[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 221 (Thursday, November 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66792-66793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19299]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5044-N-21]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Public Housing, Contracting With Resident-Owned Businesses

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, 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: January 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Aneita Waites, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4114, Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aneita Waites, (202) 708-0713, 
extension 4114, for copies of proposed forms and/or 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: Public Housing, Contracting with Resident-Owned 
Businesses.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0161.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Eligible resident-owned businesses submit applications to Housing 
Agencies (HAs) to be approved for noncompetitive contract work on 
public housing sites as an alternative to HUD's otherwise-required 
competitive procurement procedures. In order for a resident-owned 
business to be eligible for noncompetitive contract work, or the 
alternative procurement process provided by 24 CFR 963, a business must 
submit evidence as outlined in 24 CFR 963.10 to the PHA, in the formed 
described therein, or as the PHA may require, that shows how each 
requirement as described in 24 CFR 963.10 has been met.
    For example, resident-owned businesses must provide, and PHAs must 
collect various types of information, including, but not limited to:
    Certified copies of any State, county, or municipal licenses that 
may be required of the business to engage in the type of business 
activity for which it was formed. Where applicable (as for example, in 
the case of corporations), the business also shall submit a certified 
copy of its corporate charter or other organizational document that 
verifies that the business was properly formed in accordance with State 
law.
    The business shall disclose to the PHA all owners of the business, 
and each owner's percentage of ownership interest in the business. The 
business also shall disclose all individuals who possess the power to 
make the day-to-day, as well as major, decisions on matters of 
management, policy and operations (management officials). The business 
shall identify all owners and management officials who are not public 
housing residents, and shall disclose any relationship that these 
owners and officials may have to a business (resident- or non-resident-
owned) engaged in the type of business activity with which the 
resident-owned business is engaged. The business also shall submit such 
evidence as the PHA may require to verify that the owner or owners 
identified as public housing residents reside within public housing of 
the PHA.
    The business shall submit evidence sufficient to demonstrate to the 
satisfaction of the PHA that the business has the ability to perform 
successfully under the terms and conditions of the proposed contract.
    The business shall submit a certification as to the number of 
contracts awarded, and the dollar amount of each contract award 
received, under the alternative procurement process provided by 24 CFR 
963. A resident-owned business is not eligible to participate in the 
alternative procurement process provided by 24 CFR 963 if the resident-
owned business has received under this process one or more contracts 
with a total combined dollar value of $1,000,000.
    For additional information, please refer to 24 CFR 963, 24 CFR 
85.36(d) and 85.36(b).
    Agency form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
    Members of affected public: Individuals or Households, 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:

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                                                       Frequency of           Hours per
             Number of respondents               x       response      x       response      =     Burden hours
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500...........................................  ...               1   ...              17   ...           8,500
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,500.
    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: November 8, 2006.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Program and 
Legislative Initiative.
 [FR Doc. E6-19299 Filed 11-15-06; 8:45 am]
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