[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10405-10406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5420]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-88]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

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: May 4, 1998.

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, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room 9152, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact person, Ulyses Brinkley, telephone number 202-708-4162 (this is 
not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other 
available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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).
    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: Annual Adjustment Factor (AAF) Rent Increase 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0507.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Review of the Annual Adjustment 
Factor under the overall limitation clause of the Section 8 Housing 
Assistance Payment (HAP) Contract applies to Parts 880 and 881 Section 
8 properties where the Section 8 rent levels for a unit type exceed the 
published Fair Market Rents (FMRs). In cases where existing rent levels 
exceed the published FMR, project owners must submit a rent 
comparability study and unit occupancy data before any rent increase 
can be considered. For Section 8 properties under Parts 880 and 881 
where rent levels for a particular unit type do not exceed the FMRs and 
for other Section 8 contract types, review under this method would not 
occur and the method of rent adjustment is by application of the 
published AAF.
    Members of affected public: Business or other for-profits.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hour of response: An estimation of the total numbers of 
hours needs to prepare the information collection is 5,527, the

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number of respondents is 10,000, frequency of response is annual, and 
the hours of response 1.81.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: February 25, 1998.
Nicholas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 98-5420 Filed 3-2-98; 8:45 am]
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