81 FR 83277 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily Family Self-Sufficiency (MF FSS) Program Escrow Credit Data

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)

HUD has submitted the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83277-83278]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27910]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5909-N-76]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Multifamily 
Family Self-Sufficiency (MF FSS) Program Escrow Credit Data

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 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: 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, QMAC, 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.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on 
December 10, 2015 at 80 FR 76704.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Multifamily Family Self-
Sufficiency (MF FSS) Program Escrow Credit Data.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502--New.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Multifamily Family Self-Sufficiency (MF FSS) is a HUD program that 
enables families living multifamily assisted housing to increase their 
earned income and reduce their dependence on public assistance 
programs. MF FSS promotes the development of local strategies to 
coordinate the use of HUD rental assistance programs with public and 
private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic 
independence and self-sufficiency. HUD's Appropriations Act of 2015 
allows owners of privately owned multifamily properties with a Section 
8 contract to voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program 
available to assisted tenants in accordance with procedures established 
by the Secretary, including those procedures permitting tenants to 
accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) of the U.S. 
Housing Act of 1937. Owners of privately-owned HUD assisted multifamily 
housing can voluntarily establish and operate a MF FSS program at their 
housing sites. Participation in the MF FSS program is voluntary for 
families living in these properties. FSS families are referred to 
services and educational opportunities that can lead to improved 
employment and earned income. Such services might include child care, 
transportation, education, job training, employment counseling, 
financial literacy, and homeownership counseling. Families entering the 
FSS program work with a case manager to develop goals that will lead to 
self-sufficiency within a 5-year period. These goals may include 
education, specialized training, and job readiness, placement, and 
career advancement activities. Families sign a five year contract of 
participation (CoP) with the owner. Goals for each participating family 
member are set out in Individual Training and Services plans (ITSP) 
that are part of the CoP. When the family meets its goals and completes 
its FSS contract, the family becomes eligible to receive funds 
deposited in an escrow account. The owner establishes an interest-
bearing escrow account for each participating family. If a family's 
earned income and rental payments increase as a result of participation 
in the FSS, the owner will credit the incremental earned income amount 
to the family's escrow account. Once a family successfully graduates 
from the program, they may access the escrow funds and use them for any 
purpose.
    Respondents: Owners of privately-owned HUD assisted multifamily 
housing who voluntarily establish and operate a MF FSS program at their 
housing sites.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2000.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8000.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 8000.

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

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information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35.

    Dated: November 8, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-27910 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am]
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