[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 5733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2032]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5121-N-07]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Implementation of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005

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: Comments Due Date: April 9, 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, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 
20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail Williamson, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Contract Administration, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-2473 (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 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 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: Implementation of the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-NEW.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Residents of Section 8 project-based units who are victims of abuse 
sign and submit to the project owner or management agent a form 
certifying that the individual is a victim of domestic violence, dating 
violence, or stalking and that the incident in question is bona fide. 
Owners and management agents will use the information in order to 
evaluate whether individuals are eligible to receive VAWA 2005 
protections that will enable the individuals to retain their housing 
assistance and/or occupancy of subsidized housing units.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-90066.
    Estimation of the total numbers 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 900; the number 
of respondents is estimated to be 300 generating approximately 900 
annual responses (form HUD-90066); the frequency of response is on 
occasion; and the estimated time needed to prepare the response is one 
hour.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a new 
collection.

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

    Dated: January 31, 2007.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E7-2032 Filed 2-6-07; 8:45 am]
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