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BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-7061-N-10] 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Operating Fund Program: Operating Budget and Related Form, OMB Control No.: 2577-0026 AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, PIH, HUD. ACTION: Notice. 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 60 days of public comment. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* September 26, 2022. 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: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at *Colette.Pollard@hud.gov* for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at

(800)877-8339. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Information 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. A. Overview of Information Collection *Title of Information Collection:* PHA Board Resolution Approving Operating Budget. *OMB Approval Number:* 2577-0026. *Type of Request:* Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved collection for which approval has expired. *Form Number:* HUD-52574. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* The operating budget and related form are submitted by PHAs for the low-income housing program. The operating budget provides a summary of proposed budget receipts and expenditures by major category, as well as blocks for indicating approval of budget receipts and expenditures by the PHA and HUD. The related form provides a record of PHA Board approval of how the amount shown on the operating budget were arrived at, as well as justification of certain specified amounts. The information is reviewed by HUD to determine if the plan of operation adopted by the PHA and amounts included therein are reasonable for the efficient and economical operation of the development(s), and the PHA follows HUD procedures to assure that sound management practices will be followed in the operation of the development. PHAs are still required to prepare their operating budgets and submit them to their Board for approval prior to their operating fund grant being approved by HUD. The operating budgets must be kept on file and updated with actuals for HUD's review, if requested. *Respondents:* Public Housing Authorities and the Public Housing Authority's board chair. Information collection Number of respondents Average number of reponses per respondent Total annual responses Burden hours per response Total burden hours × Hourly cost = Total annual cost HUD-52574 3,000 1 3,000 0.17 510 $35.91 $18,314 PHA Operating Budget 3,000 2.1 6,300 1 6,300 35.91 226,233 PHA Operating Budget Actuals 350 5 4,500 1 4,500 35.91 161,595 Total 6,000 13,800 11,310 406,142 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. C. Authority Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35. Laura Miller-Pittman, Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives. [FR Doc. 2022-16142 Filed 7-27-22; 8:45 am]