[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 52514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25263]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4443-N-8]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comments for
Public Housing--Contracting With Resident-Owned Businesses
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 Date: November 29, 1999.
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 ame4nded).
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: Public Housing, Contracting with Resident-Owned
Businesses Application Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0161.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
information is necessary so that the applicants (resident-owned
businesses) seeking to qualify for noncompetitive contracting with the
Public Housing Agency (PHA) will be eligible to be solicited by the PHA
as a contractor for a proposed contract.
Members of affected public: Individuals or households; State or
local governments; nonprofit institutions; small businesses or
organizations.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: 500 respondents, annually, 9 average
hours per response, 10,000 hours for a total reporting burden.
Status of the proposed information collection: Extension, without
change.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: September 22, 1999.
Harold Lucas,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 99-25263 Filed 9-28-99; 8:45 am]
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