Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 24, 2000 / Notices 33563

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4563–N–04]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment for the

Contract Administration, Public and

Indian Housing Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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: July 24,

2000.

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:

Mildred M. Hamman, Reports Liaison

Officer, Public and Indian Housing,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room

4238, Washington, DC 20410–5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708–3642,

extension 4128, for copies of the

proposed forms and other available

document. (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: Contract

Administration; Public and Indian

Housing Programs.

OMB Control Number: 2577–0039.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Housing

Agencies (HAs) must maintain certain

records or submit certain documents to

HUD with the award of oversight or

construction contracts for development

or new low-income housing

developments or modernization of

existing developments. The information

is necessary for the proper performance

of agency functions and compliance

with the common rule for procurement

(24 CFR 85.36(b)(2) and (9)). HAs must

maintain a contract administration

system and maintain sufficient records.

Agency form numbers, if applicable.

HUD–5372; HUD–51000.

Members of affected public: State,

local or Tribal Government Housing

Agencies.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: 2,100 responses, five

contract administration documents

(bidding control record, register of

change orders and time extensions,

disputes and claims records, HUD–

5372, Construction Progress Schedule,

HUD–51000, Schedule of Amounts for

Contract Payments) will be submitted

annually for a total of 11,608 responses.

The amount of burden hours per

document varies and will have a total

burden of 14,506 hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Extension.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: May 18, 2000.

Elinor Bacon,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Housing

Investments.

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