[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45946-45947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5687-N-32]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Owner 
Certification With HUD's Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment 
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. 
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 30, 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: Colette Pollard, Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at 
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other 
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lanier M. Hylton, Housing Program 
Manager, Office of Program Systems Management, Office of Multifamily 
Housing Programs, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Lanier Hylton at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-2510. This is not a toll-
free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in 
Section A.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Owner Certification with HUD's 
Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0204.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Form Number: HUD-50059, HUD-50059-A, HUD-9887/9887-A, HUD-27061-H, 
HUD-90100, HUD-90101, HUD-90102, HUD-90103, HUD-90104, HUD-90105-a, 
HUD-90105-b, HUD-90105-c, HUD-90105-d, HUD-90106, HUD-91066, HUD-91067 
and new forms, HUD-90011 (Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System 
Multifamily Housing Coordinator Access Authorization Form) and HUD-
90012 (Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System User Access 
Authorization Form).
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department needs to collect this information in order to establish an 
applicant's eligibility for admittance to subsidized housing, specify 
which eligible applicants may be given priority over others, and 
prohibit racial discrimination in conjunction with selection of tenants 
and unit assignments. The Department must specify tenant eligibility 
requirements as well as how tenants' incomes, rents and assistance must 
be verified and computed so as to prevent the

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Department from making improper payments to owners on behalf of 
assisted tenants. The Department also must provide annual reports to 
Congress and the public on the race/ethnicity and gender composition of 
subsidy program beneficiaries. This information is essential to 
maintain a standard of fair practices in assigning tenants to HUD 
Multifamily properties.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,700,895.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 4,127,179.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Average Hours per Response: 2.88 per hour.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 41,461,775.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

     Authority:  Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: July 24, 2013.
Laura M. Marin,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Associate 
General Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2013-18288 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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