Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Assessment of the American Housing Survey-Metropolitan Sample (AHS-MS)

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Federal RegisterMay 31, 2000
65 Fed. Reg. 34724 (May. 31, 2000)

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice.

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.

DATES:

Comments Due Date: June 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. 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, Q, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; telephone (202) 708-2374. 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) the description of the need for the information and its proposed use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) That 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, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB Desk Officer for the Department. This Notice also lists the following information:

Title of Proposal: Assessment of the American Housing Survey—Metropolitan Sample (AHS-MS).

OMB Approval Number: 2528-XXXX.

Form Numbers: None.

Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) seeking to better understand how the AHS-MS data is used, and by whom. The information collected will enable HUD to balance geographic coverage, timeliness and cost considerations in designing the surveys, in order to develop an optinal data set for use by HUD, other public agencies, educational institutions, nonprofits, planners, and other interested parties. The respondents will consist of known users of AHS-MS data and potential users.

Respondents: business or other for-profits, Not-for-profits and Institution State, Federal Government and State, Local, or Tribal Governments.

Frequency of Submission: One Time Only.

Reporting Burden:

Number of respondents × Frequency of responses × Hours per response = Burden hours
Information Collection 200 1 .16 33

Total estimated burden hours: 33.

Status: New Collection.

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

Dated: May 22, 2000.

Wayne Eddins,

Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00-13493 Filed 5-30-00; 8:45 am]

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