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other aspect of this collection of

information, including any of the

following subjects: (1) The necessity and

utility of the proposed information

collection for the proper performance of

the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(4) the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology to minimize the information

collection burden.

Type of Information Collection

Request: New Collection;

Title of Information Collection: Stages

of Change Survey for Informed Choice

in the Medicare Population;

Form No.: HCFA–10011 (OMB# 0938–

NEW)

Use: This is a survey of Medicare

beneficiaries in the first step in the

application the Transtheoretical Model

(the ‘‘stage model’’) to informed choice

in the Medicare population. The

Transtheoretical Model has been

applied and proven effective in

facilitating behavior change in a wide

range of health behaviors including

smoking cessation, mammography

screening, and safe sex. This work will

yield psychometrically sound and

externally valid measures of

beneficiaries’ readiness to make

informed choices about health plans,

and provide information to HCFA to

assist with its national educational

campaign to inform beneficiaries about

their choices. Stages of Change

measures will be administered to 560

Medicare beneficiaries’ readiness to

make informed choices about health

plans, and provide information to guide

HCFA’s National Medicare Education

Program (NMEP).;

Frequency: Other: One-time survey;

Affected Public: Individuals or

Households;

Number of Respondents: 560;

Total Annual Responses: 560;

Total Annual Hours: 327.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement for the proposed paperwork

collections referenced above, access

HCFA’s Web Site Address at http://

www.hcfa.gov/regs/prdact95.htm, or Email your request, including your

address and phone number, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 30 days of this notice directly to

the OMB Desk Officer designated at the

following address: OMB Human

Resources and Housing Branch,

Attention: Allison Eydt, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 25, 2001.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA,

Office of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4652–N–02]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment for the

Analysis of Proposed Main

Construction Contract

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

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 Date: April 17,

2001.

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, SW.,

Room 4238, Washington, DC 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

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: Analysis of

Proposed Main Construction Contract.

OMB Control Number: 2577–0037.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Under

the Annual Contribution Contract

(ACC), Public Housing Agencies (PHAs)

must prepare and submit main

construction contracts and other

contracts for projects being developed,

or proposed to be developed under the

Low-Income Housing Program. HUD

will use the information to approve

construction bids and budgets prior to

awarding PHA’s construction contracts.

Agency form number: HUD–52396.

Members of affected public: State or

Local Government.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: 114 respondents,

annually, 2 hours average per response;

total annual reporting burden 248 hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Extension, without change.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

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

as amended.

Dated: February 9, 2001.

Gloria Cousar,

Acting General Deputy, Assistant Secretary

for Public and Indian Housing.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4656–N–01]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection: Comment Request; Issuer’s

Monthly Remittance Advice and

Issuer’s Monthly Serial Note

Remittance Advice

AGENCY: Office of the President of the

Government National Mortgage

Association (Ginnie Mae), 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 Date: April 17,

2001.

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:

Sonya Suarez, Government National

Mortgage Association, Office of Policy,

Planning and Risk Management,

Department of Housing & Urban

Development, 451—7th Street, SW,

Room 6226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sonya Suarez, Ginnie Mae, (202) 708–

2772 (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).

Through this Notice, the Department

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

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: Issuer’s Monthly

Remittance Advice and Issuer’s Monthly

Serial Note Remittance Advice.

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

2503–0015.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

Form HUD 11714 is used to advise each

security holder of the current month’s

account transactions and calculation of

holder’s pro rata share percentage of

total cash distribution. The Form HUD

11714SN is used to provide a summary

of information to the holders of Serial

Note Certificates with respect to the

current month’s account transactions,

calculation of interest and principal to

be distributed, and data with respect to

the redemption of Serial Units.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

HUD Form 11714 and 11714SN.

Members of affected public: For-profit

business (mortgage industry trade

associations, securities companies,

accounting firms, law firms, service

providers, etc.)

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response:

Estimation of total number of hours

needed to prepare the information

collection is based on the number of

respondents multiplied by the

frequency of responses:

445 issuers + 21,500 responses = 21,945

responses

21,945 × 12 months = 263,340 Annual

Responses,

263,340 × .01 (1 minute) = 2,633 Annual

Burden Hours

Status of the proposed information

collection: This is a reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

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

as amended.

Dated: February 1, 2001.

George S. Anderson,

Executive Vice President, Ginnie Mae.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4652–N–01]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment;

Allocation of Operating Subsidies

Under the Operating Fund Formula:

Data Collection

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

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 Date: April 17,

2001.

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, SW.,

Room 4238, Washington, DC 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