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which a mortgagor seeks mortgage 

insurance under the Act.’’ 

FHA Catalyst allows FHA-approved 

multifamily lenders to submit electronic 

applications for FHA multifamily 

mortgage insurance and related 

documents to HUD through a web-based 

portal, and HUD staff are able to receive 

and download the documents from the 

portal. The system is designed to 

streamline existing processes for 

collecting information to administer 

FHA multifamily mortgage insurance 

programs; no new information will be 

collected as a result of FHA Catalyst. 

Prior to the COVID–19 pandemic, 

multifamily lenders submitted 

applications to HUD in USB and hard 

copy format via mail. Due to the 

pandemic, multifamily lenders are 

currently submitting electronic 

applications using various online filesharing platforms (e.g., Dropbox) as a 

short-term solution. FHA Catalyst 

provides multifamily lenders and MFH 

with a central, secure portal and longterm solution for online application 

submissions that will be used for the 

duration of the COVID–19 pandemic 

and beyond. Hard copies and/or 

removable USB drives will no longer be 

required for applications submitted 

through FHA Catalyst once FHA 

Catalyst becomes mandatory. 

Respondents (i.e., affected public): 

Business or other for-profit; individuals 

or households; not-for-profit intuitions; 

state, local, or tribal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

741. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 741. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 1. 

Total Estimated Burden: 741. 

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. 3507. 

Janet M. Golrick, 

Acting, Chief of Staff for the Office of Housing, 

Federal Housing Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–6275–N–01] 

Statutorily Mandated Designation of 

Difficult Development Areas and 

Qualified Census Tracts: Revision of 

Effective Date for 2019 and 2020 

Designations 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document revises the 

effective date for designations of 

‘‘Difficult Development Areas’’ (DDAs) 

and ‘‘Qualified Census Tracts’’ (QCTs) 

for purposes of the Low-Income 

Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) under 

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 42 

(26 U.S.C. 42) published on October 22, 

2018, (83 FR 53282) and September 25, 

2019, (84 FR 50465) in response to the 

Presidentially-declared COVID–19 

emergency. This notice extends from 

730 days to 910 days the period for 

which the 2019 and 2020 lists of QCTs 

and DDAs are effective for projects (1) 

located in an area not on subsequent 

lists of DDAs or QCTs; and (2) that 

submitted applications while the area 

was a 2019 or 2020 QCT or DDA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on how areas are designated 

and on geographic definitions, contact 

Michael K. Hollar, Senior Economist, 

Economic Development and Public 

Finance Division, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 Seventh Street SW, Room 8234, 

Washington, DC 20410–6000; telephone 

number (202) 402–5878, or send an 

email to Michael.K.Hollar@hud.gov. For 

specific legal questions, contact Branch 

5, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel, 

Passthroughs and Special Industries, 

Internal Revenue Service, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224; telephone number (202) 317– 

4137, fax number (855) 591–7867. 

(These are not toll-free telephone 

numbers.) Additional copies of this 

notice are available through HUD User 

at (800) 245–2691 for a small fee to 

cover duplication and mailing costs. 

Copies Available Electronically: This 

notice and additional information about 

DDAs and QCTs are available 

electronically on the internet at http:// 

www.huduser.org/datasets/qct.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 13, 2020, the President 

issued major disaster declarations under 

the authority of the Stafford Act with 

respect to all 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, and 5 territories (American 

Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Northern 

Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands) to assist with additional needs 

identified under the nationwide 

emergency declaration for COVID–19. In 

the context of a Presidentially-declared 

Major Disaster, IRS Revenue Procedure 

2014–49, 2014–37 I.R.B. 535, provides 

temporary relief to housing finance 

agencies (HFAs) and owners from 

certain requirements of IRC Section 42. 

Among the relief provided, if an owner 

has a carryover allocation for a building 

located in a Major Disaster Area and the 

Major Disaster occurs on or after the 

date of the carryover allocation, an HFA 

may grant an extension to the placed-inservice requirement. Rev. Proc. 2014– 

49, Section 6.03. This extension applies 

only to properties receiving IRC Section 

42 allocated credits and does not apply 

or provide relief to properties receiving 

credits associated with IRC Section 142 

tax-exempt bond revenue. HUD is 

revising the effective date of the 2019 

and 2020 QCTs and DDAs at this time 

to aid the ability of areas affected by 

COVID–19 to place in service affordable 

housing under both Section 42 and 

Section 142. 

I. This Notice 

This notice extends from 730 days to 

910 days the period for which the 2019 

and 2020 lists of QCTs and DDAs are 

effective for projects that are not located 

in areas on subsequent lists of DDAs or 

QCTs but submitted applications while 

the area was a 2019 or 2020 QCT or 

DDA. HUD published lists of DDAs and 

QCTs for 2019 on October 22, 2018 (83 

FR 53282); for 2020 on September 25, 

2019 (84 FR 50465); and for 2021 on 

September 24, 2020 (85 FR 60255). The 

actual designations of 2019 and 2020 

QCTs and DDAs are not affected by this 

notice. HUD is revising the effective 

date of the 2019 and 2020 QCTs and 

DDAs at this time to aid the ability of 

areas affected by COVID–19 to place in 

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II. Extension of 2019 DDA and QCT 

Designations 

For LIHTC and bond-financed 

projects, the sections entitled ‘‘Effective 

Date’’ and ‘‘Interpretive Examples of 

Effective Date’’ of the 2019 DDA and 

QCT designations as published October 

22, 2018 (83 FR 53282) are hereby 

revised to read as follows: 

Effective Date 

The 2019 lists of QCTs and DDAs are 

effective: 

(1) For allocations of credit after 

December 31, 2018; or 

(2) for purposes of IRC section 

42(h)(4), if the bonds are issued and the 

building is placed in service after 

December 31, 2018. 

If an area is not on a subsequent list 

of DDAs, the 2019 lists are effective for 

the area if: 

(1) The allocation of credit to an 

applicant is made no later than the end 

of the 910-day period after the applicant 

submits a complete application to the 

LIHTC-allocating agency, and the 

submission is made before the effective 

date of the subsequent lists; or 

(2) for purposes of IRC section 

42(h)(4), if: 

(a) The bonds are issued or the 

building is placed in service no later 

than the end of the 910-day period after 

the applicant submits a complete 

application to the bond-issuing agency, 

and 

(b) the submission is made before the 

effective date of the subsequent lists, 

provided that both the issuance of the 

bonds and the placement in service of 

the building occur after the application 

is submitted. 

An application is deemed to be 

submitted on the date it is filed if the 

application is determined to be 

complete by the credit-allocating or 

bond-issuing agency. A ‘‘complete 

application’’ means that no more than 

de minimis clarification of the 

application is required for the agency to 

make a decision about the allocation of 

tax credits or issuance of bonds 

requested in the application. 

In the case of a ‘‘multiphase project,’’ 

the DDA or QCT status of the site of the 

project that applies for all phases of the 

project is that which applied when the 

project received its first allocation of 

LIHTC. For purposes of IRC section 

42(h)(4), the DDA or QCT status of the 

site of the project that applies for all 

phases of the project is that which 

applied when the first of the following 

occurred: (a) The building(s) in the first 

phase were placed in service, or (b) the 

bonds were issued. 

For purposes of this notice, a 

‘‘multiphase project’’ is defined as a set 

of buildings to be constructed or 

rehabilitated under the rules of the 

LIHTC and meeting the following 

criteria: 

(1) The multiphase composition of the 

project (i.e., total number of buildings 

and phases in project, with a 

description of how many buildings are 

to be built in each phase and when each 

phase is to be completed, and any other 

information required by the agency) is 

made known by the applicant in the 

first application of credit for any 

building in the project, and that 

applicant identifies the buildings in the 

project for which credit is (or will be) 

sought; 

(2) The aggregate amount of LIHTC 

applied for on behalf of, or that would 

eventually be allocated to, the buildings 

on the site exceeds the one-year 

limitation on credits per applicant, as 

defined in the Qualified Allocation Plan 

(QAP) of the LIHTC-allocating agency, 

or the annual per-capita credit authority 

of the LIHTC allocating agency, and is 

the reason the applicant must request 

multiple allocations over two or more 

years; and 

(3) All applications for LIHTC for 

buildings on the site are made in 

immediately consecutive years. 

Members of the public are hereby 

reminded that the Secretary of Housing 

and Urban Development, or the 

Secretary’s designee, has legal authority 

to designate DDAs and QCTs, in 

accordance with 26 U.S.C. 42(d)(5), by 

publishing lists of geographic entities as 

defined by, in the case of DDAs, the 

Census Bureau, the several states and 

the governments of the insular areas of 

the United States and, in the case of 

QCTs, by the Census Bureau; and to 

establish the effective dates of such lists. 

The Secretary of the Treasury, through 

the IRS thereof, has sole legal authority 

to interpret, and to determine and 

enforce compliance with the IRC and 

associated regulations, including 

Federal Register notices published by 

HUD for purposes of designating DDAs 

and QCTs. Representations made by any 

other entity as to the content of HUD 

notices designating DDAs and QCTs that 

do not precisely match the language 

published by HUD should not be relied 

upon by taxpayers in determining what 

actions are necessary to comply with 

HUD notices. 

Interpretive Examples of Effective Date 

For the convenience of readers of this 

notice, interpretive examples are 

provided below to illustrate the 

consequences of the effective date in 

areas that gain or lose DDA status. The 

examples covering DDAs are equally 

applicable to QCT designations. 

(Case A) Project A is located in a 2019 

DDA that is NOT a designated DDA in 

2020, 2021, or 2022. A complete 

application for tax credits for Project A 

is filed with the allocating agency on 

November 15, 2019. Credits are 

allocated to Project A on January 30, 

2022. Project A is eligible for the 

increase in basis accorded a project in 

a 2019 DDA because the application was 

filed BEFORE January 1, 2020 (the 

effective date for the 2020 DDA lists), 

and because tax credits were allocated 

no later than the end of the 910-day 

period after the filing of the complete 

application for an allocation of tax 

credits. 

(Case B) Project B is located in a 2019 

DDA that is NOT a designated DDA in 

2020, 2021, or 2022. A complete 

application for tax credits for Project B 

is filed with the allocating agency on 

December 1, 2019. Credits are allocated 

to Project B on June 30, 2022. Project B 

is NOT eligible for the increase in basis 

accorded a project in a 2019 DDA 

because, although the application for an 

allocation of tax credits was filed 

BEFORE January 1, 2020 (the effective 

date of the 2020 DDA lists), the tax 

credits were allocated later than the end 

of the 910-day period after the filing of 

the complete application. 

(Case C) Project C is located in a 2019 

DDA that was not a DDA in 2018. 

Project C was placed in service on 

November 15, 2018. A complete 

application for tax-exempt bond 

financing for Project C is filed with the 

bond-issuing agency on January 15, 

2019. The bonds that will support the 

permanent financing of Project C are 

issued on September 30, 2019. Project C 

is NOT eligible for the increase in basis 

otherwise accorded a project in a 2019 

DDA, because the project was placed in 

service BEFORE January 1, 2019. 

(Case D) Project D is located in an 

area that is a DDA in 2019, but is NOT 

a DDA in 2020, 2021, or 2022. A 

complete application for tax-exempt 

bond financing for Project D is filed 

with the bond-issuing agency on 

October 30, 2019. Bonds are issued for 

Project D on January 30, 2022, but 

Project D is not placed in service until 

July 30, 2022. Project D is eligible for 

the increase in basis available to 

projects located in 2019 DDAs because: 

(1) One of the two events necessary for 

triggering the effective date for buildings 

described in Section 42(h)(4)(B) of the 

IRC (the two events being bonds issued 

and buildings placed in service) took 

place on January 30, 2022, within the 

910-day period after a complete 

application for tax-exempt bond 

financing was filed, (2) the application 

was filed during a time when the 


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location of Project D was in a DDA, and 

(3) both the issuance of the bonds and 

placement in service of Project D 

occurred after the application was 

submitted. 

Extension of 2020 DDA and QCT 

Designations 

For LIHTC and bond-financed 

projects, the sections entitled ‘‘Effective 

Date’’ and ‘‘Interpretive Examples of 

Effective Date’’ of the 2020 DDA and 

QCT designations as published 

September 25, 2019 (84 FR 50465) are 

hereby revised to read as follows: 

Effective Date 

The 2020 lists of QCTs and DDAs are 

effective: 

(1) For allocations of credit after 

December 31, 2019; or 

(2) for purposes of IRC section 

42(h)(4), if the bonds are issued and the 

building is placed in service after 

December 31, 2019. 

If an area is not on a subsequent list 

of DDAs, the 2020 lists are effective for 

the area if: 

(1) The allocation of credit to an 

applicant is made no later than the end 

of the 910-day period after the applicant 

submits a complete application to the 

LIHTC-allocating agency, and the 

submission is made before the effective 

date of the subsequent lists; or 

(2) for purposes of IRC section 

42(h)(4), if: 

(a) The bonds are issued or the 

building is placed in service no later 

than the end of the 910-day period after 

the applicant submits a complete 

application to the bond-issuing agency, 

and 

(b) the submission is made before the 

effective date of the subsequent lists, 

provided that both the issuance of the 

bonds and the placement in service of 

the building occur after the application 

is submitted. 

An application is deemed to be 

submitted on the date it is filed if the 

application is determined to be 

complete by the credit-allocating or 

bond-issuing agency. A ‘‘complete 

application’’ means that no more than 

de minimis clarification of the 

application is required for the agency to 

make a decision about the allocation of 

tax credits or issuance of bonds 

requested in the application. 

In the case of a ‘‘multiphase project,’’ 

the DDA or QCT status of the site of the 

project that applies for all phases of the 

project is that which applied when the 

project received its first allocation of 

LIHTC. For purposes of IRC section 

42(h)(4), the DDA or QCT status of the 

site of the project that applies for all 

phases of the project is that which 

applied when the first of the following 

occurred: (a) The building(s) in the first 

phase were placed in service, or (b) the 

bonds were issued. 

For purposes of this notice, a 

‘‘multiphase project’’ is defined as a set 

of buildings to be constructed or 

rehabilitated under the rules of the 

LIHTC and meeting the following 

criteria: 

(1) The multiphase composition of the 

project (i.e., total number of buildings 

and phases in project, with a 

description of how many buildings are 

to be built in each phase and when each 

phase is to be completed, and any other 

information required by the agency) is 

made known by the applicant in the 

first application of credit for any 

building in the project, and that 

applicant identifies the buildings in the 

project for which credit is (or will be) 

sought; 

(2) The aggregate amount of LIHTC 

applied for on behalf of, or that would 

eventually be allocated to, the buildings 

on the site exceeds the one-year 

limitation on credits per applicant, as 

defined in the Qualified Allocation Plan 

(QAP) of the LIHTC-allocating agency, 

or the annual per-capita credit authority 

of the LIHTC allocating agency, and is 

the reason the applicant must request 

multiple allocations over two or more 

years; and 

(3) All applications for LIHTC for 

buildings on the site are made in 

immediately consecutive years. 

Members of the public are hereby 

reminded that the Secretary of Housing 

and Urban Development, or the 

Secretary’s designee, has legal authority 

to designate DDAs and QCTs, in 

accordance with 26 U.S.C. 42(d)(5), by 

publishing lists of geographic entities as 

defined by, in the case of DDAs, the 

Census Bureau, the several states and 

the governments of the insular areas of 

the United States and, in the case of 

QCTs, by the Census Bureau; and to 

establish the effective dates of such lists. 

The Secretary of the Treasury, through 

the IRS thereof, has sole legal authority 

to interpret, and to determine and 

enforce compliance with the IRC and 

associated regulations, including 

Federal Register notices published by 

HUD for purposes of designating DDAs 

and QCTs. Representations made by any 

other entity as to the content of HUD 

notices designating DDAs and QCTs that 

do not precisely match the language 

published by HUD should not be relied 

upon by taxpayers in determining what 

actions are necessary to comply with 

HUD notices. 

Interpretive Examples of Effective Date 

For the convenience of readers of this 

notice, interpretive examples are 

provided below to illustrate the 

consequences of the effective date in 

areas that gain or lose DDA status. The 

examples covering DDAs are equally 

applicable to QCT designations. 

(Case A) Project A is located in a 2020 

DDA that is NOT a designated DDA in 

2021, 2022, or 2023. A complete 

application for tax credits for Project A 

is filed with the allocating agency on 

November 15, 2020. Credits are 

allocated to Project A on January 30, 

2023. Project A is eligible for the 

increase in basis accorded a project in 

a 2020 DDA because the application was 

filed BEFORE January 1, 2021 (the 

effective date for the 2021 DDA lists), 

and because tax credits were allocated 

no later than the end of the 910-day 

period after the filing of the complete 

application for an allocation of tax 

credits. 

(Case B) Project B is located in a 2020 

DDA that is NOT a designated DDA in 

2021, 2022, or 2023. A complete 

application for tax credits for Project B 

is filed with the allocating agency on 

December 1, 2020. Credits are allocated 

to Project B on June 30, 2023. Project B 

is NOT eligible for the increase in basis 

accorded a project in a 2020 DDA 

because, although the application for an 

allocation of tax credits was filed 

BEFORE January 1, 2021 (the effective 

date of the 2021 DDA lists), the tax 

credits were allocated later than the end 

of the 910-day period after the filing of 

the complete application. 

(Case C) Project C is located in a 2020 

DDA that was not a DDA in 2019. 

Project C was placed in service on 

November 15, 2019. A complete 

application for tax-exempt bond 

financing for Project C is filed with the 

bond-issuing agency on January 15, 

2020. The bonds that will support the 

permanent financing of Project C are 

issued on September 30, 2020. Project C 

is NOT eligible for the increase in basis 

otherwise accorded a project in a 2020 

DDA, because the project was placed in 

service BEFORE January 1, 2020. 

(Case D) Project D is located in an 

area that is a DDA in 2020, but is NOT 

a DDA in 2021, 2022, or 2023. A 

complete application for tax-exempt 

bond financing for Project D is filed 

with the bond-issuing agency on 

October 30, 2020. Bonds are issued for 

Project D on January 30, 2023, but 

Project D is not placed in service until 

July 30, 2023. Project D is eligible for 

the increase in basis available to 

projects located in 2020 DDAs because: 

(1) One of the two events necessary for 


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triggering the effective date for buildings 

described in Section 42(h)(4)(B) of the 

IRC (the two events being bonds issued 

and buildings placed in service) took 

place on January 30, 2023, within the 

910-day period after a complete 

application for tax-exempt bond 

financing was filed, (2) the application 

was filed during a time when the 

location of Project D was in a DDA, and 

(3) both the issuance of the bonds and 

placement in service of Project D 

occurred after the application was 

submitted. 

Findings and Certifications 

A. Environmental Impact 

This notice involves the 

establishment of fiscal requirements or 

procedures that are related to rate and 

cost determinations and do not 

constitute a development decision 

affecting the physical condition of 

specific project areas or building sites. 

Accordingly, under 40 CFR 1508.4 of 

the regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality and 24 CFR 

50.19(c)(6) of HUD’s regulations, this 

notice is categorically excluded from 

environmental review under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). 

B. Federalism Impact 

Executive Order 13132 (entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’) prohibits an agency from 

publishing any policy document that 

has federalism implications if the 

document either imposes substantial 

direct compliance costs on state and 

local governments and is not required 

by statute, or the document preempts 

state law, unless the agency meets the 

consultation and funding requirements 

of section 6 of the executive order. This 

notice merely designates DDAs and 

QCTs as required under IRC Section 42, 

as amended, for the use by political 

subdivisions of the states in allocating 

the LIHTC. As a result, this notice is not 

subject to review under the order. 

Kurt G. Usowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic 

Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7038–N–11; OMB Control 

No. 2502–0554] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Request for Prepayment of 

Section 202 or 202/8 Direct Loan 

Project 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, 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: August 31, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, 

Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410– 

5000; telephone 202–402–3400 (this is 

not a toll-free number) or email at 

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the 

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339 

(this is a toll-free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@

hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number). Persons 

with hearing or speech impairments 

may access this number through TTY by 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 

(800) 877–8339 (this is 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 HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Request for Prepayment of Section 202 

or 202/8 Project. OMB Approval 

Number: 2502–0554. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

change, of previously approved 

collection for which approval has 

expired. 

Form Number: HUD–9808. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

Owner must execute the Section 202 

Prepayment Use Agreement provided as 

Attachment 1 to this Notice that will 

ensure the continued operation of the 

project until at least 20 years following 

the maturity date of the original loan 

under terms at least as advantageous to 

existing and future tenants as the terms 

required by the original loan agreement. 

The Use Agreement must be executed 

by the Owner and the Department and 

recorded upon HUD’s approval of the 

prepayment transaction. 

Respondents (i.e., affected public): 

Business, Not for profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,566. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,566. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hours. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 1,566. 

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. 


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