[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68138-68139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27799]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5607-N-35]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Eligibility of a Nonprofit Corporation/Housing Consultant Certification

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below

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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: January 14, 2013.

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 or the number for the Federal Information Relay 
Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Sullivan, Director, Office of 
Multifamily Housing Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
402-6130 (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: Eligibility of a Nonprofit Corporation/Housing 
Consultant Certification.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0057.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected on the ``Eligibility of a Nonprofit Corporation/
Housing Consultant Certification'' form provides HUD with information 
to determine whether the sponsor has qualifications necessary for 
successful sponsorship of housing projects. HUD Program Offices use the 
data to evaluate a potential sponsor's/mortgagor's qualifications at 
the pre-application stage to determine that all the documentation 
required by Chapter 8 of the MAP and Chapter 14 of Handbook 4470.1
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-3433, HUD-3434, HUD-3435, 
and HUD-92531.
    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 43. The 
number of respondents is 100; the number of responses is 110. The 
frequency of response is on occasion; and the hourly burden is 1hour 
and 45 minutes.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: November 8, 2012.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2012-27799 Filed 11-14-12; 8:45 am]
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