[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 91 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26826-26827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9059]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5124-N-07]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Exigent Health and Safety Deficiency Correction Certification

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: July 10, 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 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aneita Waites, (202) 708-0713, 
extension 4114, for copies of the proposed forms and 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: Exigent Health and Safety Deficiency Correction 
Certification.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0241.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's 
Uniform Physical Condition Standards (UPCS) regulation (24 CFR part 5, 
subpart G) provides that HUD housing must be decent, safe, sanitary, 
and in good repair. Public housing agencies (PHAs) must maintain 
housing in a manner that meets prescribed physical condition standards 
to be considered decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair. The UPCS 
regulation also provides that all area and components of the housing 
must be free of health and safety hazards. HUD conducts physical 
inspections of the HUD-funded housing to determine if the UPCS 
standards are being met. Pursuant to the UPCS inspection protocol, at 
the end of the inspection (or at the end of each day of a multi-day 
inspection) the inspector provides the property representative

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with a copy of the ``Notification of Exigent and Fire Safety Hazards 
Observed'' form. Each exigent health and safety (EHS) deficiency that 
the inspector observed that day is listed on the form. The property 
representative signs the form acknowledging receipt. PHAs are to 
correct EHS deficiencies (i.e., emergency work orders) within 24 hours. 
PHAs are to notify HUD, using the electronic format, within three 
business days of the date of inspection, which is the date the PHA was 
provided notice of these deficiencies, that the deficiencies were 
corrected within the prescribed time frames.
    Agency form number: None.
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Agencies.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: 1,166 
respondents annually with one response per respondent. Average time per 
response is .42 hours and the total burden hours are 491.13.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
currently approved collection.
    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 4, 2007.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Program and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E7-9059 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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