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###### Department of Housing and Urban Development

          - [Docket No. FR-7076-N-16]

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

# DATES:

*Comments Due Date:*                         November 21, 2023.                    

# ADDRESSES:

                        Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection can be sent within 60 days of publication of this notice to                         *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*                         Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 60-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function. Interested persons are also invited to submit comments regarding this proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard for a copy of the proposed forms or other available information, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-402-5534 (this is not a toll-free number) or email:                         *PaperworkReductionActOffice@hud.gov.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Leea Thornton, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative Initiatives, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202-402-6455). This is not a toll-free number. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit                         *https://www.fcc.gov/​consumers/​guides/​telecommunications-relay-service-trs.*                         Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Thornton.                    

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# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in Section A.

## A. Overview of Information Collection

*Title of Information Collection:*                     Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Application Forms.                

*OMB Approval Number:*                     2577-0278.                

*Type of Request*                     Reinstatement to discontinue collection.                

*Form Number:*                     5260 RAD Application; HUD-5261 RAD Mod Rehab Application.                

*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:*                     The Rental Assistance Demonstration allows Public Housing and Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) properties to convert to long-term Section 8 rental assistance contracts; and Rent Supplement (Rent Supp), Rental Assistance Payment (RAP), and Mod Rehab properties, upon contract expiration or termination, to convert tenant protection vouchers (TPVs) to project-based vouchers (PBVs). Participation in the initiative will be voluntary. Public Housing agencies and Mod Rehab owners interested in participating in the Demonstration are required to submit applications to HUD. HUD intends through the conversion process, to assure the physical and financial sustainability of properties and enable owners to leverage private financing to address immediate and long-term capital needs, improve operations, and implement energy efficiency improvements. The RAD applications are Excel based and will be pre-populated with data the Department collects and maintains for each housing agencies. Information collected by the applications will allow the Department to determine which applicants meet the eligibility requirements and have the capacity to successfully meet RAD's mission delineated in PIH Notice PIH-2012-32, REV-2: Rental Assistance Demonstration.                

*Respondents*                     (                    *i.e.,*                     affected public): State, Local or Tribal Government.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     The estimated number of respondents is 8,855 annually with one response per respondent.                

*Estimated Number of Responses:*                     8,855.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     Once.                

*Average Hours per Response:*                     2 Hours.                

*Total Estimated Burdens:*                     17,710.                

## 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.

## C. Authority

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

Nicholas Bilka,

Chief, Office of Policy, Programs and Legislative Initiatives

[FR Doc. 2023-20558 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]

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