[Federal Register: August 9, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 154)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4737-N-06]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Infrastructure Study
AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement concerning a
project to obtain information on the infrastructure needs of tribally
designated housing entities and tribal housing agencies 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: October 8, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy
Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street, SE, 8228, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ndeye Jackson, telephone number (202)
708-5537 X5737; Ndeye J. Jackson@HUD.gov. Copies of the proposed forms
and other available documents may be obtained from Ndeye Jackson.
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
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collection 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 information to be collected; and (4)
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond; including through 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 Infrastructure Needs of tribes and
tribally designated housing entities, or equivalent Indian housing
program.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
primary purpose of the proposed data collection is to develop a
questionnaire for HUD that can be used with a national sample of tribes
and tribally designated housing entities, or an equivalent Indian
housing agency, to determine the current status, trends and barriers to
infrastructure development in tribal areas. The questionnaire will be
circulated via mail, e-mail or attached to the National American Indian
Housing Council's Web site address: ``http://NAIHC.Indian.com''
Members of affected public: Tribes and tribally designated housing
entities, or equivalent Indian housing 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:
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Number of Frequency of Hours per
Task respondents respondents response Burden hours
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Questionnaire............................... 1,000 once 1.00 1,000
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Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 2, 2002.
Harold L. Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
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