[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10506-10530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4540]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing

[Docket No. FR-4563-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment for 
the General Conditions for Construction, Public and Indian Housing 
Programs

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: April 28, 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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642, 
extension 4128, for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents. (This is not a toll-free number).

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 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: General Conditions of the Construction Contract; 
Public and Indian Housing Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0094.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
form is required for construction contracts awarded by Public Housing 
Agencies and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs), referred to 
hereafter as Housing Agencies (HAs). The form provides the requirements 
for performance and compliance with the constructions under the 
conventional bid method and modernization. If the form were not used by 
HAs in solicitations, HAs would be unable to enforce their contracts. 
The form includes those clauses required by OMB's Common Rule on 
grantee procurement, implemented by HUD at 24 CFR 85.36, HUD program 
regulations on grantee procurement; those requirements set forth in 
Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended 
(12 U.S.C. 1701u, Section 3, for the employment, training, and 
contracting opportunities for low-income persons), implemented by HUD 
at 24 CFR 135.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable. Form HUD-5370.
    Members of affected public: State, local or Tribal Government 
Housing Agencies.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 2,694 responses (624 development and 
2,070 modernization), one response per construction contract, one hour 
per response, 2,694 total burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension.

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

    Dated: February 18, 2000.
Harold Lucas,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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