[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14726-14727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7915]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4352-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information; Collection: Comment Request

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 date: May 26, 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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW, Room 4238, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642, 
extension 4128, for copies of other available documents. (This is not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for

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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: Lease Requirements--24 CFR 966.4.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2577-0006.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
regulations 24 CFR 966.4 prescribe the provisions that shall be 
incorporated in leases by public housing agencies (PHAs) for dwelling 
units assisted under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 in projects owned by 
or leased to PHAs and leased or subleased by PHAs to the tenants. This 
recordkeeping requirement imposed upon PHAs by HUD regulations and 
associated information collected by the PHA from tenants is incidental 
to the PHAs' day-to-day operations as landlords of rental housing. If 
these minimal requirements were not imposed, the Federal Government 
would have no assurance that PHAs were adopting leases consistent with 
the law and regulations and no assurance that tenants were being 
provided proper access to the PHA's grievance procedure.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government, 
Individuals or households.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 3,330 respondents, one-time for new 
and modified leases, 48 hours per response, 158,400 hours total 
recordkeeping burden.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension.

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

    Dated: March 19, 1998.
Deborah Vincent,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 98-7915 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]
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