[Federal Register: September 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 176)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5194-N-14]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Study
of Capital Needs in the Public Housing Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone 202-402-8048 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms.
Deitzer at Lillian.L.Deitzer@hud.gov for a copy of the proposed
interview guides, survey instruments, or other available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy,
Program and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC
20410; telephone 202-708-0713 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice
is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
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) evaluate the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Study of Capital Needs in the Public Housing
Program.
OMB Control Number: 2577-pending.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: In
response to a congressional request, the Department is conducting a
study of the existing and accrual capital needs of the public housing
stock. Through a combination of on-site inspections and Public Housing
Authority (PHA) interviews, capital needs will be estimated at the
national level for subcategories such as housing authority size
(measured by number of ACC units) and region. The findings will be
compared to those from an earlier study, Capital Needs of the Public
Housing Stock in 1998: Formula Capital Study (January 30, 2000), to
illustrate how existing and accrual needs have changed over time. The
study is also required to investigate the feasibility of using Real
Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspections to facilitate ongoing
estimates of public housing capital needs. The collected information
will support budgeting, planning, and evaluation efforts by Congress
and HUD.
Agency form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
Members of affected public: Staff from Public Housing Authorities
included in the sample.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents: The total
burden for data collection is estimated at 4,820 hours (4,400 hours for
physical inspections of units and 420 hours for a PHA survey). Since
the entire data collection period is
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roughly six months within the same calendar year, the total burden
hours are the same as the average annual burden hours. Each of the 550
properties selected for inspection will need to provide a knowledgeable
staff member to accompany the inspector during the 8 hour inspection.
At each of the 140 PHAs selected, an average of three staff members
(such as the executive director, director of modernization, engineer,
or asset manager) will need to spend a combined total of approximately
180 minutes responding to our information requests and follow-up
questions.
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Total
Number of Burden per respondent Total
Data collected respondents respondent burden respondent
(minutes) (minutes) burden (hours)
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Physical Inspections \1\........................ 550 480 264,000 4,400
PHA Survey...................................... 420 60 25,200 420
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Total....................................... 970 n.a. 289,200 4,820
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\1\ The physical inspection process is estimated to take about 8 hours per property. A building or property
manager is expected to accompany the inspector during the inspection.
Status of the proposed information collection: New collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 28, 2008.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Trouble Agency Recovery Operations.
[FR Doc. E8-21022 Filed 9-9-08; 8:45 am]
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