59284 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 186 / Monday, September 27, 2010 / Notices 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: New collection. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

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

as amended. 

Dated: September 17, 2010. 

Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Programs, and Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24039 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5376–N–94] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Financial Standards for Housing 

Agency-Owned Insurance Entities 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been 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. 

Collection of this information is 

required by HUD Appropriations Act for 

FY 1992, Public Law 102.139, 105 Stat. 

736 (approved October 28, 1991). The 

Act provided that public housing 

agencies (PHAs) could purchase 

insurance coverage without regard to 

competitive selection procedures, if the 

insurance was purchased from a 

nonprofit insurance entity owned and 

controlled by PHAs approved HUD, in 

accordance with standards established 

by regulation. A PHA-owned insurance 

entity selected by a PHA to provide 

coverage must submit a certification to 

HUD, stating that the entity 

management and underwriting staff 

have certain levels of experience. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 27, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2503–0033) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. E-mail: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard., Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 

e-mail Colette Pollard at 

Collette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 

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

number. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the Information 

collection described below. This notice 

is soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affecting 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: Financial Standards 

for Housing Agency-Owned Insurance 

Entities. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0186. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: 

Collection of this information is 

required by HUD Appropriations Act for 

FY 1992, Public Law 102.139, 105 Stat. 

736 (approved October 28, 1991). The 

Act provided that public housing 

agencies (PHAs) could purchase 

insurance coverage without regard to 

competitive selection procedures, if the 

insurance was purchased from a 

nonprofit insurance entity owned and 

controlled by PHAs approved HUD, in 

accordance with standards established 

by regulation. A PHA-owned insurance 

entity selected by a PHA to provide 

coverage must submit a certification to 

HUD, stating that the entity 

management and underwriting staff 

have certain levels of experience. 

Frequency of Submission: Annually. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 29 1 6.55 190 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 190. 

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: September 21, 2010. 

Leroy McKinney, Jr., 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24028 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5376–N–93] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB Grant 

Drawdown Payment Request/LOCCS/ 

VRS Activated System 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been 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. 

Public and Indian Housing Grant 

recipients use the payment vouchers to 

request funds from HUD through the 

LOCCS/VRS voice activated system. The 

information collected on the forms 

serves as an internal control measure to 

ensure the lawful and appropriate 

disbursement of Federal funds. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 27, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 


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