[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 204 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54669-54670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26880]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-3960-N-07]


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, 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 soliciting 
public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments are due December 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested people are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB 
Control Number and be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of 
Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jane Karadbil, Office of University Partnerships--telephone (202) 708-
1537. 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).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and 
affected entities concerning the proposed information collection 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 information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden 
of collection of information on those who are to respond; including 
through the use of appropriate technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of the Proposal: Application for the Community Renaissance 
Fellows Program.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information is being collected to select Fellows in this competitive 
selection program. The information is also being used to monitor the 
performance of the Fellows to ensure that they benefit from the program 
and that the public housing authorities.
    Members of the affected public:  Private citizens interested in 
becoming Community Renaissance Fellows: 300 applicants and 20 Fellows.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including the number of respondents, frequency 
of response, and hours of response: Information pursuant to submitting 
applications will be submitted once. Information pursuant to

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monitoring requirements will be submitted every month, generally 
electronically.
    The following chart details the respondent burden on an annual 
basis:

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                                                     Number of     Total annual      Hours per                  
                                                    respondents      responses       response       Total hours 
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Application.....................................             300             300              16           4,800
Monthly reports.................................              20             240               2             480
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                                                                                                           5,280
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    Status of proposed information collection: OMB approved an 
emergency paperwork clearance for this information collection and 
assigned it OMB Control No. 2528-0183, expiration date December 31, 
1996. OMB's approval of this regular paperwork clearance is pending.

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

    Dated: October 9, 1996.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 96-26880 Filed 10-18-96; 8:45 am]
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