[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 54737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23884]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-73]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request HOME Program Competitive Reallocation of 
Funds; Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: September 25, 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]; 
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, a proposed information collection for 
selecting applicants for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program 
(HOME) Competitive Reallocation of funds to provide Permanent Housing 
for the Chronically Homeless. Section 92.452 of HOME Program 
regulations states that HUD will reallocate any community housing 
development organization (CHDO) funds reduced or recaptured by HUD from 
a participating jurisdiction's HOME Investment Trust Fund by 
competition, in accordance with criteria in Section 92.453, to other 
participating jurisdictions for affordable housing developed, 
sponsored, or owned by (CHDOs).
    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: HOME Program Competitive Reallocation of Funds
    Description of Information Collection: This is a new information 
collection. The competitive reallocation of funds to provide permanent 
housing for the chronically homeless will be announced in a Notice of 
Funding Availability (NOFA). These grants are to fund acquisition, 
rehabilitation or new construction of rental housing, to be occupied by 
persons meeting the definition of chronically homeless at the time they 
are selected as tenants.
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: HUD-424, HUD-2880 and HUD-2993.
    Members of Affected Public: State and local government.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of responses: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 4,000, number of 
respondents is 100, frequency of response is one time, and the total 
hours per respondent is 40.

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

    Dated: September 15, 2003.
Donna Eden,
Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of 
Investment, Strategy, Policy, and Management.
[FR Doc. 03-23884 Filed 9-17-03; 8:45 am]
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