[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6860]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4814-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, 
Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Application

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: May 20, 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: Sheila Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alma Thomas, 202-708-2140 x4470, 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 
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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance 
Application.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0112.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Information to be used in the rating, ranking and selection of 
proposals submitted to HUD by State and local governments, public 
housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations for awarded funds 
under the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance programs.
    Members of affected public: Eligible applicants interested in 
applying for Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance funds.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
inforamtion collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 121,000.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 17, 2003.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 03-6860 Filed 3-20-03; 8:45 am]
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