Notice of Proposed Information for Public Comment for: Public Housing Capital Fund Program, 13619 [2012-5506]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 13619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5506]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5610-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information for Public Comment for: Public 
Housing Capital Fund Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, 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.
    Each year Congress appropriates funds to approximately 3,100 Public 
Housing Authorities (PHAs) for modernization, development, financing, 
and management improvements. The funds are allocated based on a complex 
formula. The forms in this collection are used to appropriately 
disburse and utilize the funds provided to PHAs. Additionally, these 
forms provide the information necessary to approve a financing 
transaction in addition to any Capital Fund Financing transactions. 
Respondents include the approximately 3,100 PHA receiving Capital Funds 
and any other PHAs wishing to pursue financing.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 7, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposed information collection. Comments should refer to the 
proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number (2577-0157) and should be 
sent to: Colette Pollard, Departmental Reports Management Officer, 
QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street 
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410; telephone: 202-402-2400, (this is 
not a toll-free number) or email Ms. Pollard at 
Colette.Pollard@hud.gov. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may 
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the HUD USER 
information line and TTY numbers, telephone numbers are not toll-free.) 
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number via 
TTY by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-402-4109, (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 affecting 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) 
Evaluate 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) 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: Public Housing Capital Fund Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2577-0157.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is revising the Actual Modernization Cost Certificate (AMCC)--HUD Form 
53001 contained within the Public Housing Capital Fund Program 
collection OMB Control Number 2577-0157. The AMCC reports on actual 
cost of modernization activities upon its completion. The grant type 
title on the AMCC of Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program and 
Comprehensive Grant Program will be changed to Capital Fund Program 
(CFP). The PHA certification section will have two check mark boxes 
added for the PHA to certify if the Single Audit Act (SAA) A-133 
requirement applies to the CFP grant specified on the AMCC (1-check box 
for SAA requirement applicable, 1-check box for SAA requirement not 
applicable). The ``HUD Use Only section'' will remove ``the audited 
costs agree with the costs shown above'' due to numerous PHAs that are 
not subject to Independent Public Accountant (IPA) audit requirements.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD Form 53001--Actual 
Modernization Cost Certificate.
    Members of Affected Public: State, Local or Local Government and 
Non-profit organization.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
3,100 with 72,844 annual responses and the total reporting burden is 
265,267 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of an 
existing collection.

    Authority: section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 1, 2012.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Program and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2012-5506 Filed 3-6-12; 8:45 am]
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