[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 39168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18512]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4441-N-34]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB:
Emergency Comment Request; HUD's Year 2000 Status Survey--A Special
Year Data Gathering Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistance Secretary for Administration, 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: July 28, 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) 708-2374. This is not
a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to the 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 Year 2000 (Y2K) compliancy efforts for HUD properties
operated by Public Housing Authorities and Multi-Family owner/agents.
The survey specifically addresses the status of embedded chips in HUD
facilities.
Emergency processing of this request is necessary due to the
imminent nature of Y2K issues and the potential vulnerability of HUD
facilities to experience Y2K-induced failures.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information
to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 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 through 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: HUD's Year 2000 Status Survey--A Special Year
Data Gathering Request on Embedded Microchips.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2507-__.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
House Committee on Banking and Financial Services has requested that
HUD--Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) provide information on the
status of Y2K compliancy efforts for HUD properties operated by Public
Housing Authorities and Multi-Family owner/agents. The Committee is
specifically interested in the status of embedded chips in HUD
facilities. The Y2K Embedded Chip survey will enable HUD--REAC to
respond to the House Committee's request for information.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: form HUD-95000 (6/23/99).
Members of affected public: Public Housing Authorities and Multi-
Family owner/agents.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
It is estimated that the survey will take approximately 60 minutes
to complete. Approximately 33,200 Public Housing Authorities and Multi-
Family owner/agents will be requested to complete the survey.
Status of the proposed information collection: Awaiting OMB
approval.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: July 15, 1999.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 99-18512 Filed 7-20-99; 8:45 am]
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