[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81520-81521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33331]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR 5481-N-23]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Rural Housing Stability Program Registration

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: February 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone (202) 402-3400, (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms. 
Pollard at [email protected] for a copy of

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proposed forms, or other available information. Persons with hearing or 
speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Marie Oliva, Director, Office of 
Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1590 
(This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 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; i.e., permitting electronic submission 
of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Rural Housing Stability Program Registration.
    Description of the need for the information proposed: This 
submission is to request a new collection for the reporting burden 
associated with registration requirements that Rural Housing Stability 
Program (RHSP) applicants will be expected to complete prior to actual 
application. This submission is limited to the reporting burden under 
the RHSP program, created through the HEARTH Act. The statutory 
provisions and the implementing interim regulations that govern RHSP 
require these registration data elements.
    Agency Form Numbers:
    Members of the affected public: RHSP applicant representatives.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Approximately 230 rural counties, deemed eligible by HUD, will 
complete the RHSP Registration which will require approximately 1 hour 
to complete. The registration will occur once per year prior to the 
release of the annual RHSP Notice of Funding Availability. The 
approximate total number of hours needed for all applicants reporting 
per year is 230 hours.
    Status of proposed information collection: New Collection for the 
implementation of a related (to the former CoC-based programs) but new 
program created under the HEARTH Act.
    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 19, 2011.

 Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2011-33331 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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