[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 214 (Friday, November 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 57517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26771]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5285-N-34]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Utility Allowance Adjustments

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: January 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number (2502-0352) 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: Harry Messner, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected] or 
telephone (202) 402-2626 (this is not a toll-free number). Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Deitzer 
or from HUD's Web site at http://hlannwp031.hud.gov/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

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: Utility Allowance Adjustments.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0352.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Multifamily project owners are required to advise the Secretary of the 
need for and request approval of a new utility allowance for tenants.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    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 2,411. 
The number of respondents is 4,821, the frequency of response is on 
occasion, and the burden hour per response is 0.5 hours.
    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: October 19, 2009.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E9-26771 Filed 11-5-09; 8:45 am]
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