[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 98 (Monday, May 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29530-29531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4971-N-26]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Application for Relocation Assistance

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.
    Application for displacement/relocation assistance for person 
(families, individuals, businesses, nonprofit organization and farms) 
displaced by certain HUD programs. Periodically, HUD reviews a random 
sample of the Agency files to assure that persons did receive the 
relocation payments to which they are entitled. This information 
collection incorporates revised, government-wide regulations.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 22, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2506-0016) 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]; or 
Lillian Deitzer at [email protected] or telephone (202) 708-
2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins or Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the information collection described below. 
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: Application for Relocation Assistance.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0016.
    Form Numbers: HUD-40054, HUD-40055, HUD-40056, HUD-40057, HUD-
40058, HUD-40061, HUD-40072.
    Description Of The Need For The Information And Its Proposed Use: 
Application for displacement/relocation assistance for person 
(families, individuals, businesses, nonprofit organization and farms) 
displaced by certain HUD programs. Periodically, HUD reviews a random 
sample of housing agency files to assure that persons did receive the 
relocation payments to which they are entitled.
    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

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changes are being made in the HUD-40072.
    Frequency of Submission: Recordkeeping.

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                                       Number of          Annual              Hours per
                                      respondents       responses      x       response      =     Burden hours
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Reporting Burden..................          12,800                1   ...               8   ...          31,000
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 31,000.
    Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: May 16, 2005.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-2561 Filed 5-20-05; 8:45 am]
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