[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 160 (Thursday, August 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50212-50214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20921]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4563-N-13]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment for 
the Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Technical Assistance 
Program (DETAP) Consultant Services--Application Kit

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
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: October 16, 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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, DC 
20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642 
extension 4128, for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents [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 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 response.
    This Notice also list the following information:
    Title of Proposal. Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination 
Technical Assistance Program (DETAP) Consultant Services--Application 
Kit.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0133
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
DETAP provides not more than (30) billable days of technical assistance 
(TA) consultant services to assist public housing agencies (PHAs), 
Indian tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs), 
Resident Management Corporations (RMCs), Incorporated Resident Councils 
(RCs) and Resident Organizations (ROs) to improve the administration 
and effectiveness of the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program 
(PHDEP) grants. The program also assists eligible applicants in the 
elimination and reduction of drug and crime-related activities in their 
community. Eligible applicants submit a DETAP application, including 
forms, assurances, descriptive letter and certifications to HUD as 
outlined in the SuperNOFA published in the Federal Register dated 
February 24, 2000. HUD will accept, review, and approve accept DETAP 
applications on a first-come first serve basis until funds available 
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this program are expended. Part 2: Skills Inventory, Form HUD-52354, 
Drug Elimination Technical Assistance Program, Consultant Application, 
is revised.
    Agency form number, if applicable: HUD-52354.
    Member of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government, Not-
for-profit institutions, business or other for-profit agencies.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response: 1,500 respondents, one-time application, 20 hour average per 
response, 30,000 total reporting burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement.

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

    Dated: August 11, 2000.
Harold Lucas,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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