[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 70782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20560]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5044-N-22]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment;
Allocation of Operating Subsidies Under the Operating Fund Formula:
Data Collection
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: February 5, 2007.
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: Allocation of Operating Subsidies Under the
Operating Fund Formula: Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0029.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Section 9(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 establishes an
Operating Fund for the purpose of making assistance available to public
housing agencies (PHAs) which assistance is determined using a formula
approach under the Operating Fund Program. PHAs compute their operating
subsidy eligibility by completing the following HUD prescribed forms,
as applicable, each fiscal year: Calculation of Utilities Expense Level
(HUD-52722); Operating Fund Calculation of Operating Subsidy (HUD-
52723); and Calculation of Subsidies for Operations: Non-Rental Housing
(HUD-53087). HUD uses the information on these forms to determine the
operating subsidy obligation and proration level for each PHA. The
three forms listed in this collection will be automated in the Subsidy
and Grant Information System (SAGIS) that is under development and will
be operational in April 2007. The automation of these forms will
provide more accurate and timely information reporting by PHAs.
Agency form number: HUD-52722, HUD-52723, and HUD-53087.
Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents: 7,807 asset
management property respondents annually with 1 response per respondent
for forms HUD-52722 and HUD-52723 for a total of 11,710.5 responses;
and 1 response per 17 respondents for form HUD-53087 for a total of 17
responses. Average time per response for each form is .75 hours and
total annual burden hours are 11,723.25.
Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of
currently approved collection to include automated forms.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: November 29, 2006.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative
Initiative, PIH.
[FR Doc. E6-20560 Filed 12-5-06; 8:45 am]
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