This information is collected from
owners seeking to convert efficiency units into one bedroom units
in certain types of HUD assisted and/or insured housing. The
Department has developed standards and requirements via Housing
Notice and forms to permit the conversion of efficiencies to
one-bedrooms provided it can be demonstrated that the conversion is
warranted by local demands and results in the long-term financial
and physical repositioning of the project.
In compliance with the
requirements of 5 CFR 1320.13, this letter requests emergency
processing within 14 days from the date of publication of the
Federal Register Notice. This emergency processing is essential to
coordinate the needs of the President's American Reinvestment and
Recovery Plan.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.