[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79644-79645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32839]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4734-N-76]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Public Housing Homeownership Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2528-0170) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, 
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number

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(202) 395-6974; E-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone 
number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.

This Notice Also Lists the Following Information

    Title of Proposal: Public Housing Homeownership Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0233.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed use: 
Under the Public Housing Homeownership Program, Public Housing Agencies 
(PHAs) make available public housing dwelling units; public housing 
projects, and other housing projects available for purchase by low-
income families for use as principal residences by such families. 
Families who are interested in purchasing a unit must submit 
applications to the PHA or purchase and resale entities (PREs). A PRE 
must prepare and submit to the PHA and HUD a homeownership program 
before the PRE may purchase any public housing units or projects. The 
PRE must demonstrate legal and practical capability to carry out the 
program, provide a written agreement that specifies the respective 
rights and obligations of the PHA and the PRE. The PHA must develop a 
homeownership program and obtain HUD approval before it can be 
implemented, provide supporting documentation and additional supporting 
documentation for acquisition of nonpublic housing for homeownership. 
PHA applications can be submitted electronically via the Internet. PHAs 
will be required to maintain report annually on the public 
homeownership program.
    Respondents: Local and State Governments; individuals and 
households.
    Frequency of Submission: Annually and on occasion.

Estimation of the Total Number of Hours Needed To Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Response, and Hours or Response

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                                                                                   Est. average
                Section reference                     No. of       Frequency of    response time    Est. annual
                                                    respondents      responses         (hrs)       burden hours
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906.17 Family application.......................           1,000               1               4           4,000
906.19 Purchase and resale entity capacity......              16               1               4             640
906.33 Recordkeeping and reporting Annual                     63               1              40           2,520
 performance report.............................
906.39 Homeownership program application........              16               1              80            1280
906.40 Homeownership supporting documentation...              16               1              40             640
906.41 Acquisition supporting documentation.....              16               1              40             640
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    Total Reporting Burden:.....................  ..............  ..............  ..............           9,720
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 9,720.
    Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 20, 2002.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-32839 Filed 12-27-02; 8:45 am]
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