[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6488-6489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2520]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-12]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Conversion of Efficiency Units to One-Bedroom Units Multifamily Housing 
Package

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    This information is collected from owners seeking to convert 
efficiency units into one bedroom units in certain types of HUD 
assisted and/or insured housing. The Department has developed standards 
and requirements via Housing Notice and forms to permit the conversion 
of efficiencies to one-bedrooms provided it can be demonstrated that 
the conversion is warranted by local demands and results in the long-
term financial and physical repositioning of the project.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval Number (2502-0592) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,

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Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; e-mail [email protected]; fax: 202-395-
5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at 
[email protected]; or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection described below. 
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting agencies 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: Conversion of Efficiency Units to One-Bedroom 
Units Multifamily Housing Package.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0592.
    Form Numbers: HUD 92040, HUD 92466, HUD 9647, HUD 92030, HUD-92032, 
HUD 92033, HUD 92031-IRP.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
This information is collected from owners seeking to convert efficiency 
units into one bedroom units in certain types of HUD assisted and/or 
insured housing. The Department has developed standards and 
requirements via Housing Notice and forms to permit the conversion of 
efficiencies to one-bedrooms provided it can be demonstrated that the 
conversion is warranted by local demands and results in the long-term 
financial and physical repositioning of the project.
    Frequency of Submission: On-occasion, annually.

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                                       Number of          Annual              Hours per
                                      respondents       responses      x       response      =     Burden hours
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Reporting Burden..................          23,578            6.250   ...           0.159   ...          23,578
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 23,578.
    Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: February 1, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer
[FR Doc. 2011-2520 Filed 2-3-11; 8:45 am]
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