[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18491-18492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8667]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4655-N-09]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Contract and Subcontract Activity Reporting for Housing's Multifamily 
Programs

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: June 8, 2001

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/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, DC 20410.

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

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1955 (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: Contract and Subcontract Activity Reporting for 
Housing's Multifamily Programs.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0355.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
collection of data on Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) participation 
in HUD programs is a Departmental responsibility and responds to 
Executive Orders 11625 and 12432. The data is vital to monitoring 
programs toward accomplishing MBE goals.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-2516.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
569, the frequency of responses is 2, the number of burden hours per 
response is 1 hour, and the annual burden hours requested are 1138.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement 
without change of previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.

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

    Dated: April 2, 2001.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 01-8667 Filed 4-6-01; 8:45 am]
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