[Federal Register: January 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 15)]
[Notices]
[Page 3545]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4978-N-01]
Section 5(h) Homeownership Program for Public Housing: Submission
of Plan and Reporting
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 28, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Aneita Waites, Reports Liaison
Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aneita Waites, (202) 708-0713,
extension 4114, for copies of the proposed forms and other available
documents. (This is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice
is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
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) evaluate the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Section 5(h) Homeownership: Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0201.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: 24
CFR part 906, section 5(h) Homeownership Program is authorized by
Sections 5(h) and 6(c)(4)(D) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 (Act).
This program was replaced by Section 32 of the Act through enactment of
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. The data
collection is only for gathering applicant information for the ongoing
implementation of programs approved under the former 5(h) authority.
Additionally, information collected includes information relative to
the location and description of the unit. The information is currently
collected electronically in the Public and Indian Housing Information
Center (PIC). The sections in the regulation that impose information
collection requirements are as follows:
24 CFR section 906.17, which requires PHAs to maintain records
(including sales and financial records) for all activities incident to
implementation of the HUD-approved homeownership plan. In addition, the
applicant is required to submit annual sales reports. Applicable
portions of the regulations are attached.
For HUD-approved plans, PHAs will maintain records which may be
subject to audit by HUD and the Government Accounting Office (GAO). In
cases where implementation of the plan takes more than one year, PHAs
will prepare annual reports and submit them to HUD.
Agency Form Number: None.
Members of Affected Public: Public Housing Agencies currently
implementing an approved Section 5(h) Homeownership Plan.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents:
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Estimated
Estimated annual burden Reference Number of Frequency of average Total annual
respondents response response time burden
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73............................................ 24 CFR 906.17....................... 73 1 1 73
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Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Extension of
currently approved collection.
The information is currently collected electronically in the Public
and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC). Statutory mandates and
Federal program requirements would not be met if the collection is not
conducted, or is conducted less frequently.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 12, 2005.
Michael Liu,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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