[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 25206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6383]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-14]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Revitalization Area Designation and Management

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: June 27, 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 8003, Washington, DC 
20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe McCloskey, Director, Single Family 
Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1672 (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: Revitalization Area Designation And Management.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-To Be Determined.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: These 
information collections are needed to determine whether certain 
geographic areas qualify for designation as revitalization areas for 
purposes of offering HUD-owned single family assets for sale at 
discounts. HUD's Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door Sales programs 
and the Asset Control Area program, each of which offers properties for 
sale at discounts, may operate only in designated revitalization areas. 
A geographic area must be described by census block group(s) and must 
meet one of the following three criteria:
    1. Very Low Income Area: The median household income for the area 
is less than 60 percent of the median household income for:
    (a) In the case of any area located within a metropolitan area, 
such metropolitan area; or
    (b) In the case of any area not located within a metropolitan area, 
the State in which the area is located.
    2. High Concentration of Eligible Assets: A high rate of default or 
foreclosure for single-family mortgages insured under the National 
Housing Act has resulted, or may result, in the area.
    3. Low Homeownership Rate: The rate for homeownership of single-
family homes in the area is substantially below the rate for 
homeownership in the metropolitan area or, in the case of any area not 
located within a metropolitan area, the state in which the area is 
located.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    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 burden hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 96 hours; the number of 
respondents is 12 generating approximately 12 annual responses; the 
frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed to 
prepare the response is approximately 8 hours per response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New filing for an 
existing program.

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

    Dated: April 24, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E6-6383 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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