[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41403-41404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20301]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-01]


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 30, 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, S.W., Room 4238, Washington, D.C. 
20410-5000.


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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 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: Pet Ownership in Public Housing for the Elderly 
and Handicapped, 24 CFR 5, Subpart C.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0078.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is under the authority of Section 227 of the 
Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (12 U.S.C. 1701r-1). HUD 
issued regulations in 24 CFR Part 5, Subpart C, necessary to ensure 
attaining the goal of providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing for 
the elderly or persons with disabilities. The statute also requires 
that these regulations establish guidelines under which Public Housing 
Agencies (PHAs), owners and managers may prescribe reasonable rules for 
the keeping of pets by tenants and must consult with tenants in 
prescribing the rules.
    The PHAs give written notices to applicants that pets are 
permitted, working animals are excluded from regulation requirements, 
and where leases prohibit pets, tenants may request lease amendment. A 
copy of pet rules and written notice are given to each applicant when 
offered a unit.
    Members of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government; 
Individuals or households.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 30,000 respondent annual, .008 hour 
average per response, 250 total reporting burden 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: July 28, 1997.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 97-20301 Filed 7-31-97; 8:45 am]
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