[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 45528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17052]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4739-N-29]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Procedures for Appealing Section 8 Rent Adjustments

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: September 9, 2002.

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 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of 
Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(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 1995 (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: Procedures for Appealing Section 8 Rent 
Adjustments.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0446.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Title 
II of the National Housing Act requires that the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development (HUD) regulate rents for certain cooperative and 
subsidized rental projects. Under this legislation, HUD is charged with 
the responsibility of determining the method of rent adjustments and 
facilitating these adjustments. Because rent adjustments are considered 
benefits to project owners, HUD must also provide some means for owners 
to appeal the decisions made by the Department of Contract 
Administrator. This appeal process, and the information collection 
included as part of the process, play an important role in preventing 
costly litigation and ensuring the accuracy of the overall rent 
adjustment process.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    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 total number of hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 2,500, the number of 
respondents is 1,250 generating 1,250 annual responses, the frequency 
of response is on occasion, and the number of hours per response 
average 2 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, 
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval 
has expired.

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

    Dated: June 28, 2002.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 02-17052 Filed 7-8-02; 8:45 am]
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