[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 901-902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00016]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5756-N-44]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Procedures for 
Appealing Section 8 Rent Adjustments; OMB Collection: 2502-0446

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 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: March 9, 2015.

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: Katherine A. Nzive, Director Program 
Administration Division, Office of Asset Management and Portfolio 
Oversight, 202-708-2654 [email protected] Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410. 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: Procedure for Appealing Section 8 
Rent Adjustments.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0446.
    Type of Request: Extension.
    Form Number: Owners will submit rent appeal on owner's letterhead 
providing a written explanation for the appeal.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Title 
II, section 221, of the National Housing Act requires the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish rents for certain 
subsidized rental projects. Under this legislation, HUD is charged with 
the responsibility of determining the method of rent adjustments and 
with facilitating these adjustments. Because rent adjustments are 
considered benefits to project owners, HUD must also provide some means 
for owners to appeal the decisions made by the Department or the 
Contract Administrator. This appeal process and the information 
collection play an important role in preventing costly litigation and 
in ensuring the accuracy of the overall rent adjustment process.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Owners of certain subsidized 
multifamily rental projects.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 525.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 525.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 2.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 1050.

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.

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C. Authority

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

    Dated: December 31, 2014.
Laura M. Marin,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Associate 
Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2015-00016 Filed 1-6-15; 8:45 am]
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