[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 241 (Monday, December 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60027-60028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27191]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5997-N-80]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Continuation of 
Interest Reduction Payments After Refinancing Section 236 Projects

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD 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 30 days of public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 17, 2018.

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: OIRA [email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez C. Downs, Reports Management 
Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Inez. C. [email protected], or 
telephone 202-402-8046. This is not a toll-free number. Person 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. Downs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is 
seeking approval from OMB for 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 
September 5, 2017 at 82 FR 41976.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Continuation of Interest Reduction 
Payments After Refinancing Section 236 Projects.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0572.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: HUD-93173 Agreement for Interest Reduction Payments 
(Sec.  236(e)(2).

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    HUD-93175 Agreement for Interest Reduction Payments (Sec.  236(b)).
    HUD-93174 Use Agreement (Sec.  236(e)(2)).
    HUD-93176 Use Agreement (Sec.  236(b)).
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this information collection is to preserve low-income 
housing units. HUD uses the information to ensure that owners, 
mortgagees and or public entities enter into binding agreements for the 
continuation of Interest Reduction Payments (IRP) after refinancing 
eligible Section 236 projects. HUD has created an electronic 
application for eligible projects to retain the IRP benefits after 
refinancing.
    Respondents: (i.e. affected public) Profit Motivated or Non-Profit 
Owners of Section 236 Projects.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 875.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2.
    Frequency of Response: 1,750.
    Average Hours per Response: I hour.
    Total Estimated Burden: 1,750.

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: November 22, 2017.
Inez C. Downs,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27191 Filed 12-15-17; 8:45 am]
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