[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28886-28887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14189]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4046-N-002]


Office of Public and Indian Housing; Notice of Submission of 
Proposed Information Collection to OMB

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 pubic comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: The due date for comments is: June 10, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within four (4) 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: 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 pubic that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, an information collection package with

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respect to a proposed ``Application Kit for the Drug Elimination 
Technical Assistance Program.'' HUD seeks to implement this initiative 
as soon as possible.

    Under the Drug Elimination Technical Assistance Program, HUD will 
provide technical assistance to a successful application through a 
consultant hired by HUD. Applications will be accepted from housing 
authorities (HAs), qualified resident counsels (RCs) and resident 
management corporations (RMCs).
    HUD intends that the short-term technical assistance will aid these 
entities in assessing their drug problems in the public housing 
community; in implementing appropriate anti-drug-related practices and 
programs; and in improving overall agency management, operations and 
programming so that these entities can more effectively respond to drug 
problems in their targeted public housing developments.
    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 June 3, 1996:
    (1) Title of the information collection proposal: Application Kit--
Drug Elimination Technical Assistance.
    (2) Summary of the collection of information: Each respondent 
requesting Drug Elimination Technical Assistance will be required to 
submit current information, as listed below:
    1. An explanation of what type of drug-related crime problem they 
are experiencing, what type of assistance they are requesting to 
address the problem, and how the requested assistance will fit into 
their existing drug elimination strategy, or assist them in developing 
a strategy.
    2. Signatures of the HA Executive Director and a resident leader.
    3. Form HUD-2880.
    Each respondent requesting to provide consulting services through 
this program will be required to submit the following:
    4. Completed Consultant Resource Inventory Questionnaire.
    5. Resume.
    6. Documentation of daily rate.
    (3) Description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use:
    To appropriately determine which applicants should be provided 
technical assistance, certain information is required. The criteria 
include: what type of drug-related crime problem they are experiencing, 
what type of assistance they are requesting to address the problem, and 
how the requested assistance will fit into their existing drug 
elimination strategy, or assist them in developing a strategy.
    To determine which consultants will be appropriate for specific 
requests, and to justify their reimbursement by the Department, certain 
information is required. This includes the Consultant Resource 
Inventory Questionnaire, resume, and documentation of daily rate.
    The estimated number of respondents is 400. The proposed frequency 
of the response to the collection of information is one-time. If an 
applicant for technical assistance wishes more than one opportunity for 
technical assistance they must complete a separate application each 
time. Consultants providing TA must submit information only once.
    (5) Estimate of the total reporting and record keeping burden that 
will result from the collection of information:

Reporting Burden:
    Number of respondents: 400.
    Total burden hours (@ 82 hour per response):
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 32,800.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 29, 1996.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 96-14189 Filed 6-5-96; 8:45 am]
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