[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60161-60162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16900]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5037-N-71]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD 
Initiative for the Removal of Regulatory Barriers

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

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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: December 11, 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: Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department or Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone: 202-708-2374 (this is not a toll-free number), or e-mail Ms. 
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed form 
and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Yorkshire, AJT, Office of 
Departmental Grants Management and Oversight, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone 202-708-0667 (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 
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: HUD Initiative for the Removal of Regulatory 
Barriers.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0013.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information is to be submitted by grant applicants to obtain higher 
rating points based on association with successful efforts to remove 
regulatory barriers which may impede the production of affordable 
housing.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-27300.
    Members of Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-
profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................           8,500                1   ..               3   ..          25,500
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 25,500.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: October 6, 2006.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-16900 Filed 10-11-06; 8:45 am]
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