[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 44353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19047]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4814-N-07]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, 
Youthbuild Program

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: September 26, 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: Phyllis Williams at telephone number 
(202) 708-2290 (this is not a toll-free number).

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 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: Youthbuild Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0142.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Youthbuild Program was authorized under Section 164 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 8011). Funded programs 
provide disadvantaged youth, predominantly high school drop outs with 
educational opportunities and job skills training. Information is 
collected from eligible applicants for a competition to determine which 
entities will receive grant funds.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD Form 40211, SF1199A, HUD-
27054.
    Members of affected public: Public or private nonprofit agencies, 
including State or local housing agencies or authorities, State or 
units of local government, or any entity eligible to provide education 
and employment training under other Federal employment training 
programs.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 121,280.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Since FY 2000, all 
grant administration and record keeping for the Youthbuild Program has 
been delegated to HUD Field Office jurisdictions. They have the 
responsibility for reviewing grant activities via Semi-Annual Reports 
for recipients of Youthbuild funds.

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

    Dated: July 22, 2003.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 03-19047 Filed 7-25-03; 8:45 am]
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