[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7957-7958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2931]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4972-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, 
Optional Relocation Payment Claim Forms

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, 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: April 18, 2005.

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: Shelia Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Morgan, Director, Relocation and 
Real Estate Division, DGHR, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Rm. 7168, Washington, DC 20410; 
e-mail [email protected], (202) 708-0614. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of the proposed forms and other available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Morgan.

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 
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

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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: Optional Relocation Payment Claim Forms.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0016.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Application for displacement/relocation assistance for persons 
(families, individuals, businesses, nonprofit organizations and farms) 
displaced by certain HUD programs. Revised government-wide URA 
regulations were published by the Department of Transportation on 
January 4, 2005 (effective February 3, 2005). Changes in these 
regulations which will impact on HUD forms are: Including the cost of 
professional home inspections in replacement housing payments for 
homeowners (24.401(e)(4)), and implementing the use of HUD low income 
limits to determine eligibility for URA benefits applicable to low 
income persons (24.402(b)(2)). Only the HUD-40054 and 40058 will be 
affected by these changes and will be revised to conform to the new 
regulations and improve the flow of the form. The HUD-40055, 40056, and 
40057 will be revised to more closely track the existing regulations 
and improve the flow of the forms. A minor change is being made to the 
HUD-40061 to eliminate the requirement that the agency make adjustments 
to the asking price for a property to reflect an anticipated sale price 
(this requirement was eliminated in the new rule). No changes are being 
made in the HUD-40072.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40054, 40055, 40056, 40057, 
40058, 40061, 40072.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
Information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 12,800.
    Frequency of Response: 3.
    Hours per Response: 8.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 31,000 (no change).

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

    Dated: February 9, 2005.
Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-2931 Filed 2-15-05; 8:45 am]
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