[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17929]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4200-N-83]
Notice of Proposed Information; Collection for Public Comments
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 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: September 8, 1997.
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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, DC
20410-5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642,
extension 4128, for copies of the proposed forms and other available
documents. (This is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 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: Section 5(h) Homeownership Program for Public
and Indian Housing: Submission of plan, reporting.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0201.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Housing Agencies (HAs) to participate in this Program will submit plans
to HUD to sell public and Indian housing to residents of the housing.
The homeownership plans must meet criteria established in HUD
regulations and residents must be involved in plan development. HUD
will review and approve or disapprove the plan and notify HAs of their
action. For HUD-approved plans, HAs will maintain records which may be
subject to audit by HUD and the Government Accounting Office (GAO). In
cases where implementation of the plan takes more than one year, HAs
will prepare annual reports and submit them to HUD.
Members of affected public: State or local Government; individuals
or households.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: 50 respondents; annual reporting; 76
average hours per response, 3,800 total reporting burden hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval
has expired.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: July 2, 1997.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 97-17929 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]
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