[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 38466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18819]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-08]


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: September 23, 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, Shelia 
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: William Hanson, (202) 708-0614 EXT. 4582 
(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 1955 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    The 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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Urban Homesteading Program, Semi-Annual Progress 
Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0042.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information is needed to assist HUD in determining if Local Urban 
Homesteading Agencies (LUHAs) are meeting the requirements of HUD's 
Urban Homesteading Program--Section 810 of The Housing and Community 
Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-383 as amended), and HUD's requirements 
published at 24 CFR 590. Under These requirements, LUHAs are required 
to supply data and make available records necessary for HUD's 
monitoring of the LUHA's local homesteading programs to determine 
weather the LUHAs are making reasonable progress in moving properties 
through the stages of the homesteading process, including, acquisition, 
homesteader selection, conditional conveyance, rehabilitation, and 
final conveyance. The monitoring process will allow HUD to determine 
all property provided to the LUHAs with Section 810 funding are 
ultimately accounted for and used by the LUHAs as required by the 
statute and regulation.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40062-A.
    Members of affected public: State and local governments, public 
housing authorities and nonprofit organizations which have agreements 
with HUD to operate as Local Urban Homesteading Agencies under the 
Section 810 Urban Homesteading Program.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Total hours needed to collect 
information, 525 (300 for record-keeping and 225 for response to report 
[only 75 percent of the respondents need to submit report, i.e., 150 
respondents  x  two reports per year  x  75 percent  x  1 hour per 
response = 250 hours]) Number of respondents--150; frequency of 
responses--semi-annually; hours per response--1. Status of the proposed 
information collection: Reinstatement, with change, or 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: July 17, 1996.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 96-18819 Filed 7-23-96; 8:45 am]
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