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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: HUD Stakeholder 

Survey. 

OMB Approval Number: 2501–New. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: This 

data collection will allow HUD to 

collect feedback from a wide range of 

stakeholder groups using a brief, 

optional survey to be completed in 

person at the end of each stakeholder 

event. The events range in size from 

roughly 10 to 200 participants, and 

there are approximately 20 to 100 events 

per year. The expected response rate is 

between 30 and 70%. 

Frequency of Submission: Onoccasion. 

Number of 

respondent 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 3,150 10 0.1 3,150 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,150. 

Status: New collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: January 25, 2011. 

Colette Pollard, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5487–N–02] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment; 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and 

Improvement Plan (IP) in Connection 

With the Public Housing Assessment 

System (PHAS) 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: April 1, 

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 Colette_Pollard@hud.gov. 

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 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 

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: Memorandum of 

Agreement (MOA), Progress Report and 

Improvement Plan (IP). 

OMB Control Number: 2577–0237. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: A Public 

Housing Agency (PHA) that is 

designated troubled or substandard 

under the Public Housing Assessment 

System (PHAS) must enter into a 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 

with HUD to outline its planned 

improvements. Similarly, a PHA that is 

a standard performer, but receives a 

total PHAS score of less than 70% but 

not less than 60% is required to submit 

an Improvement Plan (IP). These plans 

are designed to address deficiencies in 

a PHA’s operations found through the 

PHAS assessment process (management, 

financial, physical, or resident related) 

and any other deficiencies identified by 

HUD through independent assessments 

or other methods. 

Agency form number: HUD–53336–A, 

53336–Bi, 53336–B, 53337, 53337i and 

53338. 

Members of affected public: Public 

Housing Agencies. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents: 354 respondents for either 

an MOA or an IP, and either monthly or 

quarterly reports, 30 hours average 

response (including reporting), 25,134 

hours total reporting burden hours. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: January 25, 2011. 

Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives. 

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