[Federal Register: March 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 45)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4443-N-03]

 
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request

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 has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the 
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and 
should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-0050. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, an information collection package with 
respect to conducting an investigation of currently operating security 
contracts awarded under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug 
Elimination Act of 1990. The investigation is required by Subtitle G, 
Section 587 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. 
The investigation covers only housing agencies that own or operate more 
than 4,500 public housing dwelling units. For each such agency, the 
Secretary must: (1) Determine whether the contractors under these 
contracts have complied with all laws and regulations regarding 
prohibition of discrimination in hiring practices; (2) determine 
whether the security contracts were awarded in accordance with 
applicable laws and regulations; (3) determine how many security 
contracts were awarded under emergency contracting procedures; and (4) 
evaluate the effectiveness of the security contracts. The Secretary is 
required to submit the findings of the investigation to the Congress no 
later than April 21, 1999.

Justification For Emergency Processing

    Emergency processing of this request is necessary in order to 
complete the required investigation and compile the findings by the 
congressional deadline of April 21, 1999.
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of information 
to: (1) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information; (2) Enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (3) 
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond. This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Security 
Contracts Review.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable:
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is needed to respond to the statutory 
requirement for an investigation of currently operating security 
contracts awarded under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug 
Elimination Act of 1990. The statutory requirement is contained in 
Subtitle G, Section 587 of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility 
Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-276.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: N/A.
    Members of affected public: Nine housing agencies, and an estimated 
13 private security companies (for profit or non-profit/resident 
operated).
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Nine public housing agencies and an 
estimated 13 security companies will prepare responses to the 
questionnaire for a total of 148 hours preparation time. This will be a 
one-time report.
    Status of the proposed information collection:

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

    Dated: March 2, 1999.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
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