[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59802-59806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26249]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4817-N-19]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment--
Statement of Homeowner Obligations, Housing Choice Homeownership 
Voucher Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
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: December 16, 2003.

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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4249, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-0614, 
extension 4128. (This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 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.

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    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Proposal: Statement of Homeownership Obligations, Housing Choice 
Homeownership Voucher Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0169.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: A 
Public Housing Agency (PHA) may use the Housing Choice Voucher program 
funding already under the Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) or new 
tenant-based housing voucher funding for rental or homeownership 
purposes. The PHA and family participating in the homeownership voucher 
program must execute a ``statement of homeowner obligations'' before 
housing assistance payments begin. The information provided will be 
reviewed by the PHA to further determine eligibility and ensure program 
compliance.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-52649.
    Members of affected public: State and Local Governments, businesses 
or other for profits, individuals or households.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 400 PHAs, five families per year, one 
hour, 2000 hours reporting burden; 2000 families per year, .05, 100 
hours; 400 PHAs maintaining records, .25, 100 hours recordkeeping 
burden. The total burden is 2,200 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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

Michael Liu,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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[FR Doc. 03-26249 Filed 10-16-03; 8:45 am]
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