83 FR 2171 - 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) Appeals; PHAS Unaudited Financial Statement Submission Extensions; Assisted and Insured Housing Property Inspection Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)

HUD 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 30 days of public comment.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2171-2172]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00594]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5997-N-84]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Assessment System (PHAS) Appeals; PHAS Unaudited Financial Statement 
Submission Extensions; Assisted and Insured Housing Property Inspection 
Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 15, 2018.

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: OIRA [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 [email protected], or 
telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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 October 
11, 2017 at 82 FR 47241.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Assessment System 
(PHAS) Appeals; Public Housing and Multifamily Housing Technical 
Reviews and Database Adjustments; Assisted and Insured Housing property 
inspection Technical Reviews and Database Adjustments.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0257.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-52306.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
collection of this information supports HUD's ongoing mission to 
provide safe, decent and affordable housing to lower income households. 
Accurate assessment information is necessary. PHAs performing poorly 
may be subject to additional reporting requirements, may receive HUD 
assistance, and are subject to possible penalties. For the Office of 
Housing, accurate scores are vital to their monitoring and compliance 
efforts. Unacceptable property scores result in automatic penalties and 
referral for enforcement actions.
    Pursuant to Sec.  6(j)(2)(A)(iii) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937, as amended, HUD established procedures in the Public Housing 
Assessment System (PHAS) rule for a public housing agencies (PHAs) to 
appeal a troubled assessment designation (Sec.  902.69). The PHAS rule 
in Sec. Sec.  902.24 and 902.68 also provides that under certain 
circumstances PHAs may submit a request for a database adjustment and 
technical review, respectively, of physical condition inspection 
results.
    Pursuant to the Office of Housing Physical Condition of Multifamily 
Properties regulation at Sec.  200.857(d) and (e), multifamily property 
owners also have the right, under certain circumstances, to submit a 
request for a database adjustment and technical review, respectively, 
of physical condition inspection results.
    Appeals, when granted, change assessment scores and designations; 
database adjustments and technical reviews, when granted, change 
property scores. These changes result is more accurate assessments.
    Section 902.60 of the PHAS rule also provides that, in extenuating 
circumstances, PHAs may request an extension of time to submit required 
unaudited financial information. When granted, an extension of time 
postpones the imposition of sanctions for a late submission.
    Respondents (i.e., affected public): Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) 
and Multifamily Housing property owners (MF POs).

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                                                              Number of          Frequency  of       Total              Estimated          Total annual
                           Type                              respondents    x      response        responses     x        hours       =    burden hours
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                                             Burden Hour Estimates for Respondents for Appeals, TRs and DBAs
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PHA Appeal...............................................             151                    1             151                    5                 -755
PHA DBA..................................................             189                    1             189                    8                1,512
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                                             Burden Hour Estimates for Respondents for Appeals, TRs and DBAs
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PHA TR...................................................             293                    1             293                    8                2,344
MF PO DBA................................................             189                    1             189                    8                1,512
MF PO TR.................................................             688                    1             688                    8                5,504
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    Totals...............................................           1,510                                1,510                                    11,627
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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: December 19, 2017.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-00594 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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