[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 65719-65720] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-30532] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4446-N-12] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, Optional Relocation Payment Claim Forms AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Date: January 24, 2000. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to subject comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Shelia E. Jones, Reports Liaison Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice P. Olu, (202) 708-1367, extension 4587. (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). The 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: Optional Relocation Payment claim Forms OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0016 Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, and the Housing and Community Development act of 1974, as amended, displaced persons must make ``proper application'' for relocation assistance payments for which they are eligible. HUD optional claim forms are used by all displaced persons to apply for payments for moving expenses and by residential [[Page 65720]] occupants to apply for replacement housing payments. Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40054, HUD-400055, HUD- 400056, HUD-400057, HUD-400058, HUD-400061 and HUD-40072. Members of affected public: State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, partnerships, corporations and associations. Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: Number of respondents--10,000 (9,000 residential occupants and 1,000 non-residential occupants); frequency of response--once; hours of response--5,750 (9,000 residential occupants at .5 hours each, plus 1,000 non residential occupants at 1.25. hours each). Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: November 16, 1999. Cardell Cooper, Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. [FR Doc. 99-30532 Filed 11-22-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-29-M