[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 53191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22836]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-69]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Section Eight Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Certification

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review for extension of the current approval, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments 
on the subject proposal.
    The requested information is used to assess a Public Housing 
Authority's (PHA's) management capabilities and performance in 
administering a housing choice voucher program. Assessment ratings are 
used as tool in addressing any potential deficiencies.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 9, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2577-0215) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, 
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-
6974; e-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the relevant documentation 
are available from Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, AYO, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Documentation 
is also available on HUD's Information Collection Budget Tracking 
System Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone 
number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Section Eight Management Assessment Program 
(SEMAP) Certification.
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0215.
    Form Numbers: HUD-52648.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The requested information is used to assess a Public Housing 
Authority's (PHA's) management capabilities and performance in 
administering a housing choice voucher program. Assessment ratings are 
used as tool in addressing any potential deficiencies.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency of Submission: Annually.
    Reporting Burden: Estimated number of respondents 2,437: Average 
annual responses per respondent 1; Total annual responses 2,437; 
Average burden per response 24 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 33,184.
    Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: August 29, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-22836 Filed 9-8-03; 8:45 am]
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