[Federal Register: November 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 229)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-95]

 
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Research on Socioeconomic Changes in cities

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
    Identifying the social, economic, demographic, and fiscal change 
occurring in American cities is an important part of HUD's mission. 
Empirical research on urban dynamics will provide an understanding of 
what factors are driving change and the impact of public policy on 
change.

DATES: Comments Due Date: December 26, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2528-0227) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, 
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-6974; e-mail Lauren_Wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Eddins or on HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm
.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 
35). The notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the

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information and its proposed use; (5) the agency form number, if 
applicable; (6) what members of the public will be affected by the 
proposal; (7) how frequently information submissions will be required; 
(8) an estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information submission including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response; (9) whether the proposal is new, an 
extension, reinstatement, or revision of an information collection 
requirement; and (10) the name and telephone number of an agency 
official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB Desk Officer for the 
Department.
    This notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Research on Socioeconomic Changes in Cities.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0227.
    Form Numbers: HUD-424, HUD-424-B, HUD-424CB, HUD-424CBW, SF LLL, 
HUD-2880, HUD-2993, HUD-2994.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
Identifying the social, economics, demographic, and fiscal change 
occurring in American cities ins an important part of HUD's mission. 
Empirical research on urban dynamics will provide an understanding of 
what factors are driving change and the impact of public policy on 
change.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions State, local or tribal 
government.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Quarterly, Other Final.
    Reporting Burden: Number of respondents, 120; Average annual 
responses per respondent, 1.5; Total annual responses, 180; Average 
burden per response, 27.2 hrs.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 4,910.
    Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: November 21, 2003.
Donna Eden,
Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of 
Investment, Strategies, Policy, and Management.
[FR Doc. 03-29609 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]

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