[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 170 (Thursday, August 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53022-53023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22351]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4566-N-11]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, 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 30, 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: Shelia E. Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, 
Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delores Pruden of the Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities Program, 202-708-1590 (this is not a 
toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 pubic 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: Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
(HBCUs) Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0122.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Application information is needed to determine competition winners, 
i.e., which HBCUs are the most capable of achieving the HUD HBCU 
Program Objective ``To Expand their role and effectiveness in 
addressing community development needs, including neighborhood 
revitalization, housing and economic development in their localities, 
consistent with the purposes of Title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974''. The application for the competition requires 
the completion of form HUD-40076HBCU which includes: Standard Forms 
(SF) 424, Application for Federal Assistance, 424B, Assurances-Non-
Construction, LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, and forms HUD-
424M, Funding Matrix, 50071, Certification of Payments to Influence 
Federal Transactions, 2992, Certification Regarding Debarment, 50070, 
Certification For A Durg-Free Workplace, 28880, Applicant/Recipient 
Disclosure/Update Report, 2991, Certification of Consistency with the 
Consolidated Plan, 2990, Certification of Consistency with the EZ/EC 
Strategic Plan, and optional forms HUD-2993, Acknowledgement of 
Application receipt, and HUD-2994, Client Comments and Suggestions.
    After awards are made, for banking and payment purposes, grantees 
are required to submit a SF 1199, Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form, and HUD-
20754, Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) Form. Throughout the 
period of performance for the grant, grantees are required to submit 
quarterly reports so that (1) their performance can be evaluated; (2) 
their progress in achieving the program objective can be measured; and 
(3) documentation can be gathered for the preparation of reports, 
including the annual report for the Department of Education. The 
quarterly reports require the submission of the SF 269A, Financial 
Status Report, and

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forms HUD-441.1, Project Management System Baseline Plan, and 661.1, 
Project Management System Progress Report. At the end of the period of 
performance, grantees must submit a final report, including the SF 269A 
and forms HUD-441.1 and 661.1
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: Listed above.
    Matters of affected public: Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities (HBCUs).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: There are 105 HBCUs eligible to apply, 
annually, for the HUD HBCU Competition. The Department estimates that 
each applicant will use, an average of two hundred (200) hours to 
prepare an application. Winners of the competition will be required to 
submit quarterly reports, a final report and perform recordkeeping. The 
Department estimates that for each quarter, each grantee will use an 
average of thirty-two (32) hours to complete quarterly reports, and an 
average of ten (10) hours to do recordkeeping. At the end of the period 
of performance, the Department estimates that the grantee will use an 
average of seventy (70) hours to complete a final report. See number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours per response below.

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                                                     Number of
                                     Number of     responses per   Total annual      Hours per      Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response      (annual hour
                                                     frequency                                        burden)
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Applications from eligible                   105               1             105             200          21,000
 applicants.....................
Number of grants awarded which               125               4             500              32          16,000
 require quarterly reporting....
Final Report....................              10               1              10              70             700
Recordkeeping...................             125               4             500              10           5,000
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............           1,115  ..............          42,700
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: August 28, 2000.
Cardell Cooper,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 00-22351 Filed 8-30-00; 8:45 am]
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