Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2021-14953 · Docket No. FR-7034-N-38

Summary

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public comment.

Dates

Comments Due Date: August 13, 2021.

Supplementary Information

This notice informs the public that HUD has submitted to OMB a request for approval of 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 May 3, 2021 at 86 FR 23421. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens. OMB Approval Number: 2577-0295. Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Form Number: HUD-9886, HUD-9886-ARA, HUD-9886-CAM, HUD-9886-CHI, HUD-9886-CRE, HUD-9886-FRE, HUD-9886-HMO, HUD-9886-KOR, HUD-9886-RUS, HUD-9886-SPA, HUD-9886-VIE. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD is prohibited from making financial assistance available to other than citizens or persons of eligible immigration status. This is a request for an extension of the current approval for HUD to require a declaration of citizenship or eligible immigration status from individuals seeking certain housing assistance. Respondents ( i.e., affected public): Individuals or households, State, or Local Government. Reporting Burden Information collection Number of respondents Frequency of response Responses per annum Burden hour per response Annual burden hours Hourly cost per response Annual cost New tenant admissions in Public & Indian Housing and Section 8 Programs ** 4,055 213 863,715.00 0.16 138,194.40 $30.00 $4,145,832.00 Annual recertification of tenants' eligible immigration status in Public & Indian Housing and Section 8 Programs ** 4,055 7 28,385.00 0.08 2,270.80 30.00 68,124.00 Totals 4,055 892,100 140,465.20 4,213,956.00 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. (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 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 as amended. Colette Pollard, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2021-14953 Filed 7-13-21; 8:45 am]