[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44071-44072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21763]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4070-N-02 and FR-4105-N-027]
Office of Administration; Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB
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 has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: The due date for comments is: September 3, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and
should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., HUD Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jane Karadbil, Office of University Partnerships--telephone (202) 708-
1537. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Karadbil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB,
for emergency processing, an information collection package with
respect to a proposed Notice of Funding Availability for the Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Work Study Program (HSI-WSP). HUD seeks to
implement this initiative as soon as possible.
The Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work Study Program provides
grants to certain institutions of higher education (i.e., Hispanic-
serving community colleges) to assist economically disadvantaged and
minority students who participate as full-time students participating
in associate degree programs in a community building academic
discipline. Approximately 30 grants will be awarded with Fiscal Year
1996 funds.
Submission of the information required under this information
collection is mandatory in order to compete for and receive the
benefits of the program. All materials submitted are subject to the
Freedom of Information Act and can be disclosed upon request. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless the collection displays a valid
control number. The OMB control number, when assigned, will be
announced by a separate notice in the Federal Register.
The Department has submitted the proposal for the collection of
information to OMB for review as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The department has requested emergency
clearance of the collection of information, as described below, with
approval being sought by August 28, 1996:
(1) Title of the information collection proposal: Application Kit--
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work Study Program.
(2) Summary of the collection of information: Each application for
HSI-WSP would be required to submit current information, as listed
below as:
1. Transmittal letter signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the
institution.
2. OMB Standard Forms 424 (Application for Federal Assistance),
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Form 424B (Non-Construction Assurances) and Budget.
3. Eligibility of degree program(s).
4. One- to two-page executive summary of the proposed project.
5. Proposal narrative statement addressing the selection factors
for award.
6. Management/workplan.
7. Resumes of key faculty and staff.
8. Budget for students.
9. Tuition and fee schedule.
10. Assurance regarding application's financial management system.
11. Drug-Free Workplace Certification.
12. Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence
Certain Federal Transactions.
(3) Description of the need for the information and its proposed
use:
To appropriately determine which Institutions of Higher Education
should be awarded HSI-WSP grants, certain information is necessary
about the applicant's plan for educating and providing work placement
experiences for the students, the budget, the management of the
project.
(4) Description of the likely respondents, including the estimated
number of likely respondents, and proposed frequency of response to the
collection of information:
Respondents will be public and private institutions of higher
education. Grantees will also be expected to prepare and submit annual
monitoring reports.
The estimated number of respondents submitting applications is 89.
The proposed frequency of the response to the collection of information
is one-time. The application need only be submitted once. The estimated
number of respondents to the monitoring requirements is 30.
(5) Estimate of the total reporting and recordkeeping burden that
will result from the collection of information:
Reporting Burden
Number of respondents: 89 for applicants; 30 for monitoring
requirements.
Total burden hours: 40 hours per respondent for applications); 11
hours a year per respondent for monitoring requirements.
Total estimated burden hours: 4,130.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 20, 1996.
David S. Christy,
Director of IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 96-21763 Filed 8-26-96; 8:45 am]
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