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(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: December 14, 2016.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs
and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2016–30741 Filed 12–20–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5916–N–23]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Public Housing Contracting
With Resident-Owned Business—
Application Requirements
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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.

SUMMARY:

A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Public
Housing Contracting with ResidentOwned Businesses—Application
Requirements.
OMB Approval Number: 2577–0161.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved
collection.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Its Proposed Use: PHAs
that enter into contracts with residentowned businesses must comply with the
requirements/procedures set forth in 24
CFR 963.10, 24 CFR 963.12, 24 CFR
85.36(h), 24 CFR 85.36(i) and other such
contract terms that may be applicable to
the procurement under the
Department’s regulations. These
requirements include:
• Certified copies of any State,
county, or municipal licenses that may
be required of the business to engage in
the type of business activity for which
it was formed. Where applicable, the
PHA must obtain a certified copy of its
corporate charter or other organizational
document that verifies that the business
was properly formed in accordance with
State law;
• Certification that shows the
business is owned by residents,
disclosure documents that indicate all
owners of the business and each
owner’s percentage of the business
along with sufficient evidence sufficient
that demonstrates to the satisfaction of
the PHA that the business has the ability
to perform successfully under the terms
and conditions of the proposed contract;
• Certification as to the number of
contracts awarded, and the dollar
amount of each contract award received,
under the alternative procurement
process; and
• Contract award documents, proof of
bonding documents, independent cost
estimates and comparable price
analyses.
Members of Affected Public: Public
Housing Agencies and Applicable
Resident Entrepreneurs.
Total Estimated Burdens:

Information collection

Number of
respondents

Frequency of
response

Responses
per annum

Burden hour
per response

Annual burden
hours

Hourly cost
per response

Annual cost

2577–0161 ...................

81

1

81

24

1,944

$29.00

$56,376

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

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Comments Due Date: February
21, 2017.
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:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5564
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Copies
of available documents submitted to
OMB may be obtained from Ms.
Mussington.
DATES:

93699

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;

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(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.

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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: December 14, 2016.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs
and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2016–30742 Filed 12–20–16; 8:45 am]
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