[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80591-80592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22831]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7091-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Agency (PHA) Lease and Grievance Requirements; OMB Control No.: 2577-
0006

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: December 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of 
this notice to www.regulations.gov. Interested persons are also invited 
to submit comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control 
Number and can be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, 
REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, 
Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-3400 for 
Colette (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afecc0c3cadbdbca81ffc0c3c3ceddcbefc7dacb81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="02416d6e677676672c526d6e6e637066426a77662c656d74">[email protected]</span></a> for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, REE, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#21624e4d445555440f714e4d4d405345614954450f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efac80838a9b9b8ac1bf8083838e9d8baf879a8bc1888099">[email protected]</span></a>, 
telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes 
and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard 
of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication 
disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone 
call, please visit https://

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www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 
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: Public Housing Agency (PHA) Lease 
and Grievance Requirements.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0006.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved 
collection for which approval has expired.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Public Housing (PH) dwelling lease and grievance procedures are 
required by the United States Housing Act of 1937, specifically under 
Sections 6(k) and 6(l). These sections outline requirements such as 
establishing administrative grievance procedures for Public Housing 
Agencies (PHAs), utilizing leases with a 12-month term automatically 
renewed except for specific noncompliance instances, and specifying 
lease provisions for families paying the alternative non-public housing 
rent (alternative rent). Detailed regulations can be found in 24 CFR 
part 966--Public Housing Lease and Grievance Procedure, Subpart A--
Dwelling Leases, Procedures, and Subpart B--Grievance Procedures and 
Requirements. Upon renting and receiving rental housing assistance, 
residents must sign a lease and acknowledge the grievance procedures, 
as outlined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 
PHAs are responsible for maintaining records and following these 
procedures, ensuring consistency with HUD's legal and administrative 
obligations.
    The implementation of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization 
Act of 2016 (HOTMA) created new lease requirements in both section 24 
CFR 960.507 and 24 CFR 960.509 and made modifications to section 24 CFR 
966.4 (a)(2)(iii). PHAs must now modify the PH lease to become month-
to-month in the period before termination of an over-income family and 
24 CFR 960.509 explains the new lease requirements for Non-Public 
Housing Over-Income (NPHOI) families. 24 CFR 960.509 stipulates that 
over-income families permitted to continue as tenants must pay the 
alternative rent and sign the lease for NPHOI families no later than 
either the next lease renewal or 60 days after receiving the third 
notification outlined in 24 CFR 960.507(c)(3), whichever comes first. 
HUD specifies various provisions required in leases for NPHOI families, 
including details about lease parties, duration, covered costs, renewal 
or termination procedures, tenant rent and potential charges, usage 
rights, PHA and tenant responsibilities, repair and access obligations, 
lease termination processes, grievance procedures, and modification 
protocols.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing leaseholders.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 809,425.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,133,195.
    Frequency of Response: 1.4.
    Average Hours per Response: .5.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 566,598.

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                                      Number of       Frequency of    Responses per   Burden hour per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           response       Annual cost
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Tenant leases and grievance               809,425              1.4        1,133,195               .5        * 566,598        ** $22.27      $12,618,137
 procedures (recordkeeping)......
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* Calculation: 809,425 households (as of 7/22/2024 per the Public Housing Data Dashboard) x 1.4 median number of new and interim leases + changes +
  grievances (formal and informal) x 30 minutes (.5 of an hour) median time to complete = 566,598 total hours. (https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/PH_Dashboard)
** Calculation: 566,598, total hours x $22.27 per hour = $12,618,137. The hourly rate assumes that the national average for housing authority staff
  responsible for preparing leases earn the equivalent of the 2024 GS Grade 8 Step 1 (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2024/GS_h.pdf).

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 comments in response to 
these questions.

C. Authority

    Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35.

Sylvia Whitlock,
Acting Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2024-22831 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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