[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 21150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8859]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4907-N-12]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request;
Minimum Property Standards for Housing
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, 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: June 21, 2004.
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 8003, Washington, DC 20410 or
[email protected]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Cocke, Deputy
Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC
20410, telephone (202) 708-6423 (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: Minimum Property Standards for Housing.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0321.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Information on local property standards for assisted multifamily
housing and care-type facilities is collected from State and local
governments to assess the equivalency of their existing housing
standards in meeting HUD's minimum requirements. If such State or local
codes are deemed equivalent, HUD assisted properties need only comply
with such equivalent codes.
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: The estimated number of burden hours
needed to prepare the information collection is 8,000; the number of
respondents is 1,000 generating approximately 1,000 annual responses;
the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed
to prepare the response eight hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.,
chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: April 8, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-8859 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]
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