[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 40963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15264]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4909-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Section 8 Random Digit Dialing Fair Market Rent Telephone Survey

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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: September 7, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comment should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8228, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marie Lihn, Economic and Market 
Analysis Division, Office of Policy Development and Research, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 
8222, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]: telephone 
(202) 708-0590. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the proposed 
forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Lihn.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development will submit the proposed information collection package 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 techniques or 
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses).
    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Section 8 Random Digit Dialing Fair Market Rent 
Telephone Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-0142.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
Telephone Survey provides HUD with a fast, inexpensive way to estimate 
and update Section 8 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) in areas where FMRs are 
believed to be incorrect. Section 8(C)(1) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 requires the Secretary to publish Fair Market Rents (FMRs) 
annually to be effective on October 1 of each year. FMRs are used for 
the Section 8 Rental Certificate Program (including space rentals by 
owners of manufactured homes under that program); the Moderate 
Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy program; housing assisted under 
the Loan Management and Property Disposition programs; payment 
standards for the Rental Voucher program; and any other programs whose 
regulations specify their use.
    Random digit dialing (RDD) telephone surveys have been used for 
several years to adjust FMRs. These surveys are based on a sampling 
procedure that uses computers to select statistically random samples of 
telephone numbers to locate certain types of rental housing units for 
surveying. HUD will conduct RDD surveys of up to 90 individual FMR 
areas in a year to test the accuracy of their FMRs.
    Members of affected public: Individuals or households living in 
areas surveyed.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                               Number of     Average
                                                              phone calls    minutes      Minutes       Hours
                                                                  made         each
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Area Surveys:
    Number who pick up phone but are screened out...........      719,250         1.17      841,522       14,025
Total interviewed (movers and stayers)......................       15,750         4.20       66,150        1,103
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        Annual total........................................      735,000  ...........      907,672       15,128
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
chapter 35, as amended; and section 8(C)(1) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937.

    Dated: June 29, 2004.
Dennis C. Shea,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 04-15264 Filed 7-6-04; 8:45 am]
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