Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals:

Federal Register: February 2, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 22)

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Docket No. FR-5480-N-10

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;

HUD-Owned Real Estate--Dollar Home Sales Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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.

The information collected will be used in binding contracts between the purchaser and HUD. The respondents are purchasers of HUD-owned properties, community development corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government entities. The sale of these properties under this program makes it possible for local governments to rehabilitate the homes and make them available as low- and moderate- income housing at a considerable savings.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval Number (2502-0569) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,

Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503; e-mail OIRA-Submission@omb.eop.gov fax: 202-395- 5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colette Pollard, Reports Management

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Colette Pollard at

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov; or telephone (202) 402-3400. 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 the

Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a request for approval of the Information collection described below.

This 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: HUD-Owned Real Estate--Dollar Home Sales

Program.

OMB approval number: 2502-0569.

Form Numbers: None.

Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:

The information collected will be used in binding contracts between the purchaser and HUD. The respondents are purchasers of HUD-owned properties, community development corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government entities. The sale of these properties under this program makes it possible for local governments to rehabilitate the homes and make them available as low- and moderate- income housing at a considerable savings.

Frequency of Submission: On-occasion, annually.

Number of

Annual

Hours per respondents

responses

x

response

=

Burden hours

Reporting Burden:...................

560

0.892 ..

0.076 ..

38

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 38.

Status: Extension without change of a currently approved collection.

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

Dated: January 26, 2011.

Colette Pollard,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

FR Doc. 2011-2298 Filed 2-1-11; 8:45 am

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