Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Eligibility of a Nonprofit Corporation/Housing Consultant Certification, 55209 [06-7813]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 183 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 55209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7813]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-32]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Eligibility of a Nonprofit Corporation/Housing Consultant Certification

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: November 20, 2006.

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, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 
20410 or Lillian--L--Deitzer@hud.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Malloy, Acting Director, Office of 
Multifamily Housing Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1142 (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: Eligibility of a Nonprofit Corporation/Housing 
Consultant Certification.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0057.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department wants to prevent incidences in which nonprofit transactions 
are actually controlled by a profit-motivated entity rather than a 
nonprofit sponsor/mortgagor. The Department is required to make a 
determination that the nonprofit sponsor/mortgagor is acting on its own 
behalf and is not, either knowingly or unwittingly under the influence, 
control, or direction of any outside party seeking to derive a profit 
or gain from the proposed project. Additionally, the Department must 
determine if Housing Consultants hired by the sponsor/mortgagor are 
acting independently. The Department must also determine if the 
proposed services are sufficient to permit development, completion, and 
successful operation of the project, and if the proposed fees charged 
by the Housing Consultant are reasonable.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-3433, HUD-3434, HUD-3435, 
and HUD-92531.
    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 total number of annual 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 103; the number 
of respondents is 270 generating 320 annual responses; the frequency of 
response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed to prepare the 
response varies from 15 to 45 minutes.
    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 14, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 06-7813 Filed 9-20-06; 8:45 am]
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