[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 31 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7450-7451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2711]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5121-N-08]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Certificate of Need for Health Facility and Assurance of Enforcement of 
State Standards

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 16, 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: Joe Malloy, Deputy Director, Office of 
Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1142 
(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: Certificate of Need of Health Facility and 
Assurance of Enforcement of State Standards.
    Omb Control Number, If Applicable: 2502-0210.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The 
Department requires a State review of health care facilities insured 
under Section 232. Form HUD-2576-HF, Certificate of Need (CoN) is 
issued by the State agency with jurisdiction designated under Section 
604(a)(1) or Section 1521 of the Public Health

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Service Act. The State certification must provide evidence that (1) 
There is a need for the project; (2) There is a reasonable minimum 
standards in force for licensure and for operating the project in the 
State or other political subdivision in which the project is located; 
and (3) These standards will be enforced for the HUD-insured project.
    Agency Form Numbers, If Applicable: HUD-2576-HF.
    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 number of burden hours is 10. The 
number of respondents is 50, the frequency of response is on occasion, 
and the burden hour per response is 12 minutes.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection:

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

    Dated: February 9, 2007.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
 [FR Doc. E7-2711 Filed 2-14-07; 8:45 am]
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