[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27558-27559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13632]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5281-N-50]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; 2009 American Housing Survey--New Orleans 
Metropolitan Sample

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 24, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding

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this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and/or OMB approval number and should be sent to: Ms. Kimberly P. 
Nelson, HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20502; e-mail: [email protected]; fax: (202) 395-6974.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the Information collection described below. 
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: 2009 American Housing Survey--New Orleans 
Metropolitan Sample.
    Description of Information Collection: This is a new information 
collection. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking 
emergency review of the Paperwork Reduction Act Requirements associated 
with the 2009 American Housing Survey--New Orleans Metropolitan Sample. 
This document provides notice that this emergency request is necessary 
at this time because it is essential to provide a periodic measure of 
the size and composition of the housing inventory for the select New 
Orleans metropolitan area. In addition, the New Orleans sample will 
provide information about people who rebuilt or rehabilitated their 
homes as a result of Hurricane Katrina, or are still in the process of 
renovating their homes; people who were living in New Orleans pre-
Katrina, but who have moved to a different address in the New Orleans 
metro; and property that existed pre-Katrina, but has not been restored 
or where a person is living in a trailer on a lot. Title 12, United 
States Code, Sections 1701Z-1, 1701Z-2(g), and 1710Z-10a mandates the 
collection of this information. The 2009 American Housing Survey New 
Orleans Metropolitan sample is similar to previous American Housing 
Surveys (AHS) in that it collects data on subjects such as the amount 
and types of changes in the inventory, the physical condition of the 
inventory, the characteristics of the occupants, the persons eligible 
for and beneficiaries of assisted housing by race and ethnicity, and 
the number and characteristics of vacancies. Policy analysts, program 
managers, budget analysts, and Congressional staff use AHS data to 
advise executive and legislative branches about housing conditions and 
the suitability of public policy initiatives. Academic researchers and 
private organizations also use AHS data in efforts of specific interest 
and concern to their respective communities. The Department of Housing 
and Urban Development (HUD) needs the AHS data for two important uses.
    1. With the data, policy analysts can monitor the interaction among 
housing needs, demand and supply, as well as changes in housing 
conditions and costs, to aid in the development of housing policies and 
the design of housing programs appropriate for different target groups, 
such as first-time home buyers and the elderly.
    2. With the data, HUD can evaluate, monitor, and design HUD 
programs to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: Computerized Versions of AHS-2161, AHS-22/62 
and AHS-23/63.
    Members of the Affected Public: Households.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of responses, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: The number of respondents is 5,400 
and the number of responses is 4,644. The estimated total number of 
burden hours needed to prepare the information collection is 3,654; the 
frequency of response is once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

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

    Dated: June 3, 2009.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-13632 Filed 6-9-09; 8:45 am]
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