[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20017-20018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10637]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4212-N-02]
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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 emergency review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The
Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments due date, May 5, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven days from the
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/
or OMB approval number and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr.,
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 708-0050. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be
obtained from Ms. Weaver.
The 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: Safe Neighborhood Grants (SNG).
OMB Control Number: 2502-xxxx.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
information collection is required in connection with HUD's proposed
issuance of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) that will announce
the availability of $20,000,000 in grant funds authorized under the
Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law No. 104-204,
110 Stat 2874, approved 9/26/96.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for
emergency processing, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Office of Housing is requesting OMB approval by
May 2, 1997.
The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable;
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed
use; (5) the Agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an
information collection requirement; and (10) the names and telephone
numbers of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB
Desk Officer for the Department.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: April 17, 1997.
David S. Cristy,
Acting Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB
Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability for the Federally
Assisted Low-Income Safe Neighborhood Grants Program (FR-4212)
Office: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal
Housing Commissioner
OMB Approval Number: None
Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use:
Owners and operators of low-income housing must apply for grants to use
in eliminating security and crime problems in Federally assisted low-
income housing. The application process includes establishing local
partnership with City officials, law enforcement, residents and other
officials to develop a plan, certifying compliance with HUD
requirements and outlining a comprehensive security and crime
prevention and reduction program.
Form Number: SF-424, 424A, SF-LLL, HUD-50070 and 2880.
Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Frequency of Submission: On Occasion and Annually.
Reporting Burden:
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Number of Frequency of Hours per
respondents x response x response = Burden hours
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Application..................... 1,000 1 40 40,000
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 40,000.
Status: New.
Contact: Michael Diggs, HUD, (202) 708-0558, ext. 2514, Joseph F.
Lackey, Jr., OMB, (202) 395-7316.
[FR Doc. 97-10637 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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