73 FR 185 pg. 54847 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Treatment Builder's Certification and Guarantee, and the new Construction Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Record
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 185Page: 54847
Docket number: [Docket No. FR-5191-N-25]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-22143 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Housing and Urban Development Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5191-N-25]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Treatment Builder's Certification and Guarantee, and the new Construction Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Record
AGENCY:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION:
Notice.
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: November 24, 2008.
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: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 402-8048.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret E. Burns, Director, Office of Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2121 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information.
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 affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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 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: Subterranean Termite Treatment Builder's Certification and Guarantee, and the New Construction Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Record.
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0525.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD's collection of this information permits the NPCA-99A to establish the builder's warranty against termites for a period of one year bringing it into conformance with other builder warranties HUD requires for newly constructed housing. The NPCA-99B is submitted to the builder of new homes when the soil treatment method is used for termite prevention.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-NPCA-99A, and HUD-NPCA-99B.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 63,123 generating 126,246 annual response, frequency of response is on occasion, the estimated time per response varies from approximately 5 minutes to 15 minutes, and the estimated annual burden hours is 21,540.
Status of the proposed information collection: Currently approved.
Authority:
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: September 8, 2008.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E8-22143 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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