[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12566-12567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5813]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4565-N-08]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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 Date: May 8, 2000.

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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-5221 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of the proposed forms and 
other available information contact Carissa Janis, telephone number 
(202) 708-3944, extension 2487 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork

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Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended).
    The 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 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 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: Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP)--
Application kit, Annual Report, and Line of Credit Control System 
(LOCCS)/ Voice Response System (VRS) Assisted Living Conversion Program 
Payment Voucher.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
uses grant applications to evaluate owners' need for and proposed use 
of grant funds and their ability to administer such funds. The 
Department will use program-end Annual Reports to determine how well 
grant funds were used in meeting stated program goals and in providing 
affordable and high quality assisted living housing and services. 
Grantees will also be able to evaluate their efforts through the 
completion of the Annual Report and will have data and evidence of 
program effectiveness available for both their future use and that of 
the public. HUD will use the Payment Voucher to monitor use of grants 
funds for eligible activities over the term of the grant. The Grantee 
may similarly use this form to track and record their requests for 
payment reimbursement for grant-funded activities.
    Agency Form Numbers, if applicable: HUD-50080-ALCP, Line of Credit 
Control System (LOCCS)/ Voice Response System (VRS) Assisted Living 
Conversion Program Payment Voucher.
    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 
140, the total annual responses is 260, and the total annual hours of 
response are estimated at 4,300.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New collection.

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

    Dated: March 3, 2000.
William C. Apgar,
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 00-5813 Filed 3-08-00; 8:45 am]
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