[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33066-33067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4910-N-12]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Outline Specification

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
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: August 13, 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: Sherry Fobear McCown, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Fobear McCown, (202) 708-0713, 
extension 7651, for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents. (This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 through 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: Outline Specification.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0012.
    Proposed Use: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in the development of 
public housing employ architects or turnkey developers to establish 
quality and kind of materials and equipment to be incorporated into the 
housing developments. The Outline Specifications are used by the PHAs 
and HUD to determine that specified items comply with code and 
standards and are appropriate in the development.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-5087.
    Members of affected public: State, local government; businesses or 
other for profit groups.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 610 total by development, (450 
turnkey; 160 conventional), annual, three hours per response, .25 hours 
per specification for

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recordkeeping, for a total burden of 1,982 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension with 
change.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: June 7, 2004.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 04-13218 Filed 6-10-04; 8:45 am]
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