[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21390]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4352-N-07]


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: October 13, 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 7th 
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 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 
affected 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: Calculation of Operating Percentage for a 
Requested Budget Year (RBY) PHA/IHA-Owned Rental Housing Performance 
Funding System (PFS).
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0066.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
collection of information is necessary to ensure that Public Housing 
Agencies (PHAs) determine an appropriate and justifiable occupancy 
percentage for RBY in a uniform manner when calculating operating 
subsidy eligibility under the PFS.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-52728.
    Members of affected public: All PHAs requesting operating subsidy 
under the provisions of the PFS.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 3,100 PHAs (respondents), one 
Calculation of Occupancy Percentage for a Requested Budget Year (RBY) 
per PHA, two hours per response, 6,200 hours includes preparation of 
the response (3,100 hours) and recordkeeping burden (3,100 hours).
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension.

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

    Dated: August 5, 1998.
Deborah Vincent,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 98-21390 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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