[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1398-1399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00201]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-7070-N-01]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing 
Mortgage Program and Section 30; OMB Control No.: 2577-0265

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, Chief Data Officer, 
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 an additional 30 days of 
public comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 9, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to [email protected] or www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

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. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from 
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals 
with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to 
make an accessible telephone call, please visit https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 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

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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 27, 2022 at 87 FR 58525.

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) 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: 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 per   Annual burden   Hourly cost per
      Information collection         respondents        response          annum           response          hours           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.
    (5) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    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. 
chapter 35.

Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of Policy Development and 
Research, Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00201 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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