[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29177-29178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14030]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

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    Agency: Bureau of the Census.
    Title: 1999 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey.
    Form Number(s): H-100, -105, -108, -100(L).
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0757.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired 
collection.
    Burden: 11,200 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 17,200.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 35 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau plans to conduct the 1999 New 
York City Housing and Vacancy Survey (NYCHVS) under contract for the 
City of New York. The purpose of the survey is to measure the supply, 
condition, and vacancy rate of housing in the City. Vacancy rate is the 
primary factor in determining the continuation of rent control 
regulations. Other survey information is used by city and state 
agencies for planning purposes as well as the private sector for 
business decisions. The laws of New York require such a survey to be 
conducted every three years.
    Census Bureau interviewers will conduct personal visit interviews 
at a sample of housing units in the city, the vast majority of which 
are apartments in apartment buildings. Basic demographic information 
will be collected from residents along with information about living 
conditions (rent, facilities, maintenance, neighborhood, etc.). This 
information will be collected from rental agents or other knowledgeable 
persons in the case of vacant units. A small number of reinterviews 
with agents or landlords will be conducted for quality assurance 
purposes. We will also determine, by observation only, if a sample of 
units known to have been lost from the housing inventory have been 
reconverted for residential use.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other 
for-profit.
    Frequency: Every 3 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 USC, Section 8.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall, (202) 395-7313.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk Officer, room 10201, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 21, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-14030 Filed 5-27-98; 8:45 am]
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