[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47605-47606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19931]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5484-N-26]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Annual Adjustment Factors (AAF) Rent Increase Requirement

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: October 4, 2011.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal 
Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Brennan, Director, Office of 
Housing Assistance & Grant

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Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-3000 (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: Annual Adjustment Factors (AAF) Rent Increase 
Requirement.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0507, an extension of 
currently approved collection.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Owners of project-based section 8 contracts that utilize the AAF as the 
method of rent adjustment provide this information which is necessary 
to determine whether or not the subject properties' rents are to be 
adjusted and, if so, the amount of the adjustment.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-92273-S8.
    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 918. The 
number of respondents is 4,287, the number of responses is 612, the 
frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per response 
is 1.5.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of currently approved collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: August 2, 2011.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Associate General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Housing-Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2011-19931 Filed 8-4-11; 8:45 am]
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