[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62782-62783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30942]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-58]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed 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: January 26, 1998.

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, Policy 
Development & Research, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 
451--7th Street, SW, Room 8228, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alan Rothman, Social Science Research Analyst, Office of Policy 
Development and Research--telephone (202) 708-4370, x139 (this is not a 
toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents.

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).
    The office 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: Assessment and Analysis of Multifamily 
Building's Conformity with Fair Housing Guidelines Provisions
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Description of the Need for Information and the Proposed Use: The 
Fair Housing Amendment Act (the Act) of 1988 requires that newly 
constructed multifamily dwellings covered under the Act, available for 
first occupancy after March 13, 1991, be designated and constructed to 
be accessible to persons with disabilities. The purpose of this project 
is to assess the extent of conformity with the accessibility provisions 
and examine reasons for, as well as explanations, for different 
patterns of conformity/non-conformity.
    Agency Form Numbers: Not applicable.
    Members of the Affected Public: Property owners, property 
management personnel, occupants, local code officials, architects, 
engineers, and builders.
    Estimation of the Total Number of Hours Needed to Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Response, and Hours of Response: Grand total hours for all personnel is 
11,936 labor hours over ninety (90) weeks. Total hours for contractor 
personnel is estimated at 10,900 hours. The total hours for voluntary 
one-time responses, from management/owners/project representatives and 
residents, is 1,036 hours for the 386 projects to be considered in the 
statistical model. The hour breakdown for the survey respondents is 128 
hours during the mobilization phase, 803 hours during Phase I--survey/
data gathering efforts, and 105 hours for Phase II--assessment and 
analysis effort.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

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


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    Dated: November 13, 1997.
Paul A. Leonard,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 97-30942 Filed 11-24-97; 8:45 am]
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