[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53193-53194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22840]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-66]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Homeownership of Single Family Homes Program (HOPE 3)

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.
    The information is required to disburse funds and to monitor the 
performance of grantees in achieving the goals and objectives of the 
HOPE 3 Program to create homeownership opportunities for low-income 
families and individuals who are first-time homebuyers.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 9, 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 (2506-0128) 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: Copies of the relevant documentation 
are available from Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, AYO, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-

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mail [email protected]; telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a 
toll-free number. Documentation is also available on HUD's Information 
Collection Budget Tracking System Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department has submitted the proposal 
for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for 
review, as 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: Homeownership of Single Family Homes Program 
(HOPE 3).
    OMB Approval Number: 2506-0128.
    Form Numbers: HUD-40102-B, 40103, 40104, and 40105.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
The information is required to disburse funds and to monitor the 
performance of grantees in achieving the goals and objectives of the 
HOPE 3 Program to create homeownership opportunities for low-income 
families and individuals who are first-time homebuyers. HUD is 
finalizing all HOPE 3 grants and expects the programs to be fully 
closed out by the end of calendar year 2005.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Annually.
    Reporting Burden: Estimated number of respondents 100: Average 
annual responses per respondent 21; Total annual responses 2,100; 
Average burden per response 5 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 10,058.
    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: August 28, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-22840 Filed 9-8-03; 8:45 am]
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