[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 57217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20226]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7056-N-33]


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Owner's 
Certification With HUD Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures, OMB 
Control No: 2502-0182

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing- Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: November 18, 2022.

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, REE, 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, REE, 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: Applications for Housing 
Assistance Payments; Special Claims Processing.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0182.
    OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2020.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved 
collection for which approval has expired.
    Form Number: HUD 52670-A part 5, HUD-52671-C, HUD 52671-A, HUD-
52671-D, 52670-A-PART-1, HUD 52671-B, HUD-52670, HUD 52670-A-part 3, 
HUD-52670-A part 4, HUD 52670-A Part 2.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department needs to collect this information in order to establish an 
applicant's eligibility for admittance to subsidized housing, specify 
which eligible applicants may be given priority over others, and 
prohibit racial discrimination in conjunction with selection of tenants 
and unit assignments. The Department must specify tenant eligibility 
requirements as well as how tenants' incomes, rents and assistance must 
be verified and computed so as to prevent the Department from making 
improper payments to owners on behalf of assisted tenants. The 
Department also must provide annual reports to Congress and the public 
on the race/ethnicity and gender composition of subsidy program 
beneficiaries. This information is essential to maintain a standard of 
fair practices in assigning tenants to HUD Multifamily properties.
    HUD must specify tenant eligibility requirements as well as how 
tenants' incomes, rents and assistance must be verified and computed so 
as to prevent HUD from making improper payments to owners on behalf of 
assisted tenants. These information collections are essential to ensure 
the reduction of improper payments standard in providing $13 billion in 
rental assistance to low-income families in HUD Multifamily properties.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government and State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 27,938.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 334,958.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 4.25.
    Total Estimated Burden: 581,486.

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.

C. Authority Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. 3507.

Nathan A. Shultz,
Chief of Staff (Acting), Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--
Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2022-20226 Filed 9-16-22; 8:45 am]
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