[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1752-1753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-510]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Certificate of Need for Health Facility and Assurance of Enforcement of 
State Standards

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: March 12, 2004.

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 8003,a Washington, DC 20410 or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McCullough, Director, Office 
of Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 
708-1142, (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed 
forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 the use of appropriate automated collection

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techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Certificate of Need (CoN) for Health Facility 
and Assurance of Enforcement of State Standards.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0210.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Form 
HUD-2576-HF is prepared by State agencies designated in accordance with 
Section 604(a)(1) or Section 1521 of the Public Health Service Act. 
Sections 232 and 242 require State certification that there is a need 
for the facility that there are minimum standards of licensing and for 
operating the project, and that the standards will be enforced for the 
insured project.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-2576-HF.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
50, frequency of responses is 1 per year; the estimated time to prepare 
form is approximately 30 minutes (.5 hours), and the estimated total 
annual burden hours are 25.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with 
change, of previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: December 23, 2003.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-510 Filed 1-9-04; 8:45 am]
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