[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 230 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 61561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29232]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-30]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date: January 29, 1996.

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: Oliver Walker, Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451--7th Street, SW., Room 
9116, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara D. Hunter, Telephone number (202) 708-3944 (this is not a toll-
free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents.

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).
    The 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:
    Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program, Additional 
Assistance Payments
    Projects with HUD-held Mortgages 24 CFR Part 886, Subpart A, 
Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)

    OMB Control Number: 2502-0407.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Section 8 Housing Assistance Program, Part 886, Subpart A (Loan 
Management Set-Aside Special Allocations), authorized the use of 
Section 8 assistance in existing multifamily projects with HUD-insured 
or HUD-held mortgages, including Section 202 projects (except those 
receiving assistance under 24 CFR part 885) and projects sold by the 
Department subject to purchase money mortgages. The form HUD-52537, 
Section 8 HAP Contract (Part I), provides the administrative mechanism 
to obligate the necessary funds for the financially troubled projects 
aided under this regulation, a copy of which is attached.
    It is also necessary to collect application information using the 
form HUD-52530 for the Department to evaluate applications for Section 
8 Loan Management Set-Aside (LMSA) assistance.
    Agency form numbers: HUD 52530 and 52537.
    Members of affected public: Individuals, households and State/Local 
Government and Non-Profit Institutions.
    An estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection is 22,642, the number of respondents is 3,126, 
frequency of response is 1, and the hours of response is 7,243.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension with 
change.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: November 7, 1995.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
A/S Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 95-29232 Filed 11-29-95; 8:45 am]
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