[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 104 (Friday, May 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30695-30696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12183]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-N-21]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Pet 
Ownership in Assisted Rental Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below

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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: July 27, 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], telephone (202) 708-5221 (this is not a toll-
free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly R. Munson, Office of Asset 
Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street, SW., Room 6168, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 
708-1320 ext. 5122 (this is not a toll-free number).

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: Pet Ownership in Assisted Rental Housing for the 
Elderly or Handicapped.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0342.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
``Notice to Tenants'' distributed to tenants identifying the 
requirement of the project owner to inform the tenant of the pet 
ownership approval, and the rules under which such approval will be 
granted when he/she is offered a dwelling unit. The pet rules 
established the requirements for the pet owner to register the pet with 
the project manager annually.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The total number of respondents is 
estimated to be 9,000; the frequency of responses is 1; the estimated 
time to prepare the form is approximately .56 hours per response (a 
combined number based on various activities to include initial notice 
to tenants {.167 hours{time} , annual registration of pets {.25 
hours{time} , consultation with tenants to establish {2 hours{time}  
and amend {1.25 hours{time}  pet rules, and violations of pet rules 
{.167 hours{time} ), and the total annual burden hours requested are 
15,960.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.


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

    Dated: May 10, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-12183 Filed 5-27-04; 8:45 am]
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