[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19565-19566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9804]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4849-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Requested; 
Semi-annual Enforcement Report

AGENCY: Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination, Office of 
Labor Relations, 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 20, 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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 800a, Washington, DC 20410 or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; [email protected]; telephone (202) 708-0370 (this is not a toll-free 
number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

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 
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: Semi-annual Enforcement Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Federal agencies administering programs subject to Davis-Bacon wage 
provisions are required by Department of Labor regulations to submit a 
report of all new covered contracts/projects and all enforcement 
activities each six months. In order for HUD to comply with this 
requirement, it must collect contract and enforcement information from 
local agencies that administer HUD-assisted programs subject to Davis-
Bacon requirements.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: To be assigned.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the total numbers of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 9,000, number of 
respondents is 4,500,

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frequency of response is semi-annually, and the hours per response is 
2. Recordkeeping requirements will add an additional 2,250 hours for a 
total of 11,250 hours per year.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Existing collection 
in use without an OMB control number.

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

    Dated: April 9, 2003.
Frank L. Davis,
Director, Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-9804 Filed 4-18-03; 8:45 am]
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