[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3264-3265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1411]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4814-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Annual 
Progress Report (APR) for Competitive Homeless Assistance Programs

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:
    March 24, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB

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Control Number and should be sent to: Shelia Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [John Garrity (202) 708-4300 (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 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 for 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: Annual Progress Report for Competitive Homeless 
Assistance Programs (APR).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0145.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
APR provides information to HUD necessary for program monitoring and 
evaluation.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40118.
    Members of affected public: Grantees that have received HUD funding 
from 1987 to the present.
    Estimated of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                        Number of                                    Response
              Activity                 respondents      Frequency  of response         hours       Burden  hours
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Record-keeping.....................           4,000  1 annually.................              40         160,000
Report preparation.................           4,000  1 annually.................               8          32,000
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                                     ..............                               ..............         192,000
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Information is 
currently being collected.

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

    Dated: January 16, 2003.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community, Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 03-1411 Filed 1-22-03; 8:45 am]
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