Proposed Rules. Notice

Agency: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2017-27623 · Docket No. FR-5997-N-81

Summary

HUD 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 30 days of public comment.

Dates

Comments Due Date: January 22, 2018.

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 September 5, 2017 at 82 FR 41974. A. Overview of Information Collection Title of Information Collection: Annual Adjustment Factors (AAF) Rent Increase Requirement. OMB Approval Number: 2502-0507. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Form Number: HUD-92273-S8. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Owners of project-based section 8 contracts that utilize the AAF as the method of rent adjustment provide this information which is necessary to determine whether or not the subject properties' rents are to be adjusted and, if so, the amount of the adjustment. Respondents (i.e. affected public): Business, Not for profit institution. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,080. Estimated Number of Responses: 8. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Average Hours per Response: 1.50 hours. Total Estimated Burden: 12,960. 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: November 24, 2017. Inez C. Downs, Department Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-27623 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am]