41404 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 148 / Friday, August 1, 1997 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708–3642,

extension 4128, for copies of the

proposed forms and other available

documents. (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 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: Pet Ownership in

Public Housing for the Elderly and

Handicapped, 24 CFR 5, Subpart C. OMB Control Number: 2577–0078.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: This

information collection is under the

authority of Section 227 of the Housing

and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983

(12 U.S.C. 1701r-1). HUD issued

regulations in 24 CFR Part 5, Subpart C,

necessary to ensure attaining the goal of

providing decent, safe, and sanitary

housing for the elderly or persons with

disabilities. The statute also requires

that these regulations establish

guidelines under which Public Housing

Agencies (PHAs), owners and managers

may prescribe reasonable rules for the

keeping of pets by tenants and must

consult with tenants in prescribing the

rules.

The PHAs give written notices to

applicants that pets are permitted,

working animals are excluded from

regulation requirements, and where

leases prohibit pets, tenants may request

lease amendment. A copy of pet rules

and written notice are given to each

applicant when offered a unit. Members of affected public: State,

Local or Tribal Government; Individuals

or households.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: 30,000 respondent

annual, .008 hour average per response,

250 total reporting burden hours. Status

of the proposed information collection:

Extension.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and

Indian Housing.

[FR Doc. 97–20301 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4200–N–99]

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing–Federal Housing

Commission, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

emergency review and approval, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act. The Department is soliciting public

comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date: August 6,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments must be

received within five (5) days from the

date of this Notice. Comments should

refer to the proposal by name and/or

OMB approval number and should be

sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk

Officer, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, D.C.

20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management

Officer, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 7th Street,

Southwest, Washington, D.C. 20410,

telephone (202) 708–0050. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Notice informs the public that the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) has submitted to

OMB, for emergency processing, an

information collection package with

respect to the Single Family Property

Disposition Officer Next Door Sales

Program. HUD is seeking OMB approval

by August 15, 1997.

HUD’s regulations at 24 CFR part 291,

Disposition of HUD-Acquired Property,

allow the Secretary to sell properties to

nonprofit organizations and

governmental entities on a direct sales

basis at a discount off the list price for

use in HUD and local housing or

homeless programs. Part 291 also

permits HUD to make direct sales to

other individuals if a finding is made by

the Assistant Secretary for HousingFederal Housing Commissioner that

such sales would further the goals of the

National Housing Act. HUD issued a

waiver to increase the discount on these

sales for one year to 50% and a finding

to permit direct sales to police officers.

The direct sale of HUD-owned

properties to police officers will further

the goals of the National Housing Act

(12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and will be in

the best interest of the Secretary. Local

offices will be authorized to offer

insurable and uninsurable properties

located in Revitalization Areas to police

officers on a direct sales basis with the

larger discount. HUD will continue to

offer uninsurable properties located in

Revitalization Areas on a direct sales

basis to preapproved nonprofit

organizations and governmental entities.

HUD wants to strengthen America’s

communities and build a safer nation.

Governmental agencies, nonprofit

organizations, and police officers are

being given the opportunity to purchase

HUD-owned properties at discounts and

using them to promote safety in

neighborhoods.

In view of the discount being offered,

police officers are being required to

provide a Police Officer Certification,

HUD 9548–A. This collection contains a

certification of employment as well as

the police officer’s occupancy

certification.

Governmental agencies and

preapproved nonprofit organizations

can either purchase a HUD-owned

property and sell it to the police Officer

or provide the Police officer

Certification, HUD 9548–A and

Assignment of Sales Contract, HUD

9548–C, which allows HUD to sell the

property directly to the policy officer.

This second option eliminates the need

for dual closings and associated added

costs.

To ensure understanding and

compliance with the resale restrictions,

governmental agencies and preapproved

nonprofit organizations will be required

to complete a Land Use Restriction

Addendum. The intent of this
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addendum is to limit the resale profit

and to ensure that the appropriate target

population ultimately benefits. The

collection provides a written record that

the governmental agency or the

nonprofit organization has agreed to the

resale restrictions.

The information collections are being

required in order to provide a binding

contract between the property purchaser

and HUD.

I. Collection Information

(1) Title of the Information Collection

Proposal:

Officer Next Door Sales Program.

(2) Office of the Agency to Collect the

information:

The information collection will be

submitted with the sales contract and

collected by the Office of Housing,

Office of Insured Single Family

Housing, Real Estate Owned Branch in

the local HUD office.

(3) Summary of the collection

information:

a. Police Officer Certification, Form

HUD 9548–A.

b. Land Use Restriction Addendum,

Form HUD 9548–B.

c. Assignment of Sales Contract, Form

HUD 9548–C.

(4) Description of the need for the

information and its proposed use:

The collections of information are

required in order to provide a binding

contract between the property purchaser

and HUD.

(5) Description of the likely

respondents, and proposed frequency of

the response to the collections of

information:

Respondents will be purchasers and

the proposed frequency of the response

is one-time with each sales contract.

(6) How frequently information

submissions will be required:

The information collection will be

required once per sale.

(7) Estimate of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

submission including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response:

Reporting Burden:

9548–

A

9548–

B

9548–

C

Number of respondents ...... 2,000 2,000 2,000

Burden Hours .... 340 340 340

Total Burden

Hours ...... 1,020 ............ ............

@ 0.17 hours per response (10 minutes

x 2,000)

Frequency of response: one time per

sale.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as

amended.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

David S. Cristy,

Acting Director, IRM Policy and Management

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–20303 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4235–N–14]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

to Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Johnston, room 7256, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 708–1226; TDD

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and

section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney

Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

11411), as amended, HUD is publishing

this notice to identify Federal buildings

and other real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. The properties were

reviewed using information provided to

HUD by Federal landholding agencies

regarding unutilized and underutilized

buildings and real property controlled

by such agencies or by GSA regarding

its inventory of excess or surplus

Federal property. This Notice is also

published in order to comply with the

December 12, 1998 Court Order in

National Coalition for the Homeless

versus Veterans Administration, No.

88–2503–OG (D.D.C.)

Properties reviewed are listed in this

notice according to the following

categories: Suitable/available, suitable/

unavailable, suitable/to be excess, and

unsuitable. The properties listed in the

three suitable categories have been

reviewed by the landholding agencies,

and each agency has transmitted to

HUD: (1) Its intention to make the

property available for use to assist the

homeless, (2) its intention to declare the

property excess to the agency’s needs, or

(3) a statement of the reasons that the

property cannot be declared excess or

made available for use as facilities to

assist the homeless.

Properties listed as suitable/available

will be available exclusively for

homeless use for a period of 60 days

from the date of this Notice. Homeless

assistance providers interested in any

such property should send a written

expression of interest to HHS, addressed

to Brian Rooney, Division of Property

Management, Program Support Center,

HHS, room 5B–41, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443–2265.

(This is not a toll-free number.) HHS

will mail to the interested provider an

application packet, which will include

instructions for completing the

application. In order to maximize the

opportunity to utilize a suitable

property, providers should submit their

written expressions of interest as soon

as possible. For complete details

concerning the processing of

applications, the reader is encouraged to

refer to the interim rule governing this

program, 24 CFR part 581.

For properties listed as suitable/to be

excess, the property may, if

subsequently accepted as excess by

GSA, be made available for use by the

homeless in accordance with applicable

law, subject to screening for other

Federal use. At the appropriate time,

HUD will publish the property in a

Notice showing it as either suitable/

available or suitable/unavailable.

For properties listed as suitable/

unavailable, the landholding agency has

decided that the property cannot be

declared excess or made available for

use to assist the homeless, and the

property will not be available.

Properties listed as unsuitable will

not be made available for any other

purpose for 20 days from the date of this

notice. Homeless assistance providers

interested in a review by HUD of the

determination of unsuitability should

call the toll free information line at 1–

800–927–7588 for detailed instructions

or write a letter to Mark Johnston at the

address listed at the beginning of this

notice. Included in the request for

review should be the property address

(including zip code), the date of

publication in the Federal Register, the

landholding agency, and the property

number.

For more information regarding

particular properties identified in this

notice (i.e., acreage, floor plan, existing

sanitary facilities, exact street address),

providers should contact the

appropriate landholding agencies at the