[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 246-247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-66]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-68]


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of 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 review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date: February 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within thirty (30) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and/or OMB approval number and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, 
Jr., OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-1305. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35).
    The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the

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information submission including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response; (9) whether the proposal is new, an 
extension, reinstatement, or revision of an information collection 
requirement; and (10) the names and telephone numbers of an agency 
official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 15, 1997.
David S. Cristy,
Director, Information Resources, Management Policy and Management 
Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

    Title of Proposal: American Housing Survey (AHS)--1998 Metropolitan 
Sample.
    Office: Policy Development and Research.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0016.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The 1998 AHS is a longitudinal study that collects current information 
on the quality, availability, and cost of housing in fifteen selected 
metropolitan areas. The study also provides information on demographic 
and other characteristics of the occupants. Federal and local 
government agencies use AHS data to evaluate housing issues.
    Form Number: AHS-66(L), AHS-66(SP), AHS-68(L), and AHS-68(SP).
    Respondents: Individuals or Households.
    Frequency of Submission: On Occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                         Number of           Frequency of          Hours per            Burden  
                                        respondents     x      response       x     response     =      hours   
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Information Collection..............          70,793                     1                .58             41,010
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 41,010.
    Status: Reinstatement, with changes.
    Contact: Ronald Sepanik, HUD, (202) 708-1060 x334, Joseph F. 
Lackey, Jr., OMB, (202) 395-7316.

    Dated: December 15, 1997.
[FR Doc. 98-66 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am]
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