[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41591-41592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16724]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-58]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Policies and 
Procedures for the Conversion of Efficiencies Units to One Bedroom 
Units

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 15, 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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at 
[email protected] or telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing 
or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the 
toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD has 
submitted to OMB a request for approval of the information collection 
described in Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on March 
4, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Policies and Procedures for the 
Conversion of Efficiencies Units to One Bedroom Units.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0592.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The

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information is to be used by HUD staff in evaluating and processing 
applications requesting approval of multifamily project efficiency unit 
conversions into one-bedroom units.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): This is a voluntary program, 
for which owners under the following programs may participate:
    Section 202 Direct Loan with or without Rental Assistance.
    Section 202 Capital Advance with Project Rental Assistance 
Contracts or Project Assistance Contracts (PRAC and PAC) .
    Section 811 Capital Advance with Project Rental Assistance 
Contracts (PRAC).
    Section 236 insured and non-insured with or without Rental 
Assistance Section 221(d)(3)
    Below Market Interest Rate (BMIR) with or without Rental 
Assistance.
    Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance with or without FHA 
insurance Rental Assistance Payment (RAP) Rent Supplement Assistance 
Contract Properties subject to a HUD Use Agreement or Deed Restriction.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 8.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 80.

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.

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

    Dated: July 11, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-16724 Filed 7-15-14; 8:45 am]
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