[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53692-53693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22031]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5486-N-20]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
United States Postal Service Vacancy Data User Verification Page

AGENCY: Office of the Policy Development and Research, 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: October 28, 2011.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight M. Jefferson, (202) 402-5932 
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: United States Postal Service Vacancy Data User 
Verification Page.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
request is for the clearance of a Web-based application that collects 
information from indivuals seeking to download from HUD for research 
purposes proprietary USPS data on vacant addresses in the United 
States. The purpose of the information collection is to verify that 
individuals requesting the USPS vacancy data represent government, 
academic, and non-profit research institutions--permitted sub-licensees 
under the HUD/USPS Inter-Agency Agreement--and are, therefore permitted 
to sub-license the data from HUD. Information that will be gathered 
consists of the name and email of the requestor, and the name, address, 
telephone number, the type of organization the requestor represents, 
and the nature of the

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research for which the data will be used. The information collected 
will be stored in a database and will be used to create user IDs and 
passwords for authenticated users. This information collection will 
last as long as USPS allows HUD to sub-license its vacancy data to 
permitted third parties under the agreement.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Agency form numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: It is estimated roughly 7,000 unique 
users will request access to the data through the Web site in the first 
year.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Less than 5 minutes per individual 
requestor.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority:  U.S. Code 12, 1701z-1, Research and demonstrations.

    Dated: August 19, 2011.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and 
Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-22031 Filed 8-26-11; 8:45 am]
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