[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 17204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9112]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. 4349-N-11]


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: May 8, 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 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: April 1, 1998.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy, and Management Division.
    Title of Proposal: Procedures for Obtaining Certificates of 
Insurance for Development and Modernization Projects.
    Office: Public and Indian Housing.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0046.
    Description of The Need For the Information And Its Proposed Use: 
The Department requires public housing agencies to obtain certificates 
of insurance from contractors and subcontractors involved in 
construction work for development of a new public housing project or 
modernization of an existing project. These certificates are maintained 
on file during the course of the project.
    Form Number: None.
    Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government and Business or 
Other For-Profit.
    Frequency of Submission: On Occasion and Recordkeeping.
    Reporting Burden: 

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                                   Number of            Frequency of           Hours per                        
                                  respondents     x       response      x       response      =       Hours     
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Certificate...................           3,000                     4                   .50                6,000 
Recordkeeping.................           3,000                     1                     2                6,000 
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 12,000.
    Status: Reinstatement, with changes, of a previously approved 
collection for which approval has expired.
    Contact: Arthur Methvin, HUD, (202) 708-1872 X4037; Joseph F. 
Lackey, Jr., OMB, (202) 395-7316.

    Dated: April 1, 1998.

[FR Doc. 98-9112 Filed 4-7-98; 8:45 am]
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