[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13933-13934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6743]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-13]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB 
for Emergency Processing; Quality Control for Rental Assistance Subsidy 
Determination; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public 
Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below

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has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject 
proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/
or OMB approval number) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, HUD 
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: [email protected]; 
fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
a proposed reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
information collection.
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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: Quality Control for Rental Assistance Subsidy 
Determination.
    Description of Information Collection: Information is to be 
collected on a sample of households receiving HUD housing assistance 
subsidies. These households are interviewed and their incomes verified 
to determine if subsidies are correctly calculated. The study 
identifies the costs and types of errors. The results are used to 
target corrective actions and measure the impact of past corrective 
actions.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-0203.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, State, 
Local or Tribal Government, Business or other for-profit, Individuals 
or Households.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 28,220, number of 
respondents is 400, frequency response is 4 per annum, and the total 
hours per respondent is 100.5.
    Status: Reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection.

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

    Dated: March 14, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-6743 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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