[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 41127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19345]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4529-N-01]
Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Applicant/
Recipient Disclosure/Update Report--HUD 2880
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 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 pubic comments on the subject proposal.
DATES: Comments due date: September 27, 1999.
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: Patricia A. Wash, Reports Liaison
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street,
SW, Room 10245, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Santa Anna, Assistant General
Counsel, Ethics Law Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 2158,
Washington, DC 20410 telephone (202-708-3815) (this is not a toll-free
number) for copies of the proposed form and other available documents.
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 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
offers of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of response.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Applicant/recipient disclosure/Update Report
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0011
Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act of 1989 requires the Department to
ensure greater accountability and integrity in the provision of
assistance administered by the Department. One feature of the statute
requires certain disclosure by applicants seeking assistance from HUD.
The disclosure includes the financial interests of persons involved in
the activities, the sources of funds to be made available for the
activities, and the proposed uses of the funds.
Each applicant who submits an application for assistance, within
the jurisdiction of the Department, to HUD, to a State, or to a unit of
general local government for a specific project or activity, must
disclose this information whenever the dollar threshold is met
($200,000 during the Fiscal Year in which the application is
submitted). This information must be kept updated during the
application review process and while the assistance is being provided.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-2880.
Members of affected public: Applicants for HUD competitive
assistance.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response:
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Frequency of Total burden
Number of disclosures (including updates) Burden hours response hours
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16,900....................................................... 2.0 1.2 40,560
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Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement,
revision.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: July 23, 1999.
Gail W. Laster,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-19345 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am]
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