[Federal Register: August 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 166)]
[Notices]
[Page 49299-49300]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5117-N-71]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Consolidated Public Housing Certification of Completion
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.
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) certify to HUD that contract
requirements and standards have been satisfied in project development
and HUD may authorize payment of funds due the contractor/developer.
The Certification is submitted by a Public Housing Agency (PHA) to
indicate to HUD that contract requirements have been satisfied for a
specific project. The information is supplied by the project architect
to assure the PHA and HUD that construction, which meets codes and HUD
standards, has been incorporated into the project. Upon determining a
proposed project is completed and that all contract requirements have
been satisfied, HUD returns the certification to the PHA authorizing
Payment to the contractor.
DATES: Comments Due Date: September 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2577-0021) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the information collection described below.
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting agencies concerning the proposed collection of 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 the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond;
including through 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: Consolidated Public Housing Certification of
Completion.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0021.
Form Numbers: None.
Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) certify to HUD that contract
requirements and standards have been satisfied in project development
and HUD may authorize payment of funds due the contractor/developer.
The Certification is submitted by a Public Housing Agency (PHA) to
indicate to HUD that contract requirements have been satisfied for a
specific project. The information is supplied by the project architect
to assure the PHA and HUD that construction, which meets codes and HUD
standards, has been incorporated into the project. Upon determining a
proposed project is completed and that all contract requirements have
been satisfied, HUD returns the certification to the PHA authorizing
Payment to the contractor.
Frequency of Submission: On Occasion.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting burden.................... 58 1 .. 1 .. 58
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 58
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: August 21, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-16926 Filed 8-67-07; 8:45 am]
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