[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26075]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4349-N-38]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the 
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 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:
Maxine Wallace, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-2186 ext. 
4385. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of available documents 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Wallace.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This Notice informs the public that the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, for emergency processing, 
an information collection package with respect to the Welfare to Work 
Initiative.
    This Notice is soliciting comments from appropriate service 
providers 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: Welfare to Work: A comprehensive Guide of 
Welfare to Work Resources and Services.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: N/A.
    Decription of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Information collection is required to provide employers in eight (8) 
cities (New York, Baltimore, Kansas City, St. Louis, Dallas, Seattle, 
Denver and San Antonio) with helpful information on securing and 
training welfare recipients as workers.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: N/A.
    Members of affected public: Service Providers including Not-for 
Profits and State, Local and Tribal Governments will be the primary 
affected members of the public. Businesses and other for profit 
agencies will be affected members as well.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
1,200. The proposed frequency of the response to the collection of 
information is one-time. It is believed that it will take approximately 
one (1) hour to complete the questionnaire with 1,200 respondents for a 
total of 1,200 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New Collection.

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

    Dated: September 23, 1998.
David S. Cristy,
Director, IRM Policy and Management Division.
[FR Doc. 98-26075 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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