[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11902-11903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6233]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4123-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comments

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 will be 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: May 12, 1997.

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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 4238, Washington, D.C. 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642, extension 4128, for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents. (This is not a toll-free 
number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected 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:

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    Title of Proposal: Public Housing/Section 8 Moving to Work (MTW) 
Demonstration.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0217.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
is authorized to select up to 30 Public Housing Agencies that 
administer the public housing and Section 8 programs to participate in 
MTW. HUD will select PHAs for MTW through a merit-based process using 
specified selection criteria. Application requirements will include the 
submission of a MTW plan, including comments from a public hearing, 
other public comments, and comments from current and prospective 
residents, assurances of established reasonable rent policy, compliance 
with the Housing Quality Standards (HQS) (24 CFR 982.401) for housing 
assisted under MTW, and other reporting requirements. HUD will use the 
information for approving/disapproving applicants for participation in 
MTW.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Members of affected public: State or Local Governments, Non-profit 
institutions (Public Housing Agencies).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 50 respondents, one-time response, 15 
hour average per response, 4400 total reporting burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: March 4, 1997.
Kevin Emanuel Marchman,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 97-6233 Filed 3-12-97; 8:45 am]
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