Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 87 / Friday, May 3, 1996 / Notices 19945

administrative management functions of

the Institute; and (4) develops and

implements Institute-wide policies and

procedures on administrative matters.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Harold Varmus,

Director, NIH.

[FR Doc. 96–11071 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSNG AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–3917–N–72]

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Housing; Notice of Proposed

Information Collection for Public

Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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: June 17, 1996.

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:

Oliver Walker, Housing, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451—

7th Street SW., Room 9116, Washington,

DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Oliver Walker, Telephone number (202)

708–1694 (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).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and

affecting agencies concerning the

proposed collection of information to:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection 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: Contractor’s

Requisition Project Mortgages—HUD–

92448.

OMB Control Number: 2502–0028.

Description of the need for

information and proposed use: Section

207(b) of the National Housing Act

(Public Law 479, 48 Stat. 1246, 12

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), applicable portions

of which are attached for reference,

authorizes the Secretary of the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) to insure mortgages

(including advances on such mortgages

during construction) for construction of

rental housing projects. Section 212 of

the National Housing Act, applicable

portions of which are attached for

reference, prevents the Secretary of

HUD from insuring a project unless the

principal contractor files a prevailing

wage certificate. Paragraph (4) of 24 CFR

207.19(d) sets forth requirements for

insurance of advances and certification

of compliance with labor standards and

prevailing wage requirements. Form

HUD–92448 is used by the contractor to

obtain program benefits, consisting of

distribution of insured mortgage

proceeds when construction costs are

involved. The information regarding

completed work items is used by the

Field Office (FO) to ensure that

payments from mortgage proceeds are

made for work actually completed in a

satisfactory manner. The work must be

inspected and approved by a FO

inspector. The certification regarding

prevailing wages is used by the FO to

ensure compliance with prevailing wage

rates.

Agency form numbers: HUD–92448.

Members of affected public: General

Contractors.

An estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection is 6000 hours, the number of

respondents is 1000, frequency of

response is 10, and the hours of

response is 6 hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Reinstatement, without

change.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: April 26, 1996.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 96–11003 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–M

[Docket No. FR–3917–N–71]

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Housing; Notice of Proposed

Information Collection for Public

Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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: July 2, 1996.

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:

Oliver Walker, Housing, Department of

Housing & Urban Development, 451—

7th Street SW., Room 9116, Washington,

DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Werdal, Telephone number (202)

708–0614, extension 2562 (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).

The 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