[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33089-33090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16044]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4356-N-10]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: August 17, 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 9116, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact person, Oliver Walker, (202) 708-1694 X2144 (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: Certificate of Need (Con) for Health Facilities 
and Assurance of Enforcement of State Standards.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0210.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
notice requests and extension of the use of Form HUD-2576-HF, 
Certificate of Need for Health Facility and Assurance of Enforcement of 
State Standards as authorized by Sections 232, 242 of the National 
Housing Act. These certifications are prepared by the State Agencies 
designated in accordance with Section 604(a)(1) or Section 1521 of the 
Public Health Service Act. Section 232 and 242 require State 
certification that

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there is a need for the facility, that there are minimum standards of 
licensure and for operating the project, and that the standards will be 
enforced for the insured project.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Form HUD-2576-HF.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents 
are 100, 40 hours per response, and the frequency of responses is 1.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement of 
previously approved collection.

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

    Dated: June 3, 1998.
Ira G. Peppercorn,
General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 98-16044 Filed 6-16-98; 8:45 am]
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