01-4386. Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Use of Materials Bulletins Used in the HUD Building Products Standards and Certification Program

AGENCY:

Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

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: April 23, 2001.

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 Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth A. Cocke, Acting Director, Officer of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone [phone] (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: Use of Materials Bulletins Used in the HUD Building Products Standards and Certification Program.

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0526.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This proposed rule would adopt a number of Use of Material Bulletins (UM's) and references related to national voluntary consensus standards in accordance with OMB Circular 119A. This includes supplements to the HUD Building product Standards and Certification Program.

Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.

Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection is 400, the number of respondents is 20, the frequency of response is on occasion, and hours per response is approximately 20 hours.

Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a previously approved collection.

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

Dated: February 13, 2001.

Wayne Eddins,

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