[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 170 (Friday, August 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45978-45979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22154]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4021-N-02]


Office of Administration; Notice of Submission of Proposed 
Information Collection to OMB

AGENCY: Office of Administration, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information 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: The due date for comments is: September 6, 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 if the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, an information collection package with 
respect to a proposed ``Application Kit for Economic Development and 
Supportive Services (EDSS) Program Grants''.
    This Program provides grants to public housing agencies and Indian 
housing authorities (collectively HAs) to (1) provide economic 
development opportunities and supportive services to assist residents 
of public and Indian housing to become economically self-sufficient and 
(2) to provide supportive services to assist the elderly and disabled 
persons to live independently or to prevent premature or unnecessary 
institutionalization. HUD published a Notice of Funding Availability 
(NOFA) which announced a total of $ million in grant funds. The grants 
will be up to three years in duration.

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    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 3, 1996:
    (1) Title of the information collection proposal:

Application Kit--Economic Development Support Services Program

    (2) Summary of the collection of information:
    Each respondent seeking to obtain an EDSS grant would be required 
to submit current information, as listed below as:

1. Fact Sheet--information about the respondent: name, address, 
telephone, the local housing authority information, Congressional 
district number and representatives names, and partner agency 
information.
2. Program Summary, Budget Outline, Budget Narrative, Timetable and 
Milestones
3. Descriptions: Partnership Agency Commitments, Resident Involvement/
Employment, Job Placement, Training Program, Need for Supportive 
Services, Measuring Success
4. Certifications
5. SF-424, SF-424A
6. Form HUD-2880
7. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
8. Annual Report.

    (3) Description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use:
    To appropriately determine which HAs should be awarded the EDSS 
grants, certain information is necessary as stated in the EDSS Notice 
of Funding Availability.
    (4) Description of the likely respondents, and proposed frequency 
of response to the collection of information:
    (5) Estimate of the total reporting and recordkeeping burden that 
will result from the collection of information:
    Reporting Burden:
      Number of respondents: 350.
      Total burden hours: 14,212.
        (@ 11 hours per response): 11.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 14,212.

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

    Dated: August 22, 1996.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 96-22154 Filed 8-29-96; 8:45 am]
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