[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44045-44046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16855]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4910-N-18]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Allocation of Operating Subsidies Under the Operating Fund Formula: 
Data Collection

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: September 21, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Sherry Fobear McCown, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Fobear McCown, (202) 708-0713, 
extension 7651, for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents. (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

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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: Allocation of Operating Subsidies Under the 
Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0029.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 9(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 establishes an 
Operating Fund for the purpose of making assistance available to public 
housing agencies (PHAs) which assistance is determined using a formula 
approach called the Performance Funding System (PFS). PHAs compute 
their operating subsidy eligibility by completing the following HUD 
prescribed forms, as applicable, each fiscal year: Operating Fund Data 
Collection (HUD-52720-A); Operating Fund Calculation of Formula and 
Delta (HUD-52720-B); Range Test and Determination of Base Year Expense 
Level (HUD-52720-C); Calculation of Allowable Utilities Expense Level 
(HUD-52722-A); Adjustment for Utility Consumption and Rates (HUD-52722-
B); Operating Fund Calculation of Operating Subsidy (HUD-52723); and 
Calculation of Subsidies for Operation (HUD-53087). HUD uses the 
information on these forms to determine the operating subsidy 
obligation and proration level for each PHA.
    Agency form number: HUD-52720-A, HUD-52720-B, HUD-52720-C, HUD-
52722-A, HUD 52722-B, HUD-52723, and HUD-53087.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: 3200 
respondents annually with 1 response per respondent (seven forms) for a 
total of 22,400 responses; .45 average time per response and 10,080 
hours total reporting burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: July 16, 2004.
William O. Russell,
Deputy Ass't Sec'y for Public Housing and Voucher Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-16855 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]
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