This collection was not in violation during the period of non-approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2010
6 Months From Approved
3,174
0
0
3,644
0
0
0
0
0
PHAs (or Resident Management Corporations) submit management information for evaluation of all major areas of a participant's management operations. The information is used to assess the management performance of PHAs.
Mr. Ross Rutledge
OMB Desk Officer
Office of Management and Budget
New Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20503
Dear Mr. Rutledge:
The Department is seeking emergency review of the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements contained in the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS): Management Operations Certification request. The Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment (copy enclosed), proposed for immediate Federal Register publication, explains the burden of the collection requirements and invites public comments on them. This is a reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection which was discontinued.
In compliance with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.13, this letter requests emergency processing within 14 days from the date of publication. This emergency processing is essential to the Department in order to assess and issue PHAS scores, based on the current PHAS rule, to public housing agencies (PHAs) with fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, September 30, 2009, December 31, 2009, and March 31, 2010.
The Department published a new PHAS proposed rule in the Federal Register for the Public Housing Assessment System on August 21, 2008, with the comment period ending January 8, 2009. The changes to the current PHAS rule are necessary in order to fully implement asset management at public housing agencies (PHAs) pursuant to 24 CFR part 990. It was anticipated that the rule would be implemented for PHAs with fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and therefore, the Paperwork Reduction Act documentation for the management operations certification was not extended. PHAs with fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, through March 31, 2009, were not assessed and did not receive a PHAS score.
The DepartmentÂs Office of General Counsel has determined that a PHAS score shall be issued for PHAs with fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, through March 31, 2010, under the current PHAS rule. Since the fiscal year end June 30, 2009, PHAs need to submit their management operations certifications as soon as possible, the Department is requesting an emergency review of this Paperwork Reduction Act submission. Upon approval of this request, the Department will initiate the submission of an extension of a currently approved collection.
Enclosed you will find a copy of the management operations certification form that the Department is proposing PHAs use for the collection of this information, as part of the Paperwork Reduction Act submission.
Should you have any questions, please contact J. David Reeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Real Estate Assessment Center, at 202-475-8906. Thank you for your consideration and assistance.
Sincerely,
Sandra B. Henriquez
Assistant Secretary
Enclosures
This is a reinstatement of a previously discontinued collection. The collection was discontinued because it was not being funded for a period of time. HUD has steady-state maintenance for the management operations subsystem, and will be utilizing the management operations certification and subsystem for PHAs with fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, through March 31, 2010.
$0
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Wanda Funk 202 475-8736
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.