[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 46772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23468]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4263-N-17]


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

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian 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 and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comment on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: The due date for comments is: September 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB 
Control Number 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 the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB 
an information collection package with respect the Corrections and 
Challenges to the Indian Housing Block Grant Formula Allocation. This 
information collection package submission to OMB for review is required 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    This 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.
    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 8, 1997:
    Title of Proposal: Correcting and Challenging Data Used in the 
Indian Housing Block Grant Formula Allocation.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(NAHASDA or the Act) mandated that funding for Native American housing 
programs be allocated through use of a block grant formula. The block 
grant formula, as developed by the NAHASDA negotiated rulemaking 
committee, uses data from multiple sources, including the 1990 U.S. 
Census, HUD records, and the Indian Health Service. In developing the 
formula, the negotiated rulemaking committee recognized that the data 
available had significant limitations and may be inaccurate for some 
tribes. As such, the group agreed to include the option that allows 
tribes to challenge the data. This information request is the guidance 
to tribes on how they can challenge, or simply make corrections, to the 
data so that it is fair and equitable for all tribes receiving funds 
through the formula.
    Members of affected public: 578 Native American tribes may make 
corrections or challenge the data.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Tribes will be able to challenge or 
make corrections to the data at any time. However, the challenge or 
correction will need to be made by September 15 of the current Fiscal 
Year to have impact on the next Fiscal Year allocation. The number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection, frequency of 
response, and hours of response will depend on each tribe's specific 
challenge. The average amount of time to make data corrections will 
likely be 15 minutes for all 578 tribes. We anticipate only 30 tribes a 
year challenging the data at an average burden of 150 hours per 
challenge. In total, the department expects this request will have a 
total annual burden reporting burden of 4,643 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: August 28, 1997.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
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