[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37725-37726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18089]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5281-N-60]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Contract and Subcontract Activity Reporting on Minority Business 
Enterprise (MBE)

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 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: September 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2535-0117) and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, 
Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
Telephone (202) 402-8048, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms 
Deitzer at [email protected]; for a copy of the proposed form 
and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian L. Deitzer, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4178, 
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail: [email protected]; telephone 
(202) 402-8048; Fax 202-708-3135. (This is not a toll-free number) for 
other available information. If you are a hearing-or-speech-impaired 
person, you may reach the above telephone numbers through TTY by 
calling the toll-free

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Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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: Contract and Subcontract Activity Reporting on 
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE).
    OMB Control Number if applicable: 2535-0117.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information is collected from developers, borrowers, sponsors, or 
project managers. Summaries from this report enable HUD to monitor and 
evaluate progress toward designated Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) 
Goals of Executive Order 12432. The information is used for the 
Department's annual report.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-2516.
    Members of Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of responses, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: An estimation of the total numbers 
of hours needed to prepare the Information collection is 5,365, number 
of respondents is 5,365, frequency of response is `quarterly,'' and the 
hours per Response is 1 hour.
    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: July 23, 2009.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-18089 Filed 7-28-09; 8:45 am]
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