[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 56857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22702]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5610-N-16]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Public Housing Mortgage Program and Section 30

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of revised information collection.

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SUMMARY: The revised 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.
    In order for HAs to be approved for a mortgage or security interest 
in any public housing real estate or other assets, a proposal must be 
submitted to HUD. After approval and execution of any legal documents 
associated with the loan and related construction activity, a copy of 
the executed documents is submitted. Quarterly reports on the progress 
of the loan payout and pay off as well as the construction activity 
will be submitted.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposed information collection. 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]. 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. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY numbers, 
telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free 
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.

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; e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Public Housing Mortgage Program and Section 30.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0265.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: 
Section 516 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 
(QHWRA)(Pub. L. 105-276, October 21, 1998) added Section 30, Public 
Housing Mortgages and Security Interest, to the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (1937 Act) (42 U.S.C. 1437z-2). Section 30 authorizes the 
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to 
approve a Housing Authority's (HA) request to mortgage public housing 
real property or grant a security interest in other tangible forms of 
personal property if the proceeds of the loan resulting from the 
mortgage or security interest are used for low-income housing uses.
    Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) must provide information to HUD for 
approval to allow PHAs to grant a mortgage in public housing real 
estate or a security interest in some tangible form of personal 
property owned by the PHA for the purposes of securing loans or other 
financing for modernization or development of low-income housing. The 
title of the information collection has been changed to be more clearly 
descriptive of the range of transactions that would be reviewed under 
this collection for compliance with Section 30. There are several 
circumstances other than a mixed finance transaction that would 
potentially trigger this collection. For example, most recently Energy 
Performance Contract (EPC) transactions that provide for a security 
interest in energy improvements have been reviewed for approval under 
Section 30.
    Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable: N/A.
    Members of Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, State, 
Local Government.
    Estimation of the Total Number of Hours Needed To Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents: The estimated 
number of annual respondents is 90 and the total annual reporting 
burden is 3,760 hours.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: This is a revision 
of a currently approved request for collection.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 10, 2012.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy Program and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-22702 Filed 9-13-12; 8:45 am]
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