[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10672-10673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5454]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4445-N-06]


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below

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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: March 12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within (7) days from the date 
of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or 
OMB approval number should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 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, 
NW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-3055 (this is not a toll-
free number. Copies of the proposed forms and other available documents 
submitted to OMB maybe obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, an information collection package with 
respect to the implementation of improved administration of over 20,000 
Section 8 contracts. These contracts represent an investment of over $6 
billion to support the physical and financial well-being of affordable 
housing on a nationwide basis.
    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 
burben 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: Request for Proposals--Contract Administrators 
for Project-Based Section 8 Housing Assistance Contracts.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0528.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: Not for profit institutions.
    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 250, the total annual responses are 370, and the annual burden 
hours are 5,600.

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

    Dated: February 25, 1999.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 99-5454 Filed 3-4-99; 8:45 am]
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