[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25011]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4328-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public 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 Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments are due November 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons 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: Notice of Funding Availability and 
Application Kit for the Community Development Work Study Program 
(CDWSP).
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information is being collected to select grantees in this statutorily-
created competitive grant program. The information is also being used 
to monitor the performance of grantees to ensure that they meet 
statutory and program goals and requirements.
    Members of the affected public: Institutions of higher education 
offering graduate degrees in community development fields: 60 
applicants and 30 grantees.
    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 grantee 
monitoring requirements will be submitted once a year.
    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.....................................              60              60              40           2,400
Annual reports..................................              30              30               6             180
Final reports...................................              30              30               8             240
Recordkeeping...................................              30              30               5             150
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,970
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    Status of proposed information collection: OMB approved an 
paperwork clearance for this information collection and assigned it OMB 
Control No. 2528-0175, expiration date March 31, 1999.

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

    Dated: September 9, 1998.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
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