[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 18783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8847]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4529-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 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 11, 2001.

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 Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Katz, Office of Assistant 
General Counsel for New England, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 60 Causeway Street, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02122, telephone 
(617) 996-8250 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available information.

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: Information request to owners of HUD-assisted 
multifamily housing in Boston, pursuant to section III.A of consent 
Decree in N.A.A.C.P., Boston Chapter v. Cuomo.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0008.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Pursuant to section III.A of the Consent Decree in NAACP, Boston 
Chapter v. Cuomo, as modified, HUD is required to submit annual reports 
to the Court setting forth the current facial makeup, family 
composition, and vacancy rate of HUD-assisted multifamily rental 
housing located in the city of Boston. The information is required to 
prepare reports to determine if there has been any progress toward 
achieving the goal of the Decree.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Respondents: 213.
    Frequency of response: once a year.
    Hours of response: one hour.
    Total burden hours at one hour per response: 213.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an 
reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection.

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

    Dated: April 4, 2001.
George L. Weidenfeller,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Housing Finance and Operations.
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