[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 49993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20805]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4565-N-20]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Certificate of Need (CoN) for Health Facility and Assurance of 
Enforcement of State Standards

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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 16, 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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-5221 this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Spearmon, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Grants Administration, Participation Division, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-3000 (this is not a 
foll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available.

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 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 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: Certificate of Need (CoN) for Health Facility 
and Assurance of Enforcement of State Standards.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0201.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
Notice requests an extension of the use of Form HUD-2576-HF, 
Certificate of Need for Health Facility and Assurance of Enforcement of 
State Standards, as authorized by Sections 232, 242 of the National 
Housing Act. These certifications are prepared by the State Agencies 
designated in accordance with Section 604(a)(1) or Section 1521 of the 
Public Health Service Act. Sections 232 and 242 require State 
certification that there is a need for the facility, that there are 
minimum standards of licensing and for operating the project, and that 
the standards will be enforced for the insured project.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-2576-HF.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: The number of respondents is 50; the 
frequency of responses is 1 per year; estimated time to prepare form is 
approximately 12 minutes (.20 hour), and the estimated total annual 
burden hours are 10.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement with 
change.

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

    Dated: August 10, 2000.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
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