[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20017-20018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10637]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4212-N-02]


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date, May 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven days from the 
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/
or OMB approval number and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., 
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410, 
telephone (202) 708-0050. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Ms. Weaver.
    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: Safe Neighborhood Grants (SNG).
    OMB Control Number: 2502-xxxx.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is required in connection with HUD's proposed 
issuance of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) that will announce 
the availability of $20,000,000 in grant funds authorized under the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law No. 104-204, 
110 Stat 2874, approved 9/26/96.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
emergency processing, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Office of Housing is requesting OMB approval by 
May 2, 1997.
    The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the Agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the names and telephone 
numbers of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.

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

    Dated: April 17, 1997.
David S. Cristy,
Acting Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

    Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability for the Federally 
Assisted Low-Income Safe Neighborhood Grants Program (FR-4212)
    Office: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal 
Housing Commissioner
    OMB Approval Number: None
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
Owners and operators of low-income housing must apply for grants to use 
in eliminating security and crime problems in Federally assisted low-
income housing. The application process includes establishing local 
partnership with City officials, law enforcement, residents and other 
officials to develop a plan, certifying compliance with HUD 
requirements and outlining a comprehensive security and crime 
prevention and reduction program.
    Form Number: SF-424, 424A, SF-LLL, HUD-50070 and 2880.
    Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency of Submission: On Occasion and Annually.
    Reporting Burden:

                                                                                                                
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                                     Number of           Frequency of          Hours per                        
                                    respondents     x      response      x      response      =    Burden hours 
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Application.....................           1,000                    1                   40               40,000 
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 40,000.
    Status: New.
    Contact: Michael Diggs, HUD, (202) 708-0558, ext. 2514, Joseph F. 
Lackey, Jr., OMB, (202) 395-7316.
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