[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 25208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6455]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-15]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring 
Program (Mark-to-Market) Final Regulations

AGENCY: Office of Affordable Housing Preservation, 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 or Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 800a, Washington, DC 
20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theodore Toon, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Affordable Housing Preservation, 451 7th Street, 
Southwest, Suite 6230, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; telephone (202) 708-0001 (this is not a toll-free number) 
for copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

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 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: Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing 
Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark to Market).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0533.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Mark to Market Program is authorized under the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 as extended by The Mark to 
Market Extension Act of 2001. The information collection is required 
and will be used to determine the eligibility of FHA-insured 
multifamily properties for participation in the Mark to Market program 
and the terms on which such participation should occur as well as to 
process eligible properties from acceptance into the program through 
closing of the mortgage restructure in accordance with program 
guidelines.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-9624, HUD-9625, OPG 3.7, 
OPG 4.1, OPG 4.2, OPG 4.3, OPG 4.7, OPG 4.10, OPG 6.5, OPG 7.6, OPG 
7.9, OPG 7.16, OPG 9.10, OPG 9.11, OPG 9.12.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the total annual 
numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection is 1,465, 
number of respondents is 1,370, frequency of response is, 1, except for 
on-line Resource Desk reporting of rehabilitation escrow status when 
the frequency of response is 12 and the hours per response on average 
is 1.
    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: April 21, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E6-6455 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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