[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54534-54535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27173]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4650-N-79]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Designation of Round III Empowerment Zones and Renewal Communities

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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: November 28, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval (2506-0173) number and should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, 
Jr., OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Q, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-

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mail [email protected]; telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a 
toll-free number. Copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone 
number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Designation of Round III Empowerment Zones and 
Renewal Communities.
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0173.
    Form Numbers: HUD-40005.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
Governs the designation of Round III Empowerment Zones (EZs) and 
Renewal Communities (RCs) nominated by States and local governments. 
The designation of an area as an EZ or an RC provides special Federal 
income tax treatment for businesses located within the area.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                                           Frequency  of                     Hours per
                 Number of  respondents                          x           response            x           response            =         Burden  hours
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200.....................................................                             .47                              99                           9,360
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 9,360.
    Status: Reinstatement, with change.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: October 23, 2001.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-27173 Filed 10-26-01; 8:45 am]
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