[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 22 (Friday, February 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5072-5073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1680]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5121-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Management Certifications and Management Entity Profile

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: April 3, 2007.

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 R. Munson, Office of Asset 
Management, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1320 (this is not a toll free number) or via e-mail at [email protected] 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: Management Certifications and Management Entity 
Profile.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0305.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Owners of insured and assisted multifamily properties submit these 
information collections to HUD. The information is needed to assist HUD 
in determining the acceptability of a proposed management

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agent. Without these documents, HUD's ability to screen out 
unacceptable management agents and control fraud would be limited, and 
the incidence of defaults and unauthorized use of subsidy funds would 
increase.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-9832, HUD-9839A, HUD-9839B, 
HUD-9839C.
    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 total number of burden 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 3,014; the number 
of respondents is estimated to be 25,884 generating approximately 2,589 
annual responses; the frequency of the response is on occasion; and the 
estimated time needed to prepare the response varies from 15 minutes to 
2 hours depending on which form(s) are required.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved information collection.

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

    Dated: January 26, 2007.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
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