[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23225-23226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8833]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4977-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for the Survey of 
Consumer Perceptions of Factory-Build Housing

AGENCY: Office of the 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: July 5, 2005.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carlos Mart[iacute]n, Office of 
Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-4370, extension 
5845 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 though 
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: Survey of Consumer Perceptions of Factory-Build 
Housing.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request is for the clearance of a survey instrument designed to measure 
American consumers perceptions of factory-build housing (including 
manufactured, modular, and panelized construction) in relation to 
traditional, ``stick-build'' housing construction. The purpose of the 
survey is: (1) To gauge through a national sample the understanding and 
accuracy of these housing types through either verbal (phone) or visual 
(internet) depictions of them; (2) ascertain whether preconceived 
notions with regard to financial value and technical performance exist 
across the housing types; and (3) to determine whether individual 
knowledge of these housing types correlate with perceptions and 
accurate depictions.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending OMB approval.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 2,500 individuals will be surveyed 
through a phone survey (and up to an additional 10,000 will be included 
through an internet survey). Average time to complete the phone survey 
is 15 minutes, and the internet survey will be 10 minutes. Respondents 
will only be contacted once. Total burden hours are 625 for the primary 
telephone survey (and up to 1,667 hours for the additional internet 
survey).

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


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    Dated: April 27, 2005.
Harold L. Bunce,
Deputy Assistance Secretary for Economic Affairs, Office of Policy 
Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 05-8833 Filed 5-3-05; 8:45 am]
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