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[Federal Register: August 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 167)]
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[Page 49727-49728]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5117-N-73]

 
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
HUD Multifamily Energy Assessment

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
    This information is used to ensure that owners assess energy needs 
in an effort to reduce project operating costs and utility expended 
through cost-effective energy conservation and efficiency measures. HUD 
used the information in monitoring the Department's energy strategy and 
for inclusion in the Department's biannual reporting requirements to 
Congress as required by Section 154 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 28, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Approval Number (2502-NEW) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports 
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail

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Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a 
request for approval of the information collection described below. 
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 Multifamily Energy Assessment.
    OMB Approval Number: 2502-NEW.
    Form Numbers: HUD-9614.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
This information is used to ensure that owners assess energy needs in 
an effort to reduce project operating costs and utility expended 
through cost-effective energy conservation and efficiency measures. HUD 
used the information in monitoring the Department's energy strategy and 
for inclusion in the Department's biannual reporting requirements to 
Congress as required by Section 154 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion, annually.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =   Burden  hours
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Reporting Burden....................          16,245               11                1.218              218,070
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 218,070.
    Status: New collection.

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

    Dated: August 22, 2007.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-17066 Filed 8-28-07; 8:45 am]

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