[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16809-16810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8277]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4817-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment--
PHA-Owned or Leased Projects, Maintenance and Operation--Resident 
Allowance for Utilities Documentation

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: June 6, 2003.

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,

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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: PHA-Owned or Leased Projects, Maintenance and 
Operation--Resident Allowance for Utilities Documentation.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0062.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) provide their residents with reasonable 
amounts of utilities a part of Family Gross rents. These amounts are 
called Tenant Allowance for utilities. HUD regulations provide criteria 
which PHAs are to use to determine utility allowances. In order for 
PHAs to prove that their allowances reflect reasonable amounts of 
utilities, there is a need for documentation on how it is determined.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: State or Local Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to pare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 3400 respondents, one-time 
documentation, 1.9 hour average per documentation, 6,236 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: March 31, 2003.
Michael Liu,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 03-8277 Filed 4-4-03; 8:45 am]
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