[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30352-30353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14255]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4442-N-10]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program

AGENCY: Office of Policy 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 due: August 6, 1999.

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, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Karadbil, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 
Office of University Partnerships, 451 7th Street, Washington, DC, 202-
708-1537, ext. 5861 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents.

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:

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    Title of the Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability and 
Application Kit for the Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program 
(COPC).
    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 
undertaking outreach and applied research in their local communities:
    160 applicants and 22 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 semi-annually and at the completion of 
the grant.
    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.....................................             160             160              80          12,800
Annual Reports..................................              22              44              16             704
Final Reports...................................              22              22              16             352
Recordkeeping...................................              22              22              16             352
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          14,208
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    Status of proposed information collection: OMB approved an 
paperwork clearance for this information collection and assigned it OMB 
Control No. 2528-0180, expiration date January 31, 2000.

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

    Dated: May 26, 1999.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 99-14255 Filed 6-4-99; 8:45 am]
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