[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22220-22221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09258]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5831-N-19]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Procedures for 
Appealing Rent Adjustments

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: May 21, 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: 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 at Colette [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 January 
7, 2015 at 80 FR 901.

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 without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Form Numbers: 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

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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.

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: April 15, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09258 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am]
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