[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34947-34948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16596]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4653-N-09]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Notice of Funding Availability and Application Kit and Reporting Forms 
for the Hispanic-Servicing Institutions Work Study Program (HIS-WSP)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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 soliciting 
public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 31, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name or OMB 
Control Number and be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Office of 
Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Karadbil, Office of University 
Partnerships--telephone (202) 708-1537. This is not a toll-free number. 
Copies of the proposed forms and other available documents to be 
submitted to OMB may be obtained from Ms. Karabil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed 
information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction act of 995 (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:
    Title of the Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability and 
Application Kit and Reporting Forms for the Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions Work Study Program (HSI-WSP).
    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 (if it is ever funded again by the 
Congress). More importantly, the information is being used to monitor 
the performance of grantees to ensure that they meet statutory and 
program goals and requirements.
    Members of the affected public: Certain Hispanic-serving 
institutions of higher education: 40 applicants and 30 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 submitted once a year.
    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.....................................              40              40              40           1,600
Annual Reports..................................              30              30               6             180
Final Reports...................................              30              15               8             120
Recordkeeping...................................              30              15               5              75
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,050
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    Status of proposed information collection: OMB approved an 
emergency paperwork clearance for this information collection and 
assigned it OMB Control No. 2528-0182, expiration date March 31, 2000. 
The information collection was allowed to expire because Congress 
stopped funding the program. However, there are ongoing monitoring and 
reporting responsibilities for the existing grants which will require 
an information collection control number.

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

    Dated: June 25, 2001.
Lawrence L. Thompson,
General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research.
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