[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4852-4853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1539]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4650-N-05]


Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB--Certificate 
of Need for Health Facility and Assurance of Enforcement of State 
Standards

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below 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: February 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2502-0210) 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, Q, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
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 described 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 
collection 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 name and telephone 
number 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: Certificate of Need for Health Facility and 
Assurance of Enforcement of State Standards.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-0210.
    Form Numbers: HUD-2576-HF.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
Certificate of Need is used to comply with Sections 232 of the National 
Housing Act for Nursing Homes, and Intermediate Care Facilities, which 
requires the State to execute the HUD Form 2576-HF through and approved 
Lender in order to obtain an insured loan.
    Respondents: Business or other- for-profit.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                          Frequency of           Hours per
               Number of respondents                 x      response      x      response      =   Burden hours
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50................................................                    1                  0.2                  10
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 10.
    Status: Reinstatement, without change.

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

    Dated: January 10, 2001.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-1539 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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