[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 37064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15109]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5611-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Labor 
Standards Training/Event Evaluation

AGENCY: Office of Labor Relations, Office of Departmental Operations 
and Coordination, 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: August 20, 2012.

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: Jacqueline W. Roundtree, Acting 
Director, Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jade Banks, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Office of Labor Relations, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 7th Street SW., Room 2102, Washington, DC 20410 or 
[email protected], telephone (202) 402-5475 (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: Labor Standards Training/Event Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2501-NEW.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
conducts labor standards training and other outreach events for state 
and local agencies administering HUD programs and for contractors who 
are or may be engaged on HUD projects subject to prevailing wage 
requirements. In many cases, we request participants to complete a 
brief evaluation form at the end of the event. We use the data gathered 
to assess the effectiveness of our presentations so that we can better 
meet the needs of these audiences. The evaluation form is generally 
simple and will take five minutes to complete. Participation is 
voluntary and no respondent is required to disclose their name or any 
other identifying information. We are developing a sample format, no 
more than three standard 8\1/2\ x 11 inch pages in length including 
spaces for additional comments. In addition to a hard-copy version that 
will be distributed and collected at the event, we anticipate making 
the form available on-line in a fillable format that can be saved and 
submitted as an attachment to an email.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: In development.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                                                                   Total time
                Item                    Number of  respondents      Amount of time required      required/annum
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Evaluation (Respondents)...........  4,000......................  5 minutes..................                333
Assessment/event (HUD staff).......  150 events.................  150 hours..................                150
Recordkeeping/event (HUD staff)....  150 events.................  75 hours...................                 75
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    Total Annual Burden............  ...........................  ...........................                558
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Approval of existing 
collection.

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

    Dated: June 13, 2012.
Jacqueline W. Roundtree,
Acting Director, Office of Labor Relations.
[FR Doc. 2012-15109 Filed 6-19-12; 8:45 am]
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