[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7510]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4131-N-02]


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: May 27, 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.

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: Public Housing Agencies Plan for Exception 
Request, Site-Based Waiting Lists.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0214.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Each 
Public Housing Agency (PHA) may request an exception to establish site-
based waiting lists by submitting its plan and the rationale for it to 
the local HUD office. The plan must include all of the PHA's general 
occupancy developments and/or all of the PHA's mixed-population and 
elderly-designated developments. The request must also include: 
Accurate statistics for the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the 
PHA's jurisdiction; each development's name, number, occupancy type and 
number of units, date site was developed, racial composition by bedroom 
size and waiting list composition. For the Section 8 program: the 
number of certificates and vouchers currently in use by race and 
bedroom size; and the length and composition of the waiting list by 
race and bedroom size. PHA's must provide current and proposed public 
housing tenant selection and assignment procedures along with any 
Consent Decrees, Voluntary Compliance Agreements, or other 
documentation related to current occupancy problems along with measures 
being taken to correct such problems. HUD needs the information to 
assure statutory and regulatory compliance and to approve the PHA's 
plan for exception to establish site-based waiting lists.
    Agency Form Numbers, if applicable. None.
    Members of affected public: PHAs.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An average 52 respondents submit the 
plan one-time, for a total burden of 3,744 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: March 18, 1997.
Michael B. Janis,
General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 97-7510 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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