[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23468]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4263-N-17]
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment
AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian 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 and approval, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comment on the
subject proposal.
DATES: The due date for comments is: September 8, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB
Control Number 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:
Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410,
telephone (202) 708-0050. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Weaver.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB
an information collection package with respect the Corrections and
Challenges to the Indian Housing Block Grant Formula Allocation. This
information collection package submission to OMB for review is required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affected 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.
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 September 8, 1997:
Title of Proposal: Correcting and Challenging Data Used in the
Indian Housing Block Grant Formula Allocation.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(NAHASDA or the Act) mandated that funding for Native American housing
programs be allocated through use of a block grant formula. The block
grant formula, as developed by the NAHASDA negotiated rulemaking
committee, uses data from multiple sources, including the 1990 U.S.
Census, HUD records, and the Indian Health Service. In developing the
formula, the negotiated rulemaking committee recognized that the data
available had significant limitations and may be inaccurate for some
tribes. As such, the group agreed to include the option that allows
tribes to challenge the data. This information request is the guidance
to tribes on how they can challenge, or simply make corrections, to the
data so that it is fair and equitable for all tribes receiving funds
through the formula.
Members of affected public: 578 Native American tribes may make
corrections or challenge the data.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: Tribes will be able to challenge or
make corrections to the data at any time. However, the challenge or
correction will need to be made by September 15 of the current Fiscal
Year to have impact on the next Fiscal Year allocation. The number of
hours needed to prepare the information collection, frequency of
response, and hours of response will depend on each tribe's specific
challenge. The average amount of time to make data corrections will
likely be 15 minutes for all 578 tribes. We anticipate only 30 tribes a
year challenging the data at an average burden of 150 hours per
challenge. In total, the department expects this request will have a
total annual burden reporting burden of 4,643 hours.
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 28, 1997.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 97-23468 Filed 9-3-97; 8:45 am]
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