[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16050-16051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6593]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5603-N-19]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Applications for Housing Assistance Payments; Special Claims Processing
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been 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.
This is an extension of a currently approved collection for
submitting Applications for Housing Assistance Payments for Section 8,
Rent Supplement, Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), Section 202 Project
Assistance Contracts (PACs) and Section 811 and 202 Project Rental
Assistance Contracts (PRACS) program units. Special Claims for damages,
unpaid rent loss, and vacancy claims are available for the Section 8,
Section 202 PACs, and Section 811 and Section 202 PRACS programs. Each
HUD program has an assistance payments contract. These contracts
indicate that HUD will make monthly assistance payments to Project
Owners/Management Agents on behalf of the eligible households who
reside in the assisted units. Project Owners are required to sign a
certification on the Housing Owner's Certifications and Application for
Housing Assistance form which states: (1) Each tenant's eligibility and
assistance payments was computed in accord with HUD's regulations
administrative procedures and the Contract, and are payable under the
Contract; (2) The units for which assistance is being billed are
decent, safe, sanitary, and occupied or available for occupancy; (3) No
amount included on the bill has been previously billed or paid; (4) All
facts and data on which the payment request is based are true and
accurate; and (5) That no payments have been paid or will be paid from
the tenant or any public or private source for units beyond that
authorized by the assistance contract, or lease, unless permitted by
HUD.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502-0182) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected], fax: 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard., Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at Colette.
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-3400. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Pollard.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the Information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies
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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: Applications for Housing Assistance Payments;
Special Claims Processing.
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0182.
Form Numbers: HUD-52670, HUD-52670-A Part 1, HUD-52670-A Part 2,
HUD-52670-A Part 3, HUD-52670-A Part 4, HUD-52670-A Part 5, and HUD-
52671-A/B/C/D.
Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use:
This is an extension of a currently approved collection for submitting
Applications for Housing Assistance Payments for Section 8, Rent
Supplement, Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), Section 202 Project
Assistance Contracts (PACs) and Section 811 and 202 Project Rental
Assistance Contracts (PRACS) program units. Special Claims for damages,
unpaid rent loss, and vacancy claims are available for the Section 8,
Section 202 PACs, and Section 811 and Section 202 PRACS programs. Each
HUD program has an assistance payments contract. These contracts
indicate that HUD will make monthly assistance payments to Project
Owners/Management Agents on behalf of the eligible households who
reside in the assisted units. Project Owners are required to sign a
certification on the Housing Owner's Certifications and Application for
Housing Assistance form which states: (1) Each tenant's eligibility and
assistance payments was computed in accord with HUD's regulations
administrative procedures and the Contract, and are payable under the
Contract; (2) The units for which assistance is being billed are
decent, safe, sanitary, and occupied or available for occupancy; (3) No
amount included on the bill has been previously billed or paid; (4) All
facts and data on which the payment request is based are true and
accurate; and (5) That no payments have been paid or will be paid from
the tenant or any public or private source for units beyond that
authorized by the assistance contract, or lease, unless permitted by
HUD.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the annual total
number of hours needed to prepare the information collection is
301,951, number of respondents is 21,787, frequency of response is 12
per annum, and the total hours per respondent is 6.65.
Status: Existing of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: March 13, 2012.
Colette Pollard,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-6593 Filed 3-16-12; 8:45 am]
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