Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment, Request Relocation and Real Property Acquisition, Under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1979, 7957 [05-2930]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 7957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2930]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4972-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment, Request 
Relocation and Real Property Acquisition, Under the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1979

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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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: April 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control Number and should be sent to: Sheila Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing Urban and Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Morgan, Director, Relocation and 
Real Estate Division, CGHR, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, Southwest, Rm 7168, Washington DC 
20410; e-mail Joan--Morgan@HUD.gov, (202) 708-0614. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of the proposed forms and other available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Morgan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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).
    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 list the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Relocation and Real Property Acquisition, 
Recordkeeping Requirements under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (as amended).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0121.
    Description of the Need for the Information and proposed use: 
Agencies receiving HUD funding for projects involving relocation of 
owners or tenants displaced due to a project that includes 
rehabilitation, demolition, or acquisition of property are subject to 
the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970 (URA). Agencies are required to document their 
compliance with the requirements of the URA and applicable implementing 
regulations. Revised government-wide URA regulations were published by 
the Department of Transportation on January 4, 2005 (effective February 
3, 2005). Changes in these regulations which will impact on 
recordkeeping requirements are: Establishing a list of items to be 
include in interviews with displaced businesses (24.205(c)(2)(i)(A) 
thru (F)), prohibiting an agency from proposing or requesting that a 
displaced person waive rights or entitlements under the URA 
(24.207(f)), including the cost of professional home inspections in 
replacement housing payments for homeowners (24.401(e)(4)), and 
implementing the use of HUD low income limits to determine eligibility 
for URA benefits applicable to low income persons (24.402(b)(2)).
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
Information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision due to 
change in URA regulations.
    Number of Respondents: 2000.
    Frequency of Responses: 40.
    Hours per Response: 3.5
    Burden Hours: 280,000.
    Change: 20,000.

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

    Dated: February 9, 2005.
Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-2930 Filed 2-15-05; 8:45 am]
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