[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 3093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-853]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5281-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; HUD 
Acquisition Regulations (HUDAR)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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.
    HUDAR is the Department's supplement to the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation (FAR). The information collection required of the public is 
solely in connection with the acquisition process.

DATES: Comments due: March 17, 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 (2535-0091) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian L. Deitzer, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at [email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048. This not a toll-free 
number copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer.

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 
affecting 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: HUD Acquisition Regulations (HUDAR).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2535-0091.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUDAR 
is the Department's supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR). The information collection required of the public is solely in 
connection with the acquisition process.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-770.
    Member of Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or 
Other for-Profit, Not-for-Profit Institutions.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................           3,200              3.5   ..             3.5   ..          39,196
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 39,196.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: January 9, 2009.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-853 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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