02-26772. Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Capital Advance Program Submission Requirements for Section 202 Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Housing for Persons With Disabilities

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been 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: November 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval number (2502-0470) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number [phone]; e-mail [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [e-mail]; telephone [phone]. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Department has submitted the proposal for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; (4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB Desk Officer for the Department.

This Notice also lists the following information:

Title of Proposal: Capital Advance Program Submission Requirements for Section 202 Housing for the Elderly and Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities.

OMB Approval Number: 2502-0470.

Form Numbers: HUD-90163-CA, 90164-CA, 90165-CA, 90166-CA, 90167-CA, 90170-CA, 90171-CA, 90176-CA, 90177-CA, 91732A-CA, & 92476-A-CA, 92004-F.

Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: This information collection facilitates processing of all Sections 202 and 811 capital advance projects that have not yet been finally closed. The requirements include the processing of the applications for firm commitments to final closing of the capital advance. It is needed for HUD to determine the Owner's eligibility and capacity to finalize the development of a housing project under the Section 202 and Section 811 Capital Advance Programs. A thorough evaluation of an Owner's capabilities is critical to protect the Government's financial interest and to mitigate any possibility of fraud, waste, and mismanagement of public funds.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

	Number of respondents	×	Annual responses	×	Hours per response	=	Burden hours
Reporting Burden	260		9		1.5		3,485

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,485

Status: Reinstatement, with change, of previously approved collection for which approval has expired.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

Dated: October 11, 2002.

Wayne Eddins,

Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.