[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58069-58070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23276]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4736-14]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment--
Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and Other Criminal Activity

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: November 12, 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) 708-0614, 
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: Screening and Eviction for Drug Abuse and other 
Criminal Activity--Final Rule.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0232.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
collection of information implements statute. This collection of 
information implements statute. The statute gives Public Housing 
Agencies (PHAs) the tools for adopting and implementing fair, 
effective, and comprehensive policies for denying screening out 
applicants who engage in illegal drug use or other criminal activity 
and for evicting or terminating assistance of persons who engage in 
such activity. A PHA that administers a Section 8 or

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public housing program under an Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) 
with HUD may request criminal conviction records from any law 
enforcement agency concerning an adult member of a household applying 
for admission to a public housing or Section 8 program.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: State and Local Governments (Public 
Housing Agencies).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 4,500 PHAs (respondents), once at 
admission; per request (nine applicable 24 CFR sections) one hour per 
response, for a total reporting burden of 53,600 hours. The current 
total burden hours for this information collection are 217,850. 
Inadvertently an error was made in calculating the total burden. The 
correct annual reporting burden should have been 96,350 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension, without 
change.

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

Michael Liu,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 02-23276 Filed 9-12-02; 8:45 am]
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