[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12708-12709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6321]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-12]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Grant Application Standard Logic Model; 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 31, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/
or OMB approval number) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, HUD 
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: [email protected]; 
fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of 
available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a proposed revision to the currently approved 
information collection for selecting applicants for the Fair Housing 
Initiatives (FHIP) Program grants.
    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

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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: Grant Application Standard Logic Model.
    Description of Information Collection: Applicants of HUD Federal 
Financial Assistance will be required to indicate intended results and 
impacts. Grant recipients will be required to report against their 
baseline performance standards. This process will replace various, 
current progress reporting requirements and reduce reporting burdens. 
It will also promote greater emphasis on performance and results in 
grant programs.
    OMB Control Number: 2535-pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD-pending.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals, Not-for-profit 
institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: This information collection is 
estimated to total one hour per submission. Of the estimated 11,000 
grant applicant/recipients, approximately 6,600 report quarterly and 
4,400 report annually. Total annual reporting burden is estimated at 
30,800 hours.
    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: New Collection.

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

    Dated: March 11, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-6321 Filed 3-14-03; 8:45 am]
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