[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16378]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4655-N-17]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act Reporting 
Requirements

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: August 28, 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 
Office, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Cocke, Director, 
Manufactured Housing and Standards Division, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-6423 (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: Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
Standards Act Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0253.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is a requirement under the National Manufactured Housing 
Construction and Safety Standards Act (the Act) [42 U.S.C. 5400 et. 
seq. Public Law 93-383] and authorizes HUD to establish construction 
and safety standards for manufactured (mobile) homes and to enforce 
these standards. To meet these requirements, HUD requires the 
manufacturer to maintain complete records of all information that may 
indicate the existence of a problem in a manufactured home for which 
the manufacturer is responsible for providing notification and/or 
correction as required by 24 CFR 3282.403.
    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: There are 215,845 total annual hours 
estimated for a total of 337 respondents. The frequency of reporting is 
one per home for manufacturer/retailer totaling 913,397 responses.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: June 21, 2001.
John C. Weicher,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 01-16378 Filed 6-28-01; 8:45 am]
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