[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14411-14412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5973]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4655-N-09]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program for Capital Repairs 
236(s)

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 11, 2001.

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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Office, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McCullough, Director, Office 
of Multifamily Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
number (202) 708-3000 (this is not a toll-free number), for copies of 
the proposed forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1955 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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 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: Multifamily Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program 
for Capital Repairs.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0544.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Owners of eligible projects (applicants) will be required to submit to 
HUD information to show that the project meets the basic eligibility 
criteria, that rehabilitation is necessary to address the physical 
needs that exist at the property, and that they do not have the 
financial resources available to address these needs. These 
requirements will enable them to resolved the physical deficiencies at 
the property.
    The information includes (a) an application cover letter and 
description

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of the proposed use of funds; (b) a worksheet that demonstrates the 
calculation of the loan amount; (c) an updated Comprehensive Needs 
Assessment (CNA) including HUD forms 96001, 96002, and 96003; (d) the 
project's REAC physical and financial assessment scores; and 
creditworthiness of principal sponsors and the general contractor, the 
existence of any federal debt, judgments, or bankruptcy claims. The 
collection of this information is required to reduce the risk of 
project defaults and claims against the FHA insurance funds.
    Agency forms numbers, if applicable: HUD-96001, HUD-96002, HUD-
96003.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
400, the frequency of responses is 1, the number of burden hours is 
average 4-24, and the annual burden hours requested are 1600-9600.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement 
without change or previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.

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

    Dated: March 2, 2001.
Wayne Eddins,
Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-5973 Filed 3-9-01; 8:45 am]
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