[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48206-48207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18600]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4737-N-05]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Notice of Funding Availability and Application Kit for the Hispanic 
Serving Institutions Assisting Communities Program (HSIAC)

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below with 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: Comment Due Date: September 23, 2002.

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, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8228, Washington, DC 20410-6000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, 202-708-3061, ext. 3852 
(this is not a toll-free number), for copies of the proposed forms and 
other available documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Housing and Urban 
Development will submit the proposed extension of 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 responses.

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    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability and Application 
Kit for the Hispanic Serving Institution Assisting Communities (HSIAC) 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-0198 (exp. 09/30/02).
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The 
information is being collected to select applicants for award in this 
statutorily created competitive grant program and to monitor 
performance of grantees to ensure they meet statutory and program goals 
and requirements.
    Agency Form Number: HUD-424, HUD-424-B, HUD-424-D, HUD-2880, HUD-
2990, HUD-2991, HUD-2992, HUD-2993, HUD-2994, HUD-3004, HUD-50070, and 
HUD-50071.
    Members of the Affected Public: Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) 
of higher education that meet the statutory definition of an HSI in 
Title V of the 1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(Pub. L. 105-244).
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: Information pursuant to grant award 
will be submitted once a year. The following charts details the 
respondent burden on an annual and semi-annual basis:

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                                                     Number of     Total annual      Hours per
                                                    respondents      responses       response       Total hours
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Applicants......................................              40              40              40            1600
Semi-Annual Reports.............................              15              30               6             180
Final Reports...................................              15              15               8             120
Recordkeeping...................................              15              15               5              75
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............              59            1975
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: July 16, 2002.
Harold L. Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
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