[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50043-50044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24435]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-52]
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development; 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: November 25, 1996.
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, Sheila
E. Jones, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451-7th Street,
SW., Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For copies of the proposed forms and other available documents:
Patricia Mason, 202-708-3226, Extension 4588 (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).
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: HOPE for Homeownership of Single Family Homes
(HOPE 3).
OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0128.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Homeownership Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE 3) Program
provides Federal grants to develop and implement homeownership programs
for low income people. This information is needed to assist HUD monitor
grantees previously awarded HOPE 3 Program Implementation Grants
through the collection of data in the Program's Cash and Management
Information System, environmental review assessments and annual
performance report requirements. The Department does not anticipate
additional awards for the HOPE 3 Program. In the event that additional
funding becomes available, it is anticipated that at a minimum, HUD
will award 40 additional grants through a NOFA and application process.
Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424, HUD-40086, 40102-A,
40102-B, 40103, 40104, and 40105.
Members of affected public: State and local governments, nonprofit
organizations.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequent of
response, and hours of response: The Department estimates that the 258
respondents will require 27,675 hours annually (approximately 100 per
respondent) to prepare the information collection.
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Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has
expired.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 22, 1996.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 96-24435 Filed 9-23-96; 8:45 am]
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