[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16277-16278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05828]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5683-N-23]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB:
Low Income Housing Tax Credit Database
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. HUD is
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
Section 2835(d) of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, or HERA,
(Pub. L. 110-289, approved July 30, 2008) amends Title I of the U.S.
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (1937 Act) to add a new
section 36 (to be codified as 42 U.S.C. 1437z-8) that requires each
state agency administering tax credits under section 42 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (low-income housing tax credits or LIHTC) to
furnish HUD, not less than annually, information concerning the race,
ethnicity, family composition, age, income, use of rental assistance
under section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 or other similar
assistance, disability status, and monthly rental payments of
households residing in each property receiving such credits through
such agency. New section 36 requires HUD to establish standards and
definitions for the information to be collected by state agencies and
to provide states with technical assistance in establishing systems to
compile and submit such information and, in coordination with other
federal agencies administering housing programs, establish procedures
to minimize duplicative reporting requirements for properties assisted
under multiple housing programs. In 2010, OMB approved the first
collection instrument used for the collection of LIHTC household
information (OMB Approval No. 2528-0165, expiration date 05/31/2013).
HUD used the previously approved form to collect data on LIHTC tenants
in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Renewal of this form is required for HUD to
remain in compliance with the statute.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2528-0165) 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
[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 HUD 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 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
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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 Proposed: Low Income Housing Tax Credit Database.
OMB Approval Number: 2528-0165.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Section 2835(d) of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, or HERA,
(Pub. L. 110-289, approved July 30, 2008) amends Title I of the U.S.
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) (1937 Act) to add a new
section 36 (to be codified as 42 U.S.C. 1437z-8) that requires each
state agency administering tax credits under section 42 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (low-income housing tax credits or LIHTC) to
furnish HUD, not less than annually, information concerning the race,
ethnicity, family composition, age, income, use of rental assistance
under section 8(o) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 or other similar
assistance, disability status, and monthly rental payments of
households residing in each property receiving such credits through
such agency. New section 36 requires HUD to establish standards and
definitions for the information to be collected by state agencies and
to provide states with technical assistance in establishing systems to
compile and submit such information and, in coordination with other
federal agencies administering housing programs, establish procedures
to minimize duplicative reporting requirements for properties assisted
under multiple housing programs. In 2010, OMB approved the first
collection instrument used for the collection of LIHTC household
information (OMB Approval No. 2528-0165, expiration date 05/31/2013).
HUD used the previously approved form to collect data on LIHTC tenants
in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Renewal of this form is required for HUD to
remain in compliance with the statute.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting Burden.................... 60 1 .. 48 .. 2,880
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,880.
Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: March 8, 2013.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-05828 Filed 3-13-13; 8:45 am]
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