[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 226 (Friday, November 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70665-70666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27677]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5191-N-38]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act Reporting 
Requirements

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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 20, 2009.

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, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Matchneer III, Associate 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured 
Housing, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured Housing, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC

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20410, telephone (202) 708-6423 (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: Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
Standards Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0253.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Collection of this information will result in a better determination of 
reporting on placement of labels and notices in manufactured homes. It 
also will allow HUD and State Agencies to locate manufactured homes 
with defects.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable:
    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 191,012. 
The number of respondents is 330, the number of responses is 776,833, 
the frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per 
response is 44.25.
    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: November 14, 2008.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing Deputy Federal 
Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E8-27677 Filed 11-20-08; 8:45 am]
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