[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 16338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4721]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-09]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Budget-Based Rent Increases

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: May 30, 2006.

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: Lillian Deitzer, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 
20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Munson, Office of Multifamily 
Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-1320 
(this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and 
other available information.

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 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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 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: Budget-Based Rent Increases.
    OMB Control Number, if Applicable: 2502-0324.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This 
information is necessary to allow certain owners of multifamily housing 
projects to plan for expected increases in expenditures. The 
information will be used to determine the reasonableness of expense 
increases.
    Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable: HUD-92547-A.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
14,493 generating approximately 14,493 annual responses; the frequency 
of responses is annually; the estimated time to prepare the response is 
estimated at 5 hours, and the estimated total number of hours needed to 
prepare the information collection is 72,466.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 24, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E6-4721 Filed 3-30-06; 8:45 am]
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