[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51862-51863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20241]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4737-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Infrastructure Study

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement concerning a 
project to obtain information on the infrastructure needs of tribally 
designated housing entities and tribal housing agencies 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: October 8, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy 
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SE, 8228, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ndeye Jackson, telephone number (202) 
708-5537 X5737; Ndeye J. [email protected]. Copies of the proposed forms 
and other available documents may be obtained from Ndeye Jackson.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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

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collection 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 information to be collected; and (4) 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond; including through 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: Survey of Infrastructure Needs of tribes and 
tribally designated housing entities, or equivalent Indian housing 
program.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
primary purpose of the proposed data collection is to develop a 
questionnaire for HUD that can be used with a national sample of tribes 
and tribally designated housing entities, or an equivalent Indian 
housing agency, to determine the current status, trends and barriers to 
infrastructure development in tribal areas. The questionnaire will be 
circulated via mail, e-mail or attached to the National American Indian 
Housing Council's Web site address: ``http://NAIHC.Indian.com''
    Members of affected public: Tribes and tribally designated housing 
entities, or equivalent Indian housing agencies.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                 Number of       Frequency of      Hours per
                    Task                        respondents      respondents        response       Burden hours
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Questionnaire...............................           1,000             once             1.00            1,000
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    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: August 2, 2002.
Harold L. Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
[FR Doc. 02-20241 Filed 8-8-02; 8:45 am]
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