[Federal Register: December 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 237)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4445-N-29]

 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 8, 2000.

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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-3944 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed 
forms and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Spearmon, Multifamily Housing, 
Office of Business Products, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-3944 (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: Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0505.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) is a description of current and

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future financial resources and needs of certain multifamily projects. 
Comprehensive Needs Assessments are authorized by Title IV of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 as amended by the 
Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform of 1994 and Section 531 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-96001, HUD-96002.
    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 respondents is 
1,000, the frequency of responses is 1, the annual responses are 1,000, 
the time required to complete HUD-96001 is 1.25 hours and the time 
required to complete HUD-96002 is 1.25 hours, and the estimated annual 
hour burden is 2,500.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement with 
change.

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

    Dated: December 7, 1999.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 99-32069 Filed 12-9-99; 8:45 am]
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