[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 71798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33109]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4442-N-15]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Assessment of the American Housing Survey Metropolitan Sample

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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: February 22, 2000.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Rm. 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Vandenbroucke, Office of 
Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8218, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-1060 (Ext. 5890 (this is not a toll-free number). A 
copy of the proposed forms and other available documents to be 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Vandenbroucke.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 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 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 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: Assessment of the American Housing Survey 
Metropolitan Sample.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is seeking to better understand how the American Housing Survey 
Metropolitan Sample (AHS-MS) data is used, and by whom. The information 
collected will enable the Office of Policy Development and Research to 
balance geographic coverage, timeliness, and cost considerations in 
designing the surveys, in order to develop an optimal data set for use 
by HUD, public agencies, education institutions, nonprofits, planners, 
and other interested organizations. The information collection intends 
to address these questions: (1) What is the current usefulness of the 
AHS-MS? (2) What potential additional uses does the AHS-MS have? (3) 
What steps can we take to achieve the survey's potential? (4) What 
changes in the AHS-MS would make it more useful?
    Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable: None.
    Members of the affected public: Users and potential users of the 
AHS-MS, including academic researchers, local government workers, and 
private sector research workers.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
200. The frequency of response is 1 per respondent. The time per 
respondent is 10 minutes. The total hours to respond is 33.
    Status of proposed information collection: Pending OMB approval.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 3, 1999.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 99-33109 Filed 12-21-99; 8:45 am]
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