[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 22723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10560]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4849-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Requested; 
Record of Employee Interview

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 Dates: June 30, 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 or [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: Record of Employee Interview.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0009.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
and local agencies administering HUD-assisted programs collect 
information from laborers and mechanics employed on HUD projects to 
ensure that wages paid to these workers meets Federal labor standards 
requirements applicable to their work. HUD and local agencies must 
retain this information to document the compliance of employers and the 
sufficiency of local agency enforcement efforts. HUD proposes to modify 
this form in order to clarify certain 2 information and to collect more 
specific information from the employees. The additional information 
will better enable contract monitors ensure that the laborers and 
mechanics receive the wages to which they are entitled and will assist 
in enforcement actions, if necessary. The collection of the additional 
information will not significantly increase the burden on, and will 
serve to better protect respondents.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-11.
    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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                                       Number of
               Item                   respondents      Amount of time required       Total time required/annum
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Interviews........................          20,000  .25 hours....................  5,000 hours.
Record Keeping....................          20,000  .16 hours....................  3,200 hours.
    Total Annual Burden...........  ..............  .............................  8,200 hours
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

    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, Departmental Operations and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-10560 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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