[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43738-43739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18754]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-46]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Ending Chronic Homelessness Through 
Employment and Housing Application

AGENCY: Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, 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.
    This information collection supports the Collaborative Initiative 
to Help End Chronic Homelessness. Information is needed to assist in 
the selection of proposals submitted to HUD for the awarded funds.

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) 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];

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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 of a new information collection for selecting 
applicants for the joint HUD/DOL Notice of Funding Availability for 
Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing initiative.
    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: Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment 
and Housing Initiative.
    Description of Information Collection: Prospective grant recipients 
may apply for the Collaborative Initiative to Help End Chronic 
Homelessness program, which was a joint initiative with HHS and VA 
earlier this year (January 2003) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). 
With this partnership with DOL, HUD's permanent housing grants will 
supplement each cooperative agreement effort with an additional award, 
to support permanent housing for individuals who are ``chronically 
homeless'' served through the DOL cooperative agreement.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD 40076.1.
    Members of Affected Public: Non-profit or public entities such as 
municipality, Public Housing Agencies, or nonprofit organization that 
meet HUD's requirements.
    Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the 
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
Responses, and Hours of Response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is--400, number of 
respondents is 100, frequency of response is 1 per annum, and the total 
hours per respondent is 44 hours.

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

    Dated: July 16, 2003.
Donna Eden,
Director, Investments, Strategies, Policy and Management, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-18754 Filed 7-23-03; 8:45 am]
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