[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 43206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6563]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-28]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: Comment Due Date: September 29, 2007.

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: Lillian Deitzer, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 4451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 
20410, or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Matchneer III, 
Administrator, Office of Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410; telephone (202) 708-6401 (this is not a toll-free number) for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as requiried, by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 25 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: The Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
Standards Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0233.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department of Housing and Urban Development uses these information 
collections to calculate and collect monitoring fees for manufactured 
housing units and to track the request, approval, and application of 
authorized certification labels.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-101, HUD-102, HUD-203B, 
HUD-301, HUD-302, HUD-303, HUD-304.
    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 estimated total number of burden 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 5,208; the total 
number of respondents is 256 generating 7,536 annual responses; the 
frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed to 
prepare the responses is from one half hour to one hour.
    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: July 24, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 06-6563 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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