[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29571-29572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12705]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5383-N-09]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment;
Training Evaluation Form
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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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: July 26, 2010.
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: Leroy McKinney, Jr., Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone 202.402.5564, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Mr.
McKinney at [email protected]. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the
HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not
toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC
20410; telephone 202-402-3374, (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: Training Evaluation Form.
OMB Control Number: 2577--Pending.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: On
September 19, 2005 (70 FR 54983), HUD published a final rule amending
the
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regulations of the Public Housing Operating Fund Program at 24 CFR part
990, which was developed through negotiated rulemaking. Part 990
provides a new formula for distributing operating subsidy to public
housing agencies (PHAs) and establishes requirements for PHAs to
convert to asset management.
Subpart H of the part 990 regulations (Sec. Sec. 990.255 to
990.290) establishes the requirements regarding asset management. Under
Sec. 990.260(a), PHAs that own and operate 250 or more dwelling rental
units must operate using an asset management model consistent with the
subpart H regulations. However, for calendar year 2008, that regulation
is superseded by Sec. 225 of Title II of Division K of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 110-161 (approved
December 26, 2007). Under that law, PHAs that own or operate 400 or
fewer units may elect to transition to asset management, but they are
not required to do so.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 110-161, also
provided `` * * * $5,940,000 for competitive grants and contracts to
third parties for the provision of technical assistance to public
housing agencies related to the transition and implementation of asset-
based management in public housing.'' The contract now in effect will
provide for web-based training, on-site seminars and on-site technical
assistance to assist PHAs in implementing asset management. The
Training Evaluation Form will be used by the Office of Public and
Indian Housing to determine how the training and technical assistance
can be improved to meet PHA needs.
Agency form number, if applicable: Pending.
Members of affected public: Public housing agencies.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents: The estimated
number of respondents is 29,288 annually with one response per
respondent. The average number for each response is .033 hours, for a
total reporting burden of 966 hours.
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: May 20, 2010.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative
Initiatives.
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