[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5443-5444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02034]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5756-N-02]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: HUD-Owned Real 
Estate Dollar Home Sales Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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

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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: April 1, 2014.

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: Ivery W. Himes, Director, Single 
Family Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Ivery Himes at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-708-1672. 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. Himes.

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: HUD-Owned Real Estate Dollar Home 
Sales Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0569.
    Type of Request: extension of currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-9548 (Sales Contract).
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is used to determine the eligibility of 
prospective program participants and in binding contracts between 
purchasers of acquired single family assets and HUD through the Dollar 
Home Sales Program. The sale of these properties makes it possible for 
local government to rehabilitate the homes and make them available as 
low and moderate income housing.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 567.
    Frequency of Response: on occasion.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes to 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 363.

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: January 27, 2014.
Laura M. Marin,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2014-02034 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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