2278 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 7 / Thursday, January 10, 2013 / Notices 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Pending OMB approval. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

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

as amended. 

Dated: January 2, 2013. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00297 Filed 1–9–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5683–N–03] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Public Comment: 2013 

American Housing Survey 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, 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 of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)). The 

Department is soliciting public 

comments on the subject proposal. 

The American Housing Survey (AHS) 

is a longitudinal survey that provides a 

periodic measure of the size and 

composition of the country’s housing 

inventory. Like the previous surveys, 

the 2013 AHS will collect data on 

subjects such as the amount and types 

of changes in the inventory, the physical 

condition of the inventory, the 

characteristics of the occupants, housing 

costs, the persons eligible for and 

beneficiaries of assisted housing, and 

the number and characteristics of 

vacancies. A supplemental sample of 

housing units will be selected for 

approximately 25 metropolitan areas. 

The supplemental sample will be 

combined with existing sample in these 

areas in order to produce metropolitan 

estimates. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number (2577–0017) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; Email: 

OIRAlSubmission@omb.eop.gov fax: 

202–395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov; telephone 

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

number. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. email. 

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 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: 2013 American 

Housing Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 2528–0017. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

American Housing Survey (AHS) 

provides a periodic measure of the size 

and composition of the country’s 

housing inventory. Title 12, United 

States Code, Sections 1701Z–1, 1701Z– 

2(g), and 1710Z–10a mandates the 

collection of this information. 

Like the previous surveys, the 2013 

AHS will collect data on subjects such 

as the amount and types of changes in 

the inventory, the physical condition of 

the inventory, the characteristics of the 

occupants, housing costs, the persons 

eligible for and beneficiaries of assisted 

housing, and the number and 

characteristics of vacancies. There are 

plans to collect additional data on 

people who had to temporarily move in 

with other households, neighborhood 

conditions, working from home, ability 

to travel via public transportation, 

bicycling, or walking, energy efficiency, 

and emergency preparedness. Questions 

about potential health and safety 

hazards and home modifications made 

to assist occupants living with 

disabilities that were added to the 2011 

survey will not be included in the 2013 

survey. A supplemental sample of 

housing units will be selected for 

approximately 31 metropolitan areas. 

The supplemental sample will be 

combined with existing sample in these 

areas in order to produce metropolitan 

estimates using the National data. 

Policy analysts, program managers, 

budget analysts, and Congressional staff 

use AHS data to advise executive and 

legislative branches about housing 

conditions and the suitability of public 

policy initiatives. Academic researchers 

and private organizations also use AHS 

data in efforts of specific interest and 

concern to their respective 

communities. 

The Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (HUD) needs the 

AHS data for two important uses. 

1. With the data, policy analysts can 

monitor the interaction among housing 

needs, demand and supply, as well as 

changes in housing conditions and 

costs, to aid in the development of 

housing policies and the design of 

housing programs appropriate for 

different target groups, such as first-time 

home buyers and the elderly. 

2. With the data, HUD can evaluate, 

monitor, and design HUD programs to 

improve efficiency and effectiveness. 

Members of affected public: 

Households. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: 

Number of Respondents ...... 194,000. 

Estimate Responses per Respondent.1 every 2 

years. 

Time (minutes) per respondent.45. 

Total hours to respond ........ 145,500. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Pending OMB approval. 

Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 9(a), 

and Title 12, U.S.C., Section 1701z–1 et seq. 

Dated: January 2, 2013. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00295 Filed 1–9–13; 8:45 am] 

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