[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6791-6792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3616]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4200-N-24]


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 information collection requirement described 
below

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will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public law 
104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The Department is soliciting public 
comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 14, 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: Reports Liaison Officer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ndeye Jackson at (202) 708-5537, Ext. 105 (this is not a toll free 
number), or Leslie Strauss, Housing Assistance Council, 1025 Vermont 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 842-8600.

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: Survey of Housing Conditions of Migrant and 
Seasonal Farmworkers
    OMB Control Number: Description of the need for the information and 
proposed use: The Survey of Housing Conditions of Migrant and Seasonal 
Farmworkers collects data on the housing conditions of farmworkers 
along the east coast migrant stream including types of structures 
occupied, proportion of households crowded, proportion households cost 
burdened, proportion lacking full appliances and sanitary facilities, 
proportion residing in grower-provided housing, and other 
characteristics. Very little is known about the housing conditions of 
migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Only a few national studies have 
addressed the needs of the farmworkers, and most have not collected 
information pertaining to housing conditions. The only major study 
focusing on farmworker housing conditions was the national Farmworker 
Housing Study prepared in 1980; this study was never published. Housing 
developers and others who provide housing to this population are 
hampered in serving them by this lack of information.
    Agency Form Numbers:
    Members of affected public: Migrant farmworkers, rural housing 
developers, and government agencies
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Number of respondents: 3,000; Estimate 
Responses per Respondent: 18; Time per respondent: 15 minutes; Total 
hours to respond: 750.
    Respondents's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

    Authority: Title 42 U.S.C. 5424 note, Title 13 U.S.C. sec. 8(b), 
and Title 12, U.S.C., sec. 1701z-1.

    Dated: January 31, 1997.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 97-3616 Filed 2-12-97; 8:45 am]
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