[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39417-39418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16889]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5480-N-64]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
Tenant Resource Network Program

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.
    The purpose of TRN is to make grants to applicant organizations to 
assist, inform, educate and engage tenants of eligible Section 8-
assisted properties regarding their rights, responsibilities and 
options in response to a property owner's filing a notice of Opt-Out or 
mortgage prepayment, in response to a second consecutive ``Below 60'' 
score of the property from the HUD Real Estate Assessment Center 
(REAC), or in anticipation of a maturing mortgage on the property 
within 24 months of publication of this notice. The program aims to 
engage tenants in efforts to preserve eligible properties as affordable 
housing, and to provide tenants with information on their own rights 
and responsibilities based on 24 CFR Part 245 and guidance in HUD 
handbook 4381.5

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 5, 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-Pending) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 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: Tenant Resource Network Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-Pending.
    Form Numbers: HUD-50080-TRNP.

Description of the Need For the Information and its Proposed Use

    The purpose of TRN is to make grants to applicant organizations to 
assist, inform, educate and engage tenants of eligible Section 8-
assisted properties regarding their rights, responsibilities and 
options in response to a property owner's filing a notice of Opt-Out or 
mortgage prepayment, in response to a

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second consecutive ``Below 60'' score of the property from the HUD Real 
Estate Assessment Center (REAC), or in anticipation of a maturing 
mortgage on the property within 24 months of publication of this 
notice. The program aims to engage tenants in efforts to preserve 
eligible properties as affordable housing, and to provide tenants with 
information on their own rights and responsibilities based on 24 CFR 
Part 245 and guidance in HUD handbook 4381.5
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                                           Number of             Annual
                                          Respondents      responses     x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden:.....................             100              18  ...          43.867  ...          78,961
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 78,961.
    Status: New collection.

    Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: June 29, 2011.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-16889 Filed 7-5-11; 8:45 am]
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