[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19012-19013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7091]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5146-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Employee Questionnaire and Complaint Intake

AGENCY: Office of Departmental Operations and Coordination, Office of 
Labor Relations, 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: June 15, 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., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street, SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 or [email protected], telephone (202) 402-5475 (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

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information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of 
responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Employee Questionnaire and Complaint Intake.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-0018.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
and local agencies administering HUD-assisted programs must enforce 
Federal wage and reporting requirements on covered HUD-assisted 
construction and maintenance work. Enforcement activities include 
contacting laborers and mechanics and requesting information about 
their employment on covered projects. In addition, HUD and local 
agencies may be contacted by the workers or by others who wish to file 
a complaint of labor standards violation(s). HUD and local agencies 
have used many formats to collect worker information and to record 
complainant information. HUD proposes to standardize and institute two 
forms for these collections: an employee questionnaire (in English, 
Spanish, and electronic versions) and a complaint intake form. The 
questionnaire may be mailed to employees or may be otherwise provided 
to them to complete and return to HUD or the local agency. The 
questionnaire is also available on-line through HUD's Web site. This 
version can be completed on-screen for electronic submission or it can 
be printed for hard-copy submission. Complaint intake forms will be 
used by HUD and local agency personnel to record information provided 
by complainants about the nature of the alleged violation(s). Both 
forms may be supplemented with additional pages, as needed. Responses 
and the provision of supplemental information are voluntary on the part 
of questionnaire respondents. Questionnaire responses and complaint 
intake forms must be retained by the HUD and local agencies to document 
the sufficiency of enforcement efforts.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Forms HUD-4730, HUD-4370E, HUD-
4370SP; and HUD-4731.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                                                  Amount of time    Total time
                              Item                                   Number of       required      required  (in
                                                                    respondents       (hours)       hrs.)/annum
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HUD-4730 (including 4730E and 4730SP)...........................           2,000          .25-.5       500-1,000
HUD-4731........................................................             500          .25-.5         125-250
Record keeping..................................................           2,500               1           2,500
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    Total Annual Burden.........................................  ..............  ..............     3,125-3,750
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: April 9, 2007.
Edward L. Johnson,
Director, Office of Labor Relations.
[FR Doc. E7-7091 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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