[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48165-48166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22940]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-21]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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) 
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review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is 
soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: November 17, 1995.

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: Oliver Walker, Housing, 
Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451--7th Street, SW, Room 
9116, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Oliver Walker, Telephone number (202) 708-1694 (this is not a toll-free 
number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1955 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    The 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 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: Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) 
Contract, Part II.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0409.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Secretary of HUD, according to Multifamily Housing Property Disposition 
(MFPD) Reform Act of 1994 (section 203(e)(1), is authorized under 
certain circumstances to enter into contracts under Section 8 of the 
Untied States Housing Act of 1937, with owners of multifamily housing 
projects. 24 CFR 886, Subpart C authorizes the use of the Housing 
Assistance Payment (HAP) contract, Part II as the administrative 
mechanism to provide Section 8 housing assistance to purchasers of HUD-
owned and foreclosure sale multifamily projects. The HAP Contract, Part 
II (HUD-52522-D) is a legal document, which as the administrative 
mechanism to provide Section 8 housing assistance from the Federal 
Government to the owner, commits the owner to HUD regulations and 
procedures governing the purpose and use of Section 8 assistance funds.
    Agency form numbers: HUD-52522-D.
    Members of affected public: Property Owners and Property Management 
Agents.
    An estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection is 22,824, the number of respondents is 729, 
frequency of response is 1, and the hours of response is 2,597.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension with 
change.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 8, 1995.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
A/S Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 95-22940 Filed 9-15-95; 8:45 am]
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