30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Uniform Physical Standards and Physical Inspection Requirements

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)

Federal Register Volume 81, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)

Notices

Pages 87582-87583

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2016-29122

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Docket No. FR-5909-N-85

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Uniform Physical Standards and Physical Inspection Requirements

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: January 4, 2017.

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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: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov or telephone 202-402-3400. This is not a toll-

free number. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Pollard.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for 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 August 17, 2016 at 81 FR 54819.

1. Overview of Information Collection

   Title of Information Collection: Uniform Physical Standards and Physical Inspection Requirements.

   OMB Approval Number: 2502-0369.

   Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.

   Form Number: None.

   Description of the need for the information and proposed use: All multifamily properties owned by HUD or with HUD-insured mortgages must be inspected regularly to ensure that they are maintained in a condition that is decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repairs.

   Respondents: Affected public.

   Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,125.

   Estimated Number of Responses: 12,125.

   Frequency of Response: Annual.

   Average Hours per Response: 6.

   Total Estimated Burden: 72,750.00.

2. 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.

3. Authority

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

   Dated: November 21, 2016.

   Colette Pollard,

   Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

   FR Doc. 2016-29122 Filed 12-2-16; 8:45 am

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