[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 10531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4642]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4561-N-05]


Housing Condition Assessment (Pilot Study)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 of 1995. The 
Department is solicitating public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 29, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk 
Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 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, 
Southwest, Washington, DC 20410, e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as describerd below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) the title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the names and telephone 
nubmers of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Housing Condition Assessment (Pilot Study).
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-XXXX.
    Form Number: None.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
Housing is the most basic and important part of the infrastructure in 
the United States and worldwide. Its direct and indirect impact on the 
economy and public welfare is far reaching. While increasing 
homeownership opportunities has benefits, it presents certain 
challenges to the future of housing in the United States. For example, 
housing production and resource utilization is stretched to meet the 
housing demand of a diverse and growing population. To continue to meet 
this demand, conventional methods need to be improved while innovative 
materials and methods need to rise to meet the challenge in a 
responsible, but competitive manner. This challenge can only be 
effectively met by better understanding the performance of the existing 
housing stock and developing improved technologies, including both 
design and construction practices that lead to better and more 
affordable homes for all Americans.
    Respondents: New Collection.
    Frequency of Submission: Individuals or Households.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                  Number of            Frequency of           Hours per
                                 respondents     x       response      x       response      =     Burden hours
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Information Collection.......             200                     1                     1                   200
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 200.
    Status: New.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: February 22, 2000.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-4642 Filed 2-25-00; 8:45 am]
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