[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21149-21150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8858]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-N-11]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Use 
of Materials Bulletins Used in the HUD Building Products Standards and 
Certification Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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: June 21, 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, Washington, DC 20410 or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Cocke, Deputy 
Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 708-6409 (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 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 techniques or other forms of 
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Use of Materials Bulletins Used in the HUD 
Building Products Standards and Certification Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0526.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
proposed rule would adopt a number of Use of Material Bulletins (UM's) 
and references related to national voluntary consensus standards in 
accordance with OMB Circular 119A. This includes supplements to the HUD 
Building Product Standards and Certification Program.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    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 burden hours 
needed to prepare the information collection is 200; the number of 
respondents is 10, generating approximately 10 annual responses; the 
frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed to 
prepare the response 20 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
previously approved collection.

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


[[Page 21150]]


    Dated: April 8, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistance Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-8858 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210-27-M