[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 11484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5804]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4443-N-03]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Emergency Comment Request
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 has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: March 16, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and
should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 708-0050. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB,
for emergency processing, an information collection package with
respect to conducting an investigation of currently operating security
contracts awarded under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug
Elimination Act of 1990. The investigation is required by Subtitle G,
Section 587 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998.
The investigation covers only housing agencies that own or operate more
than 4,500 public housing dwelling units. For each such agency, the
Secretary must: (1) Determine whether the contractors under these
contracts have complied with all laws and regulations regarding
prohibition of discrimination in hiring practices; (2) determine
whether the security contracts were awarded in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations; (3) determine how many security
contracts were awarded under emergency contracting procedures; and (4)
evaluate the effectiveness of the security contracts. The Secretary is
required to submit the findings of the investigation to the Congress no
later than April 21, 1999.
Justification For Emergency Processing
Emergency processing of this request is necessary in order to
complete the required investigation and compile the findings by the
congressional deadline of April 21, 1999.
This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
to: (1) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information; (2) Enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (3)
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond. This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Security
Contracts Review.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
information collection is needed to respond to the statutory
requirement for an investigation of currently operating security
contracts awarded under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug
Elimination Act of 1990. The statutory requirement is contained in
Subtitle G, Section 587 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility
Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-276.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: N/A.
Members of affected public: Nine housing agencies, and an estimated
13 private security companies (for profit or non-profit/resident
operated).
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: Nine public housing agencies and an
estimated 13 security companies will prepare responses to the
questionnaire for a total of 148 hours preparation time. This will be a
one-time report.
Status of the proposed information collection:
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: March 2, 1999.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 99-5804 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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