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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2012 / Notices

Status of the proposed information
collection: Extension of previously
approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Mark Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012–31195 Filed 12–27–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5609–N–15]

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for Public Comment:
Statutorily-Mandated Collection of
Information for Tenants in LIHTC
Properties
Office of the Policy
Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be 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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
26, 2013.
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:
Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development & Research, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Room 8226, Washington,
DC 20410–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael K. Hollar, (202) 402–5878, for
copies of the proposed forms and other
available documents. (This is not a tollfree number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is
soliciting comments from members of
the public and affected 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

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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: StatutorilyMandated Collection of Information for
Tenants in LIHTC Properties.
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.
OMB Approval Number: 2528–0165.
Agency form numbers: None.
Members of Affected Public: There are
sixty state and local housing finance
agencies which allocate low-income
housing tax credits and conduct
program compliance. HERA directs
these agencies to submit the requested
data to HUD.

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Estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: This data collection
includes two forms, one requesting data
on properties placed in service in a
single calendar year and a second
requesting data on all tenants in LIHTCsubsidized units, and will be conducted
annually. HUD expects completion of
the properties placed in service form to
average approximately eight personhours per respondent. HUD expects
completion of the tenant form to average
approximately forty person-hours per
respondent. In combination, the overall
response burden totals 48 person-hours
per respondent. The total estimated
annual burden across all respondents
for this data collection is 2,880 hours
(60 respondents × 48 hours per
respondent).
Status of the proposed information
collection: Pending OMB approval.
Authority: Section 2835(d) of the Housing
and Economic Recovery Act, Public Law
110–289, Title I of the U.S. Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.)
Dated: December 20, 2012.
Erika C. Poethig,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2012–31198 Filed 12–27–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5607–N–36]

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request; Rent
Schedule—Low Rent Housing
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be 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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: February
26, 2013.
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, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW.,

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