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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. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: August 30, 2018. 

Todd M. Richardson, 

General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7001–N–49] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Assessment of Additional 

Resource Needs for Smoke-Free Policy 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed 

information collection requirement 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow for 30 days of 

public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 11, 

2018. 

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: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email: 

OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov, or telephone 

202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free 

number. Persons with hearing or speech 

impairments may access this number 

through TTY by calling the toll-free 

Federal 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. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on January 31, 2018 

at 83 FR 4506. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Assessment of Additional Resource 

Needs for Smoke-Free Policy. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577—New. 

Type of Request: New Collection. 

Form Number: None. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: In 

December of 2016, HUD finalized a rule 

requiring each and every public housing 

agency (PHA) to implement a SmokeFree policy by July 30, 2018 (effective 

date). The Smoke-Free public housing 

rule is codified under 24 CFR parts 

965.651, 965.653, 965.655, and 966.4. 

PHAs are required to have amended all 

resident leases by the effective date, at 

which point the policy must be enforced 

in full. Smoking of ‘‘lit tobacco 

products’’ such as cigarettes and 

hookahs is banned indoors and in 

outdoor areas within 25 feet of 

buildings. PHAs have the option of 

modifying the policy to expand the 

scope to e-cigarettes and/or additional 

areas on the property (e.g., 

playgrounds). PHAs may also opt to 

provide designated smoking areas 

(DSAs) outside the 25-foot boundary to 

provide shelter for smokers who reside 

in their public housing units. Residents 

who smoke are not required to quit, but 

if they wish to do so, then cessation 

services may be provided to them. HUD 

may issue other policies in the future 

that pertain to health or otherwise affect 

public housing agency operations. This 

survey will gather data on policies and 

programs pertaining to smoke-free 

policies. The information will be 

collected via online survey such as 

Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey, and will 

consist of approximately 40 questions, 

including Likert-type survey items and 

free response boxes. The submissions 

will be accessed by the Office of Public 

and Indian Housing (PIH) in order to 

evaluate the overall implementation 

effectiveness and identify areas that are 

experiencing difficulty in their 

implementation of policies. PIH may 

develop additional resources and/or 

target local resources that may be able 

to assist in their efforts. 

Respondents (i.e., affected public): 

PHA leadership and staff. 

Information 

collection 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

Hourly cost 

per responses 

Total 

annualized 

cost 

Completing online 

questionnaire ............ 870.00 1.00 870.00 0.25 217.50 30.47 $6,627.22 

Total ...................... 870.00 1.00 870.00 0.25 217.500 30.47 6,627.22 

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. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: August 30, 2018. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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