[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 204 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54670-54671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26887]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-66]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing; 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: December 20, 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

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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: Procedures for Appealing Section 8 Rent 
Adjustments.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0446.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Where 
the rent increase requests of certain cooperative, subsidized, and 202 
projects are denied, in full or in part, owners may submit to HUD an 
appeal letter outlining the basis for the appeal. Letters must be 
submitted to the field office for this process to begin.
    Agency form numbers: None applicable.
    Members of affected public: Businesses or other for-profit, federal 
agencies or employees and non-profit organizations.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension without 
change.

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

    Dated: October 11, 1996.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
A/S Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 96-26887 Filed 10-18-96; 8:45 am]
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