[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30746]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5191-N-46]


Notice of Submission for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection: Comment Request; Owner Certification With HUD's 
Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures

AGENCY: Office of Program Systems Management, HUD.

ACTION:  Notice of extension of a currently approved information 
collection.

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SUMMARY:  The 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: February 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within 60 days from the date 
of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or 
OMB Control Number and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Paperwork Reduction 
Act, Compliance Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410: e-mail 
[email protected]; telephone (202) 402-2374. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting an extension of 
the currently approved 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 extension of the approved collection 
of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the collection remains 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (2) Evaluate 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 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: Owner Certification with HUD's Tenant 
Eligibility and Rent Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0204.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department needs to collect this information in order to establish an 
applicant's eligibility for admittance to subsidized housing, specify 
which eligible applicants may be given priority over others, and 
prohibit racial discrimination in conjunction with selection of tenants 
and unit assignments. The Department must specify tenant eligibility 
requirements as well as how tenants' incomes, rents and assistance must 
be verified and computed so as to prevent the Department from making 
improper payments to owners on behalf of assisted tenants. The 
Department also must provide annual reports to Congress and the public 
on the race/ethnicity and gender composition of subsidy program 
beneficiaries. This information is essential to maintain a standard of 
fair practices in assigning tenants to HUD Multifamily properties.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-50059, HUD-50059-A, HUD-
9887/9887-A, HUD-27061-H, HUD-90100, HUD-90101, HUD-90102, HUD-90103, 
HUD-90104, HUD-90105-a, HUD-90105-b, HUD-90105-c, HUD-90105-d, HUD-
90106, HUD-91066, and HUD-91067.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the annual total 
number of hours needed to prepare the information collection is 
1,348,679 number of respondents is 2,160,726, frequency response is 1 
per annum, and the total hours per respondent is 1.71.
    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: December 19, 2008.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E8-30746 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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