[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 149 (Thursday, August 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 44038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12495]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-21]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Utility Allowance Adjustments

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: October 2, 2006.

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: Lillian Deitzer, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-5221 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of 
the proposed forms and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly R. Munson, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-1320 
(this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 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 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: Utility Allowance Adjustments.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0352.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
requires an analysis of the project's utility allowances to be included 
in the owner's request for rent increase. HUD's review and approval is 
required for utility allowance increases of 10 percent or higher.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
1,200; the frequency of responses is 1; estimated time to gather and 
prepare the necessary documents is .50 per hour per submission, and the 
estimated total annual burden hours are 600.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: July 28, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E6-12495 Filed 8-2-06; 8:45 am]
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