[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30845]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5383-N-25]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment;
Procedure for Obtaining Certificates of Insurance for Capital Program
Projects
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, 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: February 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Colette Pollard, Department
Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room
4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000; telephone 202.402.3400, (this is not a
toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. [email protected]. Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877-
8339. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY numbers,
telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., (L'Enfant Plaza, Room
2206), Washington, DC 20410; telephone: 202-402-4109. (This is not a
toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 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: Procedure for Obtaining Certificates of
Insurance for Capital Program Projects.
OMB Control Number: 2577-0046.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Public Housing Agencies must obtain certificates of insurance from
contractors and subcontractors before beginning work under either the
development of a new low-income public housing projects or the
modernization of an existing project. The certificates of insurance
provide evidence that worker's compensation and general liability,
automobile liability insurance are in force before and construction
work is started.
Agency form number, if applicable: Not applicable.
Members of affected public: Business or other For-Profit, State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents: The estimated
number of respondents is 3,000 annually with four responses per
respondent. The average number for each response and record keeping is
0.5 hours, for a total reporting burden of 6,000 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: November 22, 2010.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs, and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2010-30845 Filed 12-7-10; 8:45 am]
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