[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 5036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2350]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4529-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information; Collection: Comment Request; 
Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report--HUD 2880

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, 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: April 1, 2003.

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: Patricia A. Wash, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 10245, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula A. Lincoln, Assistant General 
Counsel, Ethics Law Division, Office of General Counsel, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 2130, 
Washington, DC 20410 telephone (202 708-3815) (this is not a toll-free 
number). For copies of the proposed form 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 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: Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2510-0011.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Section 102 of The HUD Reform Act of 1989 requires the Department to 
ensure greater accountability and integrity in the provision of 
assistance administered by the Department. One feature of the statute 
requires certain disclosures by applicants seeking assistance from HUD. 
The disclosure includes the financial interests of persons involved in 
the activities, the sources of funds to be made available for the 
activities, and the proposed uses of the funds.
    Each applicant who submits an application for assistance, within 
the jurisdiction of the Department, to HUD, to a State or to a unit of 
general local government for a specific project or activity, must 
disclose this information whenever the dollar threshold is met 
($200,000 during the Fiscal Year in which the application is 
submitted). This information must be kept updated during the 
application review process and while the assistance is being provided.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-2880.
    Members of affected public: Applicants for HUD competitive 
assistance.
    Estimation 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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                                                                                  Frequency of     Total burden
          Number of disclosures (including updates)              Burden hours       response          hours
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16,900.......................................................             2.0              1.2           40,560
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
expiration date.

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

    Dated: January 28, 2003.
Richard A. Hauser,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 03-2350 Filed 1-30-03; 8:45 am]
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