[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 82 (Monday, April 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 22969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9131]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5191-N-11]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Certification of Multifamily Housing Compliance With State and Local 
Housing Codes

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: June 27, 2008.

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, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angie Scott Hamilton, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Room 6180, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 
402-2601 (this is not a toll-free number).

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: Purchaser's Certification of Compliance with 
State and Local Housing Laws and Requirements.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0559.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection will be used by HUD to ensure that all projects 
owned by potential purchasers are in compliance with state and local 
housing codes in the same locality of the HUD-owned project to be 
purchased.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-9840.
    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 total number of respondents is 
estimated to be 14,758; the frequency of responses is 1; the estimated 
number of responses is 10; the estimated time to prepare form is 
approximately 15 minutes per response, and the total annual burden 
hours requested is approximately 3 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of an already approved collection.

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

    Dated: April 18, 2008.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E8-9131 Filed 4-25-08; 8:45 am]
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