[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55858-55859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22159]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR 4736-N-12]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment--
Lease Requirements, Recordkeeping

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
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: October 29, 2002.

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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4249, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642, 
extension 4128. (This is not a toll-free number).

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 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: Lease Requirements--24 CFR 966.4, Recordkeeping.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0006.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
regulations 24 CFR 966.4 prescribe the provisions that shall be 
incorporated in leases by public housing agencies (PHAs) for dwelling 
units assisted under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 in projects owned by 
or leased to PHAs to the tenants. This recordkeeping requirement 
imposed upon PHAs by HUD regulations and associated information 
incidental to PHAs' day-to-day operations as landlords of rental 
housing. If these minimal requirements were not imposed, the Federal 
Government would have no assurance that PHAs were adopting leases 
consistent with the law and regulations

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and no assurance that tenants were being provided proper access to the 
PHA's grievance procedure.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Member of affected public: State or Local Government; individuals 
or households.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 3,330 responses, one-time for new and 
modified leases, 48 average hours per response, 158,400 hours total 
recordkeeping burden.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, 
without change.

    Authority:  Section 3506 of the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: August 26, 2002.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 02-22159 Filed 8-29-02; 8:45 am]
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