[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42872-42873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20567]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4650-N-60]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community Application Form

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 15. 2001.

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, Shelia 
E. Jones, Department of Housing & Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 7230, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Mize at (202) 708-6339 x4167 
(this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and 
other available information.

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, amended).
    This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public 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: Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community 
Application Form.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0148.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Eligible applications apply to HUD and USDA for designation of an 
eligible area in their jurisdiction as an Empowerment Zone. 
Applications are units of local government and states, applying 
jointly.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD 40003.
    Members of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the total numbers of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 12,655, number of 
respondents is 300, frequency of response is annually, and the hours 
per response is 50. Annual report is 15 (one annual progress report per 
grantee); 15 hours per grantee.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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


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    Dated: August 9, 2001.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-20567 Filed 8-14-01; 8:45 am]
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