[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30951-30952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12338]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4903-N-35]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Housing Choice Voucher Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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.
    HUD is requesting OMB approval to collect information for the 
Housing

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Choice Voucher Program. Public Housing Authorities' (PHA) application 
for funding to assist very low-income families to lease or purchase 
housing. PHAs maintain records on participant eligibility, unit 
acceptability, lease and/or housing assistance payments, and budget and 
payment documentation.
    HUD is requesting the addition of a ``Statement of Homeowner 
Obligation'' form.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 1, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2577-0169) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins 
and at HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a survey instrument to obtain information 
from faith based and community organizations on their likelihood and 
success at applying for various funding programs. 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: Housing Choice Voucher Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0169.
    Form Numbers: HUD-2515, 52517, 52580, 52646, 52663, 52665, 52667, 
52672, 52673, 52681, 52681-B, 52641, 52641-A, 52642, 52642-A, and (new) 
HUD-52649.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Used: 
HUD is requesting OMB approval to collect information for the Housing 
Choice Voucher Program. Public Housing Authorities' (PHA) application 
for funding to assist very low-income families to lease or purchase 
housing. PHAs maintain records on participant eligibility, unit 
acceptability, lease and/or housing assistance payments, and budget and 
payment documentation.
    HUD is requesting the addition of a form to this information 
collection. The PHA and family participating in the homeownership 
voucher program must execute a ``statement of homeowner obligations'' 
before housing assistance payments begin. This statement describes the 
types of information to be provided by the family during the process 
for determining a family's eligibility for participation in the 
program, and the program requirements a family must comply with as a 
condition of participation. The statement indicates the homeowner's 
acknowledgment of obligations to provide various types of information 
to the PHA for the purpose of determining general eligibility for 
participation in the program, income eligibility, or compliance with 
stated program requirements.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion annually.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................         382,450        2,997,700   ..           0.398   ..       1,194,575
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,194,575.
    Status: Request for approval of a revision of an existing 
information collection.

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

    Dated: May 25, 2004.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-12338 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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