[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4200-N-08]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, 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 of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Department is soliciting 
public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: Written comments must be submitted on or before 
March 24, 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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW, room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald J. Sepanik at (202)-708-1060, 
Ext. 334 (this is not a toll-free number), or Linda P. Hoyle, Bureau of 
the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, room 2105, FOB 4, 
Washington, DC 20233-6900, (301) 457-1321.

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: Survey of Manufactured (Mobile) Home Placements.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-0029.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Survey of Manufactured (Mobile) Home Placements collects data on the 
characteristics of newly manufactured homes placed for residential use 
including number, sales price, location, and other selected 
characteristics. HUD uses the statistics to respond to a Congressional 
mandate in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 
5424 note, which requires HUD to collect and report mobile home sales 
and price information for the nation, census regions, states, and 
selected metropolitan areas and to monitor whether new manufactured 
homes are being placed on owned rather than rented lots. HUD also used 
these data to monitor total housing production and its affordability.

Data

    Agency Form Numbers: C-MH-9A, C-MH-9B.
    Members of affected public: Business firms or other for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Number of respondents: 4,000.
    Estimate Responses per Respondent: 2.
    Time per respondent: 30 minutes.
    Total hours to respond: 4,000.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority: Title 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, Title 13 U.S.C. Section 
8(b), and Title 12, U.S.C., Section 1701z-1.

    Dated: January 10, 1997.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and 
Research.
[FR Doc. 97-1457 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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