[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9572-9573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4720]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-87]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

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 date: 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, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room 9152, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact person, Stuart Margulies, 
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 is submitting 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 
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: Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
Standards Act Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0253.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Agency form numbers, if applicable: This information is a requirement 
under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
Standards Act (the Act) 42 U.S.C. 5400 et seq., Public Law 93-383 and 
authorizes HUD to establish construction and safety standards for 
manufactured (mobile) homes and to enforce these standards. To meet 
these requirements HUD requires the manufacturer to maintain complete 
records of all information that may indicate the existence of a problem 
in a manufactured home for which the manufacturer is responsible for 
providing notification and correction as required by 24 CFR 3282.403.
    Members of affected public: Manufacturer, distributor and dealer of 
manufactured housing.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 338,950 total annual hours are 
estimated for 402 respondents. The frequency of reporting is one per 
home for manufacturer/retailer and the hours of response 1,441,500 
hours of response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: reinstatement 
without change.

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

    Dated: February 18, 1998.
Nicolas P. Retsinas,
A/S Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 98-4720 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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