[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 51587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21931]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4817-N-13]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment--
Management Operations Certification

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: October 27, 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, 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, for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents. (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.
    The Management Operations template is the set of documents on which 
the Department collects management operations information from Public 
Housing Agencies (PHAs). Pursuant to the Public Housing Assessment 
System (PHAS) regulation, PHAs are required annually to submit specific 
management operations information. In accordance with the requirements 
of PHAS, PHAs enter the required data on the templates, certify to the 
data entered, and electronically submit the information to HUD.
    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Management Operations Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 2535-0106.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: To 
meet the requirements of the PHAS rule, the Department has developed 
the management operations template that PHAs use to annually submit 
specific management information to HUD electronically. HUD uses the 
management operations information it collects from each PHA to assist 
in the evaluation and assessment of the PHAs overall condition. 
Requiring PHAs to report electronically has enabled HUD to provide a 
more comprehensive assessment of the PHAs receiving federal funds from 
HUD.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Form HUD-50072.
    Members of affected public: Local, State, or tribal governments, 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Management Operations Certification: 
3,169 PHAs; annual submission per PHA; average hours for PHA response 
is 1.9 hours; the total reporting burden is 6,202.5 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: August 20, 2003.
Michael Liu,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 03-21931 Filed 8-26-03; 8:45 am]
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