[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40834-40836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19995]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4200-N-92]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comments

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, 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: September 29, 1997.

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 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: Analysis of Proposed Main Construction Contract.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0037.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Under 
the Annual Contributions Contract (ACC), Housing Agencies (HAs) must 
prepare and submit main construction contracts and other contracts for 
projects being developed or proposed to be developed under the Low-
Income Housing Program. HUD will use the information to approve 
construction bids and budgets prior to awarding HA construction 
contracts. HUD/HA can prepare a revised Development Cost Budget by 
comparing the approved pre-bid budget amounts for various elements, the 
actual bid amounts and any proposed changes, and the actual final 
adjusted bid amount. This information is collected under the authority 
of Section 6(c) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937.
    Agency Form Number: Form HUD-52396.
    Members of the affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 96 projects (responses), 1.15 analyses 
per projects (frequency of response), 2 hours per analyses, 220 total 
reporting burden hours and 28 total recordkeeping hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, 
without change.

    Authority: Sec. 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: July 23, 1997.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

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