Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: Emergency Comment Request; HUD's Year 2000 Status SurveyA Special Year Data Gathering Request

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 39168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18512]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4441-N-34]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Emergency Comment Request; HUD's Year 2000 Status Survey--A Special 
Year Data Gathering Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Date: July 28, 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) 708-2374. This is not 
a toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to the 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 Year 2000 (Y2K) compliancy efforts for HUD properties 
operated by Public Housing Authorities and Multi-Family owner/agents. 
The survey specifically addresses the status of embedded chips in HUD 
facilities.
    Emergency processing of this request is necessary due to the 
imminent nature of Y2K issues and the potential vulnerability of HUD 
facilities to experience Y2K-induced failures.
    This 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: HUD's Year 2000 Status Survey--A Special Year 
Data Gathering Request on Embedded Microchips.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2507-__.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
House Committee on Banking and Financial Services has requested that 
HUD--Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) provide information on the 
status of Y2K compliancy efforts for HUD properties operated by Public 
Housing Authorities and Multi-Family owner/agents. The Committee is 
specifically interested in the status of embedded chips in HUD 
facilities. The Y2K Embedded Chip survey will enable HUD--REAC to 
respond to the House Committee's request for information.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: form HUD-95000 (6/23/99).
    Members of affected public: Public Housing Authorities and Multi-
Family owner/agents.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    It is estimated that the survey will take approximately 60 minutes 
to complete. Approximately 33,200 Public Housing Authorities and Multi-
Family owner/agents will be requested to complete the survey.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Awaiting OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: July 15, 1999.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
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