[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65726-65727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28641]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Office of Acquisition and Property Management; Agency Information 
Collection Activities: Renewal of OMB Approved Collection; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Property Management (PAM), Office of 
the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of planned request for renewal of the OMB approval of 
information collection for Private Rental Survey (OMB Control Number 
1084-0033) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, PAM invites the public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on a proposal to renew the currently approved collection of 
information discussed below for a survey of the private sector housing 
rental market using forms entitled Private Rental Survey. We intend to 
submit this collection of information to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Submit written comments by January 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; Office of Acquisition and Property Management; Attention: 
Linda Tribby; Mail Stop 5512; 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. 
Comments may also be submitted electronically to [email protected]. Our practice is to make comments, including names 
and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during 
regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we 
withhold their home address from the record, which we will honor to the 
extent allowable by law. There may be circumstances in which we would 
withhold from the record a respondent's identify, as allowable by the 
law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must 
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. However, we 
will not consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Tribby, Departmental Quarters 
Program Manager, telephone (202) 219-0728.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Private Rental Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1084-0033.
    Bureau Form Number: OS-2000 and OS-2001.
    Abstract: Public Law 88-459 authorizes Federal agencies to provide 
housing for Government employees under specified circumstances. In 
compliance with OMB Circular A-45 (Revised), Rental and Construction of 
Government Quarters, a review of private rental market housing rates is 
required at least once every five years to ensure that the rental, 
utility charges, and charges for related services to occupants of 
Government Furnished Quarters (GFQ) are comparable to corresponding 
charges in the private sector. To avoid unnecessary duplication and 
inconsistent rental rates, PAM conducts housing surveys in support of 
quarters management programs for the Departments of the Interior (DOI), 
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Justice, Transportation, Treasury, 
Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs.
    This collection of information provides data that helps DOI as well 
as other Federal agencies to manage GFQ in compliance with the 
requirements of OMB Circular A-45 (Revised). If the collection activity 
were not performed, there would be no basis for determining open market 
rental costs for GFQ.
    Frequency of Collection: Each of 15 regions is surveyed every 
fourth year; this equates to four to five regions surveyed each year.
    Description of Respondents: Individual property owners and small 
businesses or organizations (real estate managers, appraisers, or 
property managers).

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    Estimated Annual Responses: 3,872.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 767 
hours. There are no recordkeeping requirements.

                                                                  Response Burden Chart
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                                                                                        Number of                       Hours per
                              Form No.                                  Number of     responses per   Total annual      response         Burden      hours
                                                                       respondents     respondent       responses        (min.)
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OS-2000............................................................           3,672               1           3,672              12             734
OS-2001............................................................             200               1             200              10              33
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    Total..........................................................           3,872                           3,872                             767
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    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' 
Burden: None.
    Comments: We will summarize written responses to this notice and 
address them in our submission for OMB approval. We specifically 
solicit your comments on the following questions:
    (a) Is the proposed collection of information necessary for us to 
properly perform our functions, and will it be useful?
    (b) Is the estimate of the burden hours of the proposed collection 
reasonable?
    (c) Do you have any suggestions that would enhance the quality, 
clarity, or usefulness of the information to be collected?
    (d) Is there a way to minimize the information collection burden on 
respondents, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology?
    PAM Information Collection Clearance Officer: Debra E. Sonderman, 
(202) 208-6352.

    Dated: November 4, 2003.
Debra E. Sonderman,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management.
[FR Doc. 03-28641 Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]
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