housing, buildings and other facilities to
number through TTY by calling the toll- Relay Service at 800–877–8339. post this notice on bulletin boards and
free Federal Relay Service at 800–877– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in other public places where individuals
8339. staying in the shelter, building, housing
1. Submission of Comments by Mail. I. Background
or facility or seeking placement or
Comments may be submitted by mail to As noted in the Summary, elsewhere accommodation in the shelter, building,
the Regulations Division, Office of in today’s Federal Register, HUD is housing, or facility would see this
General Counsel, Department of publishing its final rule entitled ‘‘Equal information. HUD strives to reduce
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Access in Accordance with an burden by providing the content of the
7th Street SW., Room 10276, Individual’s Gender Identity in notice to be posted and estimates it will
Washington, DC 20410–0500. Community Planning and Development
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take about six minutes for owners and
2. Electronic Submission of Programs.’’ Through this final rule, HUD operators to print and post this notice.
Comments. Interested persons may ensures equal access to individuals in All existing and new owners would be
submit comments electronically through accordance with their gender identity in required to post the notice only once,
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at programs and shelter funded under
www.regulations.gov. HUD strongly programs administered by HUD’s Office 1 Shared sleeping quarters and shared bathing
encourages commenters to submit of Community Planning and facilities are those for simultaneous use by more
comments electronically. Electronic Development (CPD). This rule builds than one person.

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Contact		Anna P. Guido, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Anna P. Guido at [email protected] or telephone (202) 402-5535. 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.
FR Citation		81 FR 64929