[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 9572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4719]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-86]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: April 27, 1998.

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: Oliver Walker, Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451--7th Street, SW, Room 
9116, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marion Connell, telephone number (202) 708-6409 (this is not a toll-
free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents.

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).

    The notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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: Technical Suitability of Products Program 
Section 521 of National Housing Act.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0313.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
will use this engineering data to make a determination of technical 
suitability. Organizational and production data are used to establish 
company authority and whether the facilities and capability to produce 
the material or product are adequate. This prevents design 
organizations from using the government as a review board.
    Form numbers: None.
    Members of affected public: Manufacturer seeking acceptance of 
their product by HUD.
    An estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection is less than 1 hour and a more complex 
application could take up to 80 hours. The number of respondents is 50, 
frequency of response is one-time a year.
    Status of the proposed information collection: reinstatement.

    Authority: Section 236 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: February 19, 1998.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 98-4719 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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