[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43253-43254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21303]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment
[Docket No. FR-4056-N-04]
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, 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 are due October 21, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB
Control Number and be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of
Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jane Karadbil, Office of University Partnerships--telephone (202) 708-
1537. 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 entities 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 information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden
of collection of information on those who are to respond; including
through the use of appropriate automated technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
This notice also lists the following information:
Title of the Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability and
Application Kit for the Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program
(COPC).
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
information is being collected to select grantees in this statutorily
mandated competitive grant program. The information is also being used
to monitor the performance of grantees to ensure they meet statutory
and program goals and requirements.
Members of affected public: Institutions of higher education: 120
applicants and 25 grantees.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including the number of respondents, frequency
of response, and hours of response: Information pursuant to submitting
applications will be submitted once.
Information pursuant to grantee monitoring requirements will be
submitted twice a year. The following chart details the respondent
burden on an annual basis:
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Total
Number of annual Hours per Total hours
respondents responses response
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Application................................................. 120 120 80 9,600
Quarterly Reports........................................... 25 100 16 16,000
Final Reports............................................... 25 25 16 400
Recordkeeping............................................... 25 25 16 400
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........... ........... ........... 26,400
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Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 13, 1996.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 96-21303 Filed 8-20-96; 8:45 am]
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