[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65009-65010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26227]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5610-N-17]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Public Housing Operating Subsidy--Appeals

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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.
    To stop the phase-in of the reduction in the amount of subsidy a 
PHA receives under the new operating fund formula, PHAs submit a 
``stop-loss'' package to HUD demonstrating conversion to asset 
management. To appeal the amount of subsidy on any one of the permitted 
bases of appeal, PHAs submit an appeal request to HUD.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 24, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this revised information collection. Comments should refer to the 
revised information collection 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 revised

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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 revised collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 
whether the revised 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 revised 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 Operating Subsidy--Appeals.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0246.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Under 
the operating fund final rule, PHAs that elect to file an appeal of 
their subsidy amounts are required to meet the appeal requirements set 
forth in subpart G of the operating fund final rule. The final rule 
establishes five grounds for appeals in 24 CFR Sec.  990.245 and they 
are the: (a) Streamlined appeal; (b) appeal of formula income for 
economic hardship; (c) appeal for specific local conditions; (d) appeal 
for changing market conditions; and (e) appeal to substitute actual 
project cost data. To appeal the amount of subsidy on any one of the 
permitted bases of appeal, PHAs submit an appeal request to HUD.
    Agency form number, if applicable: N/A.
    Members of affected public: PHAs, state or local government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: The estimated 
number of respondents is an annual average of 322 PHAs that submit an 
appeal of the amount of operating subsidy, for a total of 322 PHAs that 
submit annually. The average number for each PHA response varies by 
size of the PHA, with a total reporting burden of 5,168 hours; and an 
average of 12.6 hours per respondent for appeals.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: October 18, 2012.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-26227 Filed 10-23-12; 8:45 am]
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