[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20850-20851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09778]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-7000-N-01]
60 Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Production of
Material or Provision of Testimony by HUD in Response to Demands in
Legal Proceedings Among Private Litigants
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment
from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202-
402-3400 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at
[email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms or other
available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877-8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allen Villafuerte, Managing Attorney,
Office of Litigation, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10258, Washington, DC
20410-0500, telephone (202 708-0300) (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in
Section A.
A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Production of Material or
Provision of Testimony in Response to Demands in Legal Proceedings
Among Private Litigants.
OMB Approval Number: 2510-0014.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of collection.
Form Number: None. Please see 24 CFR 15.203.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Section 15.203 of HUD's regulations in 24 CFR specify the manner in
which demands for documents and testimony from the Department should be
made. Providing the information specified in 24 CFR 15.203 allows the
Department to more promptly identify documents and testimony which a
requestor may be seeking and determine whether the Department should
produce such documents and testimony.
Members of affected public: All types of entities, private and non-
profit organizations, individuals and households.
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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Frequency of Hours per Total burden
Number of respondents response response hours
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106............................................................. 1 1.5 159
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected parties concerning the collection of information described in
Section A on the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
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HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to
these questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: May 1, 2018.
Ariel Pereira,
Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2018-09778 Filed 5-7-18; 8:45 am]
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