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Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

708–2121 (this is not a toll free number) 

for copies of the proposed forms and 

other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting 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 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 

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: Master Appraisal 

Report (MARS). 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–0493. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Master 

Appraisal Report (MAR) permits the 

listing of model, which includes eh base 

value that cover the different types of 

individual homes and streamlined the 

reporting process. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

HUD—91322, HUD—91222.1, HUD— 

91322.2, HUD—91322.3. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The number of 

burden hours is 805. The number of 

respondents is 3,710, the number of 

responses is 3,710, the frequency is on 

occasion and the burden hour per 

response is approximately 1.5 hours. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: September 24, 2008. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5191–N–29] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; 

Multifamily Housing Procedures for 

Projects Affected by PresidentiallyDeclared Disasters 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: December 

1, 2008. 

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: 

Lillian Dietzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room 

8001, Washington, DC 20410 or 

Lillian_L_Dietzer@hud.gov . 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brandt Witte, Housing Program 

Manager, Office of Asset Management, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

402–2614 (this is not a toll free number) 

for copies of the proposed forms and 

other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting 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 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 

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: Multifamily 

Housing Procedures for Projects 

Affected by Presidentially-Declared 

Disasters. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

New Collection-No Number Assigned. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

purpose of this information collection is 

to ensure that owners follow HUD 

procedures regarding recovery efforts 

after a Presidentially-declared disaster. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

None. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The number of 

burden hours is estimated to be 393. 

The number of respondents is 29,281, 

the frequency of response is 1, the 

number of responses is based on the 

average number of declared disasters 

within the last three years (averaged at 

54 per year), and the total burden hours 

per response is 7.25. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is a new collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: September 24, 2008. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant, Secretary 

for Housing Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5191–N–27] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request 

Procedures for Appealing Section 8 

Rent Adjustments 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: December 

1, 2008. 

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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: 

Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202)402–8048. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program Contact, Director, Office of 

Housing, Housing Assistance and Grants 

Administration, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 

(202) 708–3000 (this is not a toll free 

number) for copies of the proposed 

forms and other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting 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 is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the Section 8 rent appeal process. (2) 

Evaluate whether to continue the 

quality of appeal that rendered the 

initial rent adjustment decision made to 

local HUD Office or Contract 

Administrator and Section appeals to 

HUD Director, who will designate to an 

Officer to review any appeal. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Procedure for 

Appealing Section 8 Rent Adjustments. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–0446 Extension. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD is 

charged with the responsibility of 

determining the method of rent 

adjustments and with facilitating these 

adjustments. Because rent adjustments 

are considered benefits to project 

owners, HUD must also provide some 

means for owners to appeal the 

decisions made by the Department or 

the Contract Administrator. This appeal 

process, and the information collection 

included as part of the process, play an 

important role in preventing costly 

litigation and in ensuring the accuracy 

of the overall rent adjustment process. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

Owners will submit rent appeal on 

owner’s letterhead providing a written 

explanation for the appeal. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The number of 

burden hours is 800. The number of 

respondents is 400 the number of 

responses is 400, the frequency of 

response is on occasion, and the burden 

hour per response is 2. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is an extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: September 22, 2008. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E8–23204 Filed 10–1–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5191–N–28] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; 

Telecommunications Services in 

Multifamily Housing Projects 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: December 

1, 2008. 

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: 

Lillian Dietzer, Reports Management 

Officer, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room 

8001, Washington, DC 20410 or 

Lillian_L_Dietzer@hud.gov . 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly R. Munson, Housing Program 

Manager, Office of Asset Management, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

708–1320 (this is not a toll free number) 

for copies of the proposed forms and 

other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting 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 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 

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: 

Telecommunications Services in 

Multifamily Housing Projects 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

purpose of this information collection is 

to ensure that owners/agents and 

telecommunications providers comply 

with HUD requirements when providing 

telecommunications services to tenants 

in multifamily housing projects.. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

None. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The estimated 

number of burden hours is 336,617. The 

estimated number of respondents is 

2,545,300, estimated number of 

responses is 346,162, the frequency of 

response varies, and the estimated 

burden hours per response is 6.25. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is new collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: September 24, 2008. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E8–23205 Filed 10–1–08; 8:45 am] 

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