[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15295-15296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7107]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. N-95-3885; FR-3884-N-02]


Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; Submission of 
Proposed Information Collection OMB for Public Housing Apprenticeship 
Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirements described 
below have been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comment on the subject proposal.

DATES: 
    Comments due date: April 7, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the proposal by name and should be 
sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503; or 
Joan Campion, Rules Docket Clerk, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development (HUD), 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 10276, Washington, D.C. 
20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD), 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 4178, Washington, 
D.C. 20410. (202) 708-0050. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
the documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Weaver.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection requirements for 
this notice are published elsewhere in today's Federal Register.
    This Notice informs the public that the Department of HUD has 
submitted to OMB, for expedited processing, an information collection 
package with respect to information required for the Public Housing 
Apprenticeship Demonstration Program in the Construction Trades. It 
also is requested that OMB complete its review within 15 days.
    The Department has submitted the proposal for the collection of 
information, as described below, to OMB for review, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    (1) Title of the information collection proposal: Public Housing 
Apprenticeship Demonstration Program in the Construction Trades: 
Proposal and Reporting.
    (2) Office of the agency to collect the information: Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
    (3) Description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use: The data that will be collected in the proposal are necessary for 
HUD to approve eligible applicants grant funding under this Program. 
Grantees will report information to HUD annually regarding the 
implementation of this Program and the effectiveness of the Program in 
meeting its purpose.
    (4) Agency form numbers: None.
    (5) Members of the public who will be affected by the proposal: 
Public housing agencies.
    (6) How frequently information submissions will be required: One-
time proposal; reporting annually.
    (7) An estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information submission including number of respondents, frequency of 
response and hours of response: See attached chart with a total of 
2,520 burden hours.
    (8) Type of request: New.
    (9) The names and telephone numbers of an agency official familiar 
with the proposal: Pat Lehrer, Office of Public and Indian Housing, 
(202) 619-8201.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 
U.S.C.; Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: March 14, 1995.
Joseph Shuldiner,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

    Proposal: Public Housing Apprenticeship Demonstration Program in 
the Construction Trades: Proposal and Reporting.
    Office: Office of Consumer Relations and Involvement.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
This information collection is required in connection with Public 
Housing Apprenticeship Demonstration Program in the Construction 
Trades. The information will allow HUD to approve proposals for 
eligible applicants for funding under this Program. Grantees will 
report annually on the implementation of this Program and the 
effectiveness of the Construction Trades and Public Housing Operations 
Demonstration Program in meeting its purpose.
    Form Number: None.
    Respondents: Public Housing Agencies.
    Reporting Burden: 

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                                          Number of          Frequency of          Hours per            Burden  
                                         respondents    x      responses     x      response     =      hours   
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Total Annual Burden..................              63                    1       Varies.......             5,544
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    [[Page 15296]] Status: New Collection.
    Contact: Pat Lehrer, (202) 619-8201.

Supporting Statement For Construction Trades Apprenticeship Grant 
Program

    A. Justification.
    1. This Grant Program is authorized under subtitle D of Title IV of 
the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (P.L. 101-625, 
approved 11/28/90). The $8.5 million for the Grant Program is funded 
from the $10 million appropriated under the heading ``Severely 
Distressed Public Housing Projects,'' as contained in the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act for 1994 (P.L. 103-124, approved 10/28/93). 
The Demonstration Program will provide job training and ensure bonafide 
apprenticeship employment opportunities in the construction trades that 
will lead to self-sufficiency for public housing residents.
    2. Eligible applicants (Public Housing Agencies) will submit to HUD 
a proposal in response to an announcement in the Federal Register which 
requests a one-time submission of information describing its program. 
HUD needs this information to rate and rank eligible applicants against 
specific requirements to approve/disapprove them for funding under this 
Program.
    3. Information technology was not considered for collection of this 
information because eligible applicants are the only means for 
obtaining the information.
    4. This information cannot be duplicated and is not available in 
the Department.
    5. The collection of this information does not impact on a 
substantial number of small businesses or small entities.
    6. The information is collected one-time as funding availability is 
announced in the Federal Register.
    7. There are no special circumstances that require the collection 
to be conducted in a manner inconsistent with the general information 
collection guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.6.
    8. There was no consultation with persons outside the agency. The 
Notice will allow for interested persons to submit comments.
    9. There are no assurances of confidentiality provided to 
applicants.
    10. There are not questions of a sensitive nature.
    11. There will be no additional costs to the Federal Government or 
the applicants. Applicants (PHAs) prepare proposals/applications 
frequently to compete for grant funds and preparation of this proposal 
would not create any additional burden which would result in added 
costs. HUD Field staff will review the proposals as part of their 
normal workload at no additional costs.
    12. The reporting burden associated with this information 
collection is as follows:

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                                                  Est. avg.   Estimated 
                             No. of     Freq. of   response     annual  
       Requirement        respondents  responses     time       burden  
                                                   (hours)     (hours)  
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Threshold Criteria......          63           1         36        2,268
Proposal................          63           1         48        3,024
Reporting...............          63           1          4          252
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      Total Reporting                                                   
       Burden...........  ...........  .........  .........        5,544
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    13. This is a new collection which will implement a Grant Program.
    14. There are no plans to publish this information for statistical 
purposes.

[FR Doc. 95-7107 Filed 3-22-95; 8:45 am]
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