[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11531]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4200-N-57]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Developing, 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: July 7, 1997.

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, Shelia 
E. Jones, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria Montgomery, Office of Special 
Needs Assistance Programs, Room 7258, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 
(202) 708-1226.

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 
affected 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: Innovative Project Funding, Innovative Homeless 
Initiative Demonstration Program Progress Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0147.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Annual Progress Reports will be completed at the end of each program 
year by State and local government and nonprofit organizations who have 
received funding from HUD under the Innovative Homeless Initiative 
Demonstration program. Grant recipients who have been approved for less 
than 12 months are to submit a final progress report. These reports to 
HUD will provide information necessary for program monitoring and 
evaluation.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable:
    Members of affected public: States, units of local government, not-
for-profit institutions.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Status of the proposed information collection:

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                                                                            Frequency                           
                                                               Number of        of       Hours per      Burden  
                          Activity                            respondents   responses     response      hours   
                                                                            (annually)                          
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Record Keeping..............................................           48            1           45        2,160
Report Preparation..........................................           48            1           20          960
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    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 USC Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: April 23, 1997.
Jacquie Lawing,
General Deputy, Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-11531 Filed 5-2-97; 8:45 am]
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