[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7577-7578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2388]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5194-N-03]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection: Section 
5(h) Homeownership Program for Public Housing: Submission of Plan and 
Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian Housing, 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 8, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2577-0201) and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, 
Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
e-mail Lillian Deitzer at [email protected] or telephone 
(202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available 
documents may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy, 
Progams and Legislative Initiatives (PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone 202-708-0713, (this is not a toll-free number).

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

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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: Section 5(h) Homeownership: Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0201.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 24 
CFR Part 906--Section 5(h) Homeownership Program is authorized by 
Sections 5(h) and 6(c)(4)(D) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (Act). 
This program was replaced by Section 32 of the Act through enactment of 
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. The data 
collection is only for gathering information for the ongoing 
implementation of programs approved under the former 5(h) authority. 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) are required to submit to HUD the dates 
on which each public housing unit number/address approved under Section 
5(h) is sold. The information is currently collected electronically in 
the Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC). The sections in 
the regulation that impose information collection requirements are as 
follows: 24 CFR 906.17, which requires PHAs to maintain records 
(including sales and financial records) for all activities incident to 
implementation of the HUD-approved homeownership plan. Applicable 
portions of the regulations are attached.
    For HUD-approved homeownership plans, PHAs will maintain records 
which may be subject to audit by HUD and the Government Accounting 
Office (GAO).
    Agency form number: None.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies currently 
implementing an approved Section 5(h) Homeownership Plan.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents:

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            Estimated annual  burden                           Reference                 Number of       Frequency of       average        Total annual
                                                                                        respondents        response      response time        burden
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219.............................................  24 CFR 906.17.....................              73               10               .3              219
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.
    The information is currently collected electronically in the Public 
and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC). Statutory mandates and 
Federal program requirements would not be met if the collection is not 
conducted, or is conducted less frequently.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: February 1, 2008.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Program, and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E8-2388 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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