[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 156 (Monday, August 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41940-41941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20535]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4011-N-02]


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 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 comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due: August 19, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) 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 public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a proposed Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) 
for Technical Assistance for the John Heinz Neighborhood Development 
Program. HUD is requesting OMB approval by August 20, 1996.
    Under the John Heinz Neighborhood Development Program, HUD will 
provide up to $132,978 to obtain contractor services to provide 
Technical Assistance to eligible neighborhood development 
organizations. Eligible applicants are: public and private nonprofit or 
for-profit groups, including educational institutions qualified to 
provide technical assistance on Community Development Block Grant 
Programs; or public and private nonprofit intermediary organizations 
that provide services (in more than one community) to neighborhood-
based organizations to support neighborhood development or social or 
economic community revitalization efforts.
    The information collection is essential so that HUD staff may 
determine the eligibility, qualifications and capability of applicants 
to provide technical assistance to nonprofit neighborhood development 
organizations. HUD will review the information provided by the 
applicants against the selection criteria contained in the Technical 
Assistance NOFA in order to rate and rank the applications and select 
the best and most qualified individual application for funding. The 
selection criteria are: (1) Effectiveness of the application in meeting 
the needs of nonprofit neighborhood-based development organizations; 
(2) Soundness of approach; (3) Capacity of the applicant and relevant 
organizational experience; and (4) Transferability of results.
    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: NOFA for 
Technical Assistance for the John Heinz Neighborhood Development 
Program.
    (2) Summary of the collection of information:
    Each applicant seeking funding under the Technical Assistance NOFA 
would be required to submit current information, as listed below:
    1. Form S.F. 424--Application for Federal Assistance;
    2. Form S.F. 424B--Non-Construction Assurances;
    3. Certifications--Concerning Use of Federal Funds for Lobbying and 
Concerning Drug-Free Workplace; and
    4. Narratives for each of the four selection criteria.
    (3) Description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use:
    The information collection is essential so that HUD staff may 
determine the eligibility, qualifications and capability of applicants 
to provide technical assistance to nonprofit neighborhood-based 
development organizations eligible under the John Heinz Neighborhood 
Development Program. HUD will review the information provided by the 
applicants against the selection criteria contained in the NOFA in 
order to rate and rank the applications and select the best and most 
qualified individual application for funding.
    (4) Description of the likely respondents, including the estimated 
number of likely respondents, and

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proposed frequency of response to the collection of information:
    Eligible applicants are: Public and private nonprofit or for-profit 
groups, including educational institutions qualified to provide 
technical assistance on Community Development Block Grant Programs; or 
Public and private nonprofit intermediary organizations that provide 
services (in more than one community) to neighborhood-based 
organizations to support neighborhood development or social or economic 
community revitalizations efforts.
    The number of such technical assistance providers is relatively 
small. The estimated number of respondents is 10. The proposed 
frequency of the response to the collection of information is one-time. 
The application need only be submitted once.
    (5) Estimate of the total reporting and recordkeeping burden that 
will result from the collection of information:
    Reporting Burden:
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Total Annual Responses: 14.
      (@ 40 hours per application): 400.
       (@ 80 hours per report): 320.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 720.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: August 6, 1996.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 96-20535 Filed 8-7-96; 5:00 pm]
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