[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77653-77654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31505]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5837-N-05]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Statutorily-
Mandated Collection of Information for Tenants in LIHTC Properties

AGENCY: Office of the Policy Development and Research, 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: February 16, 2016.

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: 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. 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: Statutorily-Mandated Collection of 
Information for Tenants in LIHTC Properties.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0165.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Form Number: HUD-52695 (HUD LIHTC Database Data Collection Form); 
HUD-52697 (HUD LIHTC Tenant Data Collection Form).
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 2835(d) of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, or HERA, 
(Pub. L. 110-289, approved July 30, 2008) amends Title I of the U.S. 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (1937 Act) to add a new 
section 36 (codified as 42

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U.S.C. 1437z-8) that requires each state agency administering tax 
credits under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (low-
income housing tax credits or LIHTC) to furnish HUD, not less than 
annually, information concerning the race, ethnicity, family 
composition, age, income, use of rental assistance under section 8(o) 
of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 or other similar assistance, disability 
status, and monthly rental payments of households residing in each 
property receiving such credits through such agency.
    New section 36 requires HUD to establish standards and definitions 
for the information to be collected by state agencies and to provide 
states with technical assistance in establishing systems to compile and 
submit such information and, in coordination with other federal 
agencies administering housing programs, establish procedures to 
minimize duplicative reporting requirements for properties assisted 
under multiple housing programs. In 2010, OMB approved the first 
collection instrument used for the collection of LIHTC household 
information (expiration date 05/31/2013). HUD used the previously 
approved form to collect data on LIHTC tenants in 2010, 2011 and 2012. 
The form was approved with minor changes in 2013 with an expiration of 
6/30/2016. Renewal of this form is required for HUD to remain in 
compliance with the statute.
    Respondents: State and local LIHTC administering agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 59.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 118.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Average Hours per Response: 48.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 2,832 hours.

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                                             Number of     Frequency of    Responses per    Burden hour    Annual burden    Hourly cost
         Information collection             respondents      response          annum       per response        hours       per response     Annual cost
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52695 (Tenant)..........................              59               1               1              40            2360          $34.02         $80,287
52697 (Property)........................              59               1               1               8             472           34.02          16,057
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............              48           2,832  ..............          96,344
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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: December 8, 2015.
Katherine M. O'Regan,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2015-31505 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am]
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