[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33961-33962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14225]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-31]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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: July 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2577-0178) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, 
OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-
6974; E-mail [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as

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required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The 
Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the 
information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to 
collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; 
(4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed 
use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the 
public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information 
submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of 
respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether 
the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an 
information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone 
number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB 
Desk Officer for the Department.
    This Notice also Lists the Following Information:
    Title of Proposal: Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS).
    OMB Approval Number: 2577-0178.
    Form Numbers: HUD-52650, HUD-52652.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
The Family Self-Sufficiency Program, which was established in the 
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, promotes the development of 
local strategies that coordinate the use of public housing assistance 
and assistance under the Section 8 rental certificate and voucher 
programs (now known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program) with public 
and private resources to enable eligible families to achieve economic 
independence and self-sufficiency. Housing agencies enter into a 
Contract of Participation with each eligible family that opts to 
participate in the program; consult with local officials to develop an 
Action Plan; and report annually to HUD on implementation of the FSS 
program. Housing agencies submit an initial program plan and report 
annually on progress to HUD.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, public housing agencies, 
State or local government.
    Frequency of Submission: Annually, On occasion.

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                                                          Number of       Annual         Hours per        Burden
                                                         respondents    responses    x    response    =   hours
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Reporting burden.....................................            750       45,800   ..         0.8   ..   36,500
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 36,500.
    Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.

    Dated: May 31, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-14225 Filed 6-5-03; 8:45 am]
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