[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18772-18773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8036]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5487-N-04]
Notice of Extension of Proposed Information Collection for Public
Comment; Public Housing Financial Management Template
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: June 6, 2011.
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: Colette Pollard, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone 202.402.3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms.
Pollard 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: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (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 extension of 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
alternate electronic submission of responses.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Public Housing Financial Management Template.
OMB Control Number: 2535-0107.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To
meet the requirements of the Uniform Financial Standards Rule (24 CFR
part 5, subpart H) and the continued implementation of asset management
contained in 24 CFR part 990, the Department has developed the
financial
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management template that public housing agencies (PHAs) use to annually
submit electronically financial information to HUD. HUD uses the
financial information it collects from each PHA to assist in the
evaluation and assessment of the PHAs' overall condition. Requiring
PHAs to report electronically has enabled HUD to provide a
comprehensive financial assessment of the PHAs receiving federal funds
from HUD.
Agency form number, if applicable: N/A.
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 4,106 PHAs that submit one unaudited financial
management template annually and 3,657 PHAs that submit one audited
financial management template annually; for a total of 7,763
respondents. The average number of hours for each PHA response is 5.5
hours, for a total reporting burden of 42,620 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Extension, without
change, of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: March 24, 2011.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Program and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2011-8036 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
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