Federal Register: October 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 203)
DOCID: fr22oc09-83 FR Doc E9-25392
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Housing and Urban Development Department
Docket ID: [Docket No. FR-5288-N-14]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr22oc09-83
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP)
DATES: Comments Due Date: December 21, 2009.
DOCUMENT 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.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL 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: Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP).
OMB Approval Number: 25770215.
Form Numbers: HUD52648.
Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: Program regulations at 24 CFR part 985 set forth the requirements of the SEMAP that include a certification of indicators reflecting performance. Through this assessment, HUD can improve oversight of the Housing Choice Voucher program and target monitoring and assistance to public housing agencies (PHA) that need the most improvement and pose the greatest risk. PHAs designated as troubled must implement corrective action plans for improvements.
Members of the Affected Public: Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Frequency of SEMP Certification Submission: Annually. [[Page 54593]]
Number of Frequency of Hours per
respondents x response x response = Burden hours
Reporting Burden................. 2,437 ... 1 ... 12 ... 29,244
Corrective Action Plan........... 100 ... 1 ... 10 ... 1,000
Report on Correction of SEMAP 609 ... 1 ... 2 ... 1,218 Deficiency......................
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 31,462.
Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: October 14, 2009.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative Initiatives.
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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 2027080713, (this is not a tollfree number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 8778339. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not tollfree.)