[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 17223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06425]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5687-N-11]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: 
Multifamily Housing--Utility Allowance Adjustments for Rental 
Assistance

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. HUD is 
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 20, 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., 
L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 9120, Washington, DC 20410 or the number 
for the Federal Information Relay Service (1-800-877-8339).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Ramsey, Director, Business 
Relationships and Special Initiatives Division, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-3944 (this is not a toll 
free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HUD 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: Utility Allowance Adjustments for Rental 
Assistance.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0352.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Multifamily project owners are required to advise the Secretary of the 
need for and request approval of a new utility allowance for tenants.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    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 2,406. 
The number of respondents is 4,811, the frequency of response is on 
occasion, and the burden hour per response is 0.5 hours.
    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: March 14, 2013.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Assistant Secretary for Housing, Acting General Deputy 
Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2013-06425 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
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