[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 13563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5309]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4650-N-17]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request, Electronic Services Assessment Internet 
Survey; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of 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 emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the 
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or 
OMB approval number) and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., HUD 
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 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, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, an information collection package with 
respect to a survey of HUD's customers about their access to the 
Internet. The Department has developed an Electronic Government 
Strategic Plan that outlines how the Department will use the Internet 
and eCommerce to better provide services to citizens. Also, the 
Department has developed its schedule to implement the Government 
Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) by 2003. To best develop electronic 
solutions for customers and effectively automate collection information 
items from the public HUD will use this survey to ask citizens about 
their usage and access to the Internet. It will be used to support the 
implementation of the Electronic Government Strategic Plan and GPEA in 
three ways.
    1. Create a numeric baseline for the use of the Internet and 
Electronic Government services by HUD's customers.
    2. Assist in establishing performance measures and provides targets 
for improvements of HUD's Electronic Government services and web-based 
applications.
    3. Support Electronic Government priorities and assist in 
allocation of funds for GPEA compliance and Electronic Government 
solutions.
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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: Electronic Services Assessment Internet Survey.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: 1000 respondents; one-twelfth of an 
hour per response; one response per respondent; and 166.7 total hours 
of burden.

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

    Dated: February 27, 2001.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
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