[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50043-50044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24435]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4086-N-52]


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: November 25, 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, Sheila 
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: 
Patricia Mason, 202-708-3226, Extension 4588 (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 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    The Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affecting 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: HOPE for Homeownership of Single Family Homes 
(HOPE 3).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0128.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Homeownership Opportunities for People Everywhere (HOPE 3) Program 
provides Federal grants to develop and implement homeownership programs 
for low income people. This information is needed to assist HUD monitor 
grantees previously awarded HOPE 3 Program Implementation Grants 
through the collection of data in the Program's Cash and Management 
Information System, environmental review assessments and annual 
performance report requirements. The Department does not anticipate 
additional awards for the HOPE 3 Program. In the event that additional 
funding becomes available, it is anticipated that at a minimum, HUD 
will award 40 additional grants through a NOFA and application process.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424, HUD-40086, 40102-A, 
40102-B, 40103, 40104, and 40105.
    Members of affected public: State and local governments, nonprofit 
organizations.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequent of 
response, and hours of response: The Department estimates that the 258 
respondents will require 27,675 hours annually (approximately 100 per 
respondent) to prepare the information collection.

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    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with 
change, of 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: August 22, 1996.
Andrew Cuomo,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 96-24435 Filed 9-23-96; 8:45 am]
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