[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1808]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4971-N-20]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Subpoenas and Production in Response to Subpoenas or Demands of Courts 
or Other Authorities

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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: June 17, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and should 
be sent to: Wayne Eddins, AYO, Reports Management Officer, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza 
Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410; fax: (202) 708-3135; e-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, e-mail [email protected]; telephone (202) 755-2374 (this is not a toll-free 
number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
information.

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 
affecting 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: Subpoenas and Production in Response to 
Subpoenas or Demands of Courts or Other Authorities.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2535--not yet approved.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Upon 
request or demand of documents or testimony, the Counsel for the 
Inspector General will review the demand and determine whether an OIG 
employee is authorized to release documents or testify. The Counsel 
will notify the requester of the final determination and the reasons 
for the grant or denial of the request.
    If a party or any person is aggrieved by the Counsel's decision 
denying a request for documents or testimony, that party or person may 
seek review of the decision by filing a written Notice of Intention to 
Petition for Review (Notice). After filing this Notice, the party or 
person must also file a Petition for Review (Petition) detailing the 
issues and reasons why a review of the Counsel's decision is 
appropriate.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection, including number of respondents, and hours of 
response:

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                                                                  Number of       Average time      Estimated
                    Number of  respondents                      responses per    per responses    annual burden
                                                                  respondent         (hrs)            (hrs)
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8............................................................               2                5               80
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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New collection.

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

    Dated: April 12, 2005.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-1808 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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