[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41583-41584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20664]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4349-N-29]


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

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

DATES: Comments due date: September 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within thirty (30) 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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
Southwest, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1305. This is not 
a toll-free number. Copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35).
    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.


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    Dated: July 23, 1998.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.

    Title of Proposal: Loan Guarantee Recovery Fund established 
pursuant to the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996.
    Office: Community Planning and Development.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0159.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
Section 4 of the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 authorizes the 
Secretary of HUD to guarantee loans made to certain nonprofit 
organizations whose properties have been damaged by an act or acts or 
arson or terrorism. The information will be used to evaluate the 
organizations to determine whether: (1) the borrower is an eligible 
section 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization; (2) the financial institution 
is eligible under the regulations, and utilizes sufficient underwriting 
standards; (3) the use of guaranteed loan funds is limited to assisting 
property damaged or destroyed by acts of arson or terrorism; (4) the 
organizations which will be assisted by the loan are eligible under 24 
CFR Section 573.3; (5) the required certifications are made; and (6) 
the assisted organizations will comply with all applicable 
environmental laws and requirements.
    Form Number: SF-424, 40076-LGA.
    Respondents: Not-For-Profit Institutions and Businesses or Other 
For-Profit.
    Frequency of Submission: Recordkeeping, On Occasion, and Monthly.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                       Number of          Frequency of           Hours per                      
                                      respondents    x      response      x      response      =   Burden hours 
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Application:                                                                                                    
    Nonprofits....................              50                    1                   16                 800
    Other.........................              50                    1                   32                1600
Recordkeeping.....................              50                   52                    2                5200
Progress Reports..................              50                   52                    1                2600
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 10,200.
    Status: Reinstatement, with changes.
    Contact: Tony Johnston, HUD, (202) 708-1871 x4560, Joseph F. 
Lackey, Jr., OMB, (202) 395-7316.

    Dated: July 23, 1998.
[FR Doc. 98-20664 Filed 8-3-98; 8:45 am]
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