[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80791-80792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32601]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5838-N-10]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Mortgage Program and Section 30

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, PIH, 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 26, 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: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free 
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this 
number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Mussington.

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: Public Housing Mortgage Program 
and Section 30.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0265.
    Type of Request: Extension of an approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A--Because federal regulations have not been adopted 
for this program, no specific forms are required.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 516 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 
(QHWRA) (Pub. L. 105-276, October 21, 1998)

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added Section 30, Public Housing Mortgages and Security Interest, to 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act) (42 U.S.C. 1437z-2). 
Section 30 authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD) to approve a Housing Authority's (HA) request 
to mortgage public housing real property or grant a security interest 
in other tangible forms of personal property if the proceeds of the 
loan resulting from the mortgage or security interest are used for low-
income housing uses. Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) must provide 
information to HUD for approval to allow PHAs to grant a mortgage in 
public housing real estate or a security interest in some tangible form 
of personal property owned by the PHA for the purposes of securing 
loans or other financing for modernization or development of low-income 
housing.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Members of Affected Public: 
State, Local or Local Government and Non-profit organization.

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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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2577-0157...............................              30               3              90           41.78           3,760         $157.65        $592,750
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    Total...............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
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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 18, 2015.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2015-32601 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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