[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80791-80792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32601]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5838-N-10]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing
Mortgage Program and Section 30
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, PIH, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February 26, 2016.
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: Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone
202-402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Mussington.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Public Housing Mortgage Program
and Section 30.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0265.
Type of Request: Extension of an approved collection.
Form Number: N/A--Because federal regulations have not been adopted
for this program, no specific forms are required.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Section 516 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998
(QHWRA) (Pub. L. 105-276, October 21, 1998)
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added Section 30, Public Housing Mortgages and Security Interest, to
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act) (42 U.S.C. 1437z-2).
Section 30 authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) to approve a Housing Authority's (HA) request
to mortgage public housing real property or grant a security interest
in other tangible forms of personal property if the proceeds of the
loan resulting from the mortgage or security interest are used for low-
income housing uses. Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) must provide
information to HUD for approval to allow PHAs to grant a mortgage in
public housing real estate or a security interest in some tangible form
of personal property owned by the PHA for the purposes of securing
loans or other financing for modernization or development of low-income
housing.
Respondents (i.e. affected public): Members of Affected Public:
State, Local or Local Government and Non-profit organization.
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Number of Frequency of Responses per Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost
Information collection respondents response annum per response hours per response Annual cost
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2577-0157............................... 30 3 90 41.78 3,760 $157.65 $592,750
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Total............................... .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..............
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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: December 18, 2015.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2015-32601 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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