[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4156-4157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01060]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5687-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) for Eligible Multifamily 
Housing Projects and Emergency Capital Repair Program (ECRP)

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: March 19, 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, 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 and Grant 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: Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) and 
Emergency Capital Repair Program (ECRP).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0542.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Assisted Living Conversion Program and the Emergency Capital Repair 
Program application submission requirements are necessary to assist

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HUD in determining an applicant's eligibility and the capacity to carry 
out a successful conversion of a project or make the necessary 
emergency repairs. A careful evaluation of the application is conducted 
to ensure that the Federal Government's interest is protected and to 
mitigate any possibilities of fraud, waste, or misuse of public funds. 
The purpose of collecting the application submission information is for 
the Department to assess the applicant's worthiness, whether the 
projects meet statutory and regulatory requirements, or make sound 
judgments regarding the potential risk to the Government.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424, SF-424-Supplemental, 
HUD-424-CB, HUD-424-CBW, SF-LLL, HUD-2880, HUD-2991, HUD-2530, HUD-
96010, HUD-96011, HUD-50080-ALCP, SF-425, HUD-50080-ECRP, HUD-92045, 
HUD-92046, and HUD-92047.
    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 805. The 
number of respondents is 31, the number of responses is 532, and the 
frequency of response is on yearly basis for the ALCP and for the ECRP 
is on as-submitted basis until exhaustion of funds.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: January 15, 2013.
 Laura M. Marin,
 Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Acting General 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2013-01060 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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