98-1616. Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3579-3580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1616]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-73]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

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: March 24, 1998.

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: Reports Liaison Officer, Shelia 
E. Jones, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451-7th Street, 
S.W., Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Selvaggi at [phone] x4647 
for copies of the proposed forms and other available documents.

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).
    The 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.

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    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community 
Application Form.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0148.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
application information collected is reviewed by HUD and USDA to 
recommend applicants for 1998 designation of either an urban or a rural 
Empowerment Zone. Twenty (20) Empowerment Zones will be designated in 
1998 (15 urban and 5 rural). The annual progress reports will be used 
as required by the statute to determine the success of each designee in 
meeting its established benchmarks and in evaluating the program as a 
whole.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40003.
    Members of affected public: Units of local government and states, 
applying jointly.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response: Nomination--number of responses--300; hours of response--50; 
Annual report--15 (one annual progress report per grantee); 15 hours of 
response per grantee.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Current approval 
will expire 2/15/98.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: January 15, 1998.
Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 98-1616 Filed 1-22-98; 8:45 am]
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