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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 152 (Monday, August 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 39967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19078]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5288-N-06]

Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Public Housing Mortgage Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: October 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone 202-402-8048, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms, 
or other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dacia Rogers, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 
20410; telephone 202-708-0713 (this is not a toll-free 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 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: Public Housing Mortgage Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-NEW.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) must provide information to HUD for 
approval to allow PHAs to grant a mortgage in public housing real 
estate or a security interest in some tangible form of personal 
property owned by the PHA for the purposes of securing loans or other 
financing for modernization or development of low-income housing.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: N/A.
    Members of affected public: Business or other for-profit, State, 
Local Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: The estimated 
number of annual respondents is 90 and the total annual reporting 
burden is 3,760 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a request 
for a new collection.

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

    Dated: July 30, 2009.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E9-19078 Filed 8-7-09; 8:45 am]
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