[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 39330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15507]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5191-N-21]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Management Reviews of Multifamily Housing Projects

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: September 8, 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: Kimberly R. Munson, Housing Program 
Manager, Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, Office of Asset 
Management, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1320 (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: Management Reviews of Multifamily Housing 
Projects.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0178.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
staff, Mortgagees, and Contract Administrators complete the form HUD-
9834 during on-site reviews. The information gathered from the form is 
used to evaluate the quality of management, determine causes of 
problems, and devise corrective actions to safeguard the Department's 
financial interest and ensure that tenants are provided with decent, 
safe, and sanitary housing.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-9834.
    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 number of burden hours is 203,912. 
The number of respondents is 25,489, the number of responses is 25,489, 
the frequency of response is annually, and the burden hour per response 
is 8.
    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.

Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E8-15507 Filed 7-8-08; 8:45 am]
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