[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2169-2170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00590]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-6001-N-39]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Budget-Based 
Rent Increases

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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 19, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB

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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: Office of Multifamily Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20410; email Harry Messner at [email protected] 
or telephone 202-402-2626. 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: Budget Based Rent Increases.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0324.
    Type of Request: Extension..
    Form Number: HUD-92457-a.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Budget worksheet will be used by HUD Field staff, along with other 
information submitted by owners, as a tool for determining the 
reasonableness of rent increases. The purposes of the worksheet and the 
collection of budgetary information are to allow owners to plan for 
expected increases in expenditures.
    Respondents: Owners and project managers of HUD subsidized 
properties.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 974.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 974.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 hours 20 minutes.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 5,191.

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 13, 2017.
Dana T. Wade,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2018-00590 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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