[Federal Register: June 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 112)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4441-N-27]

 
Submission for OMB Review: American Housing Survey (AHS)--1999 
National Sample

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks updated 
locating and states information on participants in the American Housing 
Survey (AHS)--1999 National Sample. 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.

DATES: Comments due date: July 12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within thirty (30) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and/or OMB approval number and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, 
Jr., OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
Southwest, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1305. 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.

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) description of the need for the 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, and extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the names and telephone 
numbers of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.

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

    Dated: June 3, 1999.
David S. Cristy,
Director, Information Technology, Capital Planning Staff.

Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

    Title of Proposal: American Housing Survey (AHS)--1999 National 
Sample.
    Office: Policy Development and Research.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0017.

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    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The 1999 AHS-N is a longitudinal study that provides a periodic measure 
on the quality, availability, and cost of housing for the nation. The 
study also provides information on demographic and other 
characteristics of the occupants. Federal and local agencies use AHS 
data to evaluate housing issue.
    Form Number: AHS-26, AHS-27, and AHS-28.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Frequency of Submission: Biennially.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                       Number of          Frequency of           Hours per
                                      respondents    x      response      x      response      =   Burden hours
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Survey............................          55,480                    1                 0.61              33,845
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 33,845.
    Status: Revision.
    Contact: Ronald J. Sepanik, HUD, (202) 708-1060 ext. 5887; Joseph 
F. Lackey, Jr., OMB, (202) 395-7316.

    Dated: June 3, 1999.

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