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###### Department of Housing and Urban Development

          - [Docket No. FR-4655-N-04]

# 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 Date:*                         April 23, 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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 20410.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Elizabeth A. Cocke, Acting Director, Office of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-6409 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information.                              ( print page 11177)    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Department is submitting 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 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:*                     Minimum Property Standards for Housing.                

*OMB Control Number, if applicable:*                     2502-0321.                

*Description of the need for the information and proposed use:*                     Section 304(a)(3) of the Housing and Urban Rural Recovery Act of 1983, permits the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist properties that comply with State and local codes which are the equivalent to model building codes. This Act makes the Secretary responsible for determining equivalence.                

*Agency form numbers, if applicable:*                     HUD Handbook 4910.1.                

*Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:*                     An estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection is 10,800, the number of respondents is approximately 1,350, frequency of response is once a year, and the hours per response is 8 hours.                

*Status of the proposed information collection:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

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

Dated: February 13, 2001.

Wayne Eddins,

Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01-4385 Filed 2-21-01; 8:45 am]

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