Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: January 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 6)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4441-N-02]

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Emergency Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistance Secretary for Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due January 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-0050. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, for emergency processing, an information collection package with respect to assessing the year 2000 computer problem.

This survey will solicit information from HUD's business partners to ensure that their information technology systems are addressing the year 2000 problem. If the year 2000 problem is not addressed, safety and litigation issues will arise for HUD. This survey will allow HUD to assess and strengthen the transition of computer systems into the new century.

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:

Title of Proposal: Year 2000 Survey.

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2535-0000.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This survey will assess the information technology systems for HUD's business partners. This survey will also allow HUD to assess and strengthen the transition of computer systems into the year 2000.

Agency form numbers, if applicable: none.

Members of affected public: State, local and tribal governments, business or other for profit.

Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete from 450 respondents. The respondents will be required to submit this survey 6 times a year as specified on the survey.

Status of the proposed information collection: new collection.

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

Dated: January 5, 1999. David S. Cristy, Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.

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