[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 204 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26886]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-65]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

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: December 20, 1996.

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, S.W., Room 4238, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-0846, 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: Financial Standards for Housing Authority-Owned 
Insurance Entities.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0186.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Public Housing Agency (PHA) and Indian Housing Authority (IHA) owned 
insurance organizations must furnish HUD with professional evaluations 
of performance consisting of an annual audit, actuarial report and 
claim audit 90 days after the end of each fiscal year. This is needed 
in order for HUD to continue to approve the entity as an organization 
to provide insurance to PHAs/IHAs.
    Agency form number, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: PHA/IHA-owned insurance entities. 
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: on an annual basis, 16 respondents, 3 
responses per respondent, 48 total responses, 200 total burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: October 11, 1996
Michael B. Janis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 96-26886 Filed 10-18-96; 8:45 am]
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