[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 50081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13993]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5043-N-08]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: The 
PATH Survey of Homebuilding Product Manufacturers

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: October 23, 2006.

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., Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carlos Martin, (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 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: The Survey of Homebuilding Product 
Manufacturers.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request is for the clearance of a telephone survey instrument designed 
to assess the state of operational and organizational performance among 
homebuilding product manufacturers (both large and small) with regard 
to product development and technological innovation. The purposes of 
the survey implementation and analysis are: (1) To gauge through a 
national sample the kinds of internal organization and operations 
associated with homebuilding product manufacturers; (2) ascertain 
correlations between organizational type and formalization of product 
development; and (3) improve the activities of the Partnership for 
Advancing Technology in Housing based on the insight of the survey 
findings.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals in homebuilding product 
manufacturing firms.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 150 individuals will be surveyed 
through the telephone survey (100 sampled from small manufacturers and 
50 from large manufacturers). The average time to complete the phone 
survey is 25 minutes. Respondents will only be contacted once. Total 
burden hours are 62.5 for the survey.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: August 15, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. E6-13993 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]
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