[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19566-19567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9806]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4849-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Requested; 
Employee Questionnaire

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

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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: Employee Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
and local agencies administering HUD-assisted programs must enforce 
Federal wage and reporting requirements on covered HUD-assisted 
construction and maintenance work. Enforcement activities include 
contacting laborers and mechanics and requesting information about 
their employment on covered projects. In addition, HUD and local 
agencies may be contacted by the workers or by others who wish to file 
a complaint of labor standards violation(s). HUD and local agencies 
have used many formats to collect worker information and to record 
complainant information. HUD proposes to standardize and institute two 
forms for these collections: an employee questionnaire and a complaint 
intake form. The questionnaire may be mailed to employees or may be 
otherwise provided to them to complete and return to HUD or the local 
agency. Complaint intake forms will be used by HUD and local agency 
personnel to record information provided by complainants about the 
nature of the alleged violation(s). Both forms may be supplemented with 
additional pages, as needed. Responses and the provision of 
supplemental information is voluntary on the part of questionnaire 
respondents. Questionnaire responses and complaint intake forms must be 
retained by the HUD and local agencies to document the sufficiency of 
enforcement efforts.
    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:

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                                                                                  Amount of time    Total time
                              Item                                   Number of     required (in    required (in
                                                                    respondents        hrs.)        hrs.)/annum
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Questionnaires..................................................          10,000          .25-.5  2,500-5,000
Complaint Intake Form...........................................           2,000          .25-.5  500-1,000
Recordkeeping...................................................          12,000          .25-.5  3,000-6,000
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    Total Annual Burden.........................................  ..............  ..............  6,000-12,000
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    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. 03-9806 Filed 4-18-03; 8:45 am]
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