[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54282-54283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21635]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5752-N-74]


30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Continuation of 
Interest Reduction Payments After Refinancing Section 236 Projects

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the proposed information collection 
requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days of public 
comment.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 14, 2014.

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: HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-5806. Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street

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SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at Colette Pollard @hud.gov or 
telephone 202-402-3400. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay 
Service at (800) 877-8339. 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 in Section A.
    The Federal Register notice that solicited public comment on the 
information collection for a period of 60 days was published on June 
16, 2014.

A. Overview of Information Collection

    Title of Information Collection: Continuation of Interest Reduction 
Payments After Refinancing Section 236 Projects.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0572.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Form Numbers:

HUD-93173 Agreement for Interest Reduction Payments (Sec.  236(e)(2).
HUD-93175 Agreement for Interest Reduction Payments (Sec.  236(b).
HUD-93174 Use Agreement (Sec.  236(e)(2).
HUD-93176 Use Agreement (Sec.  236(b).

    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
purpose of this information collection is to preserve low-income 
housing units. HUD uses the information to ensure that owners, 
mortgagees and or public entities enter into binding agreements for the 
continuation of Interest Reduction Payments (IRP) after refinancing 
eligible Section 236 projects. HUD has created an electronic 
application for eligible projects to retain the IRP benefits after 
refinancing.
    Respondents (i.e. affected public): Profit motivated or non-profit 
owners of Section 236 projects.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 875.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1750.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Burdens: 1750.

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in 
Section A on the following:
    (1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) Ways to 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.
    HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to 
these questions.

     Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Dated: September 5, 2014.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-21635 Filed 9-10-14; 8:45 am]
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