[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55986-55987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24451]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4817-N-16]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment--
Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, 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: November 28, 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: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4249, Washington, DC 20410-
5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-0614, 
extension 4128. (This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit 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 
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.
    The ROSS forms are used by the Department to collect information 
from Public Housing Agencies (PHAs), resident associations and 
nonprofit organizations as part of the ROSS grant the application 
process.
    There are several forms used by the Department, each of which serve 
a different information collection purpose. The title, purpose, and 
estimated time it will take applicants to complete each form is 
described in the section below.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Information Collection for the ROSS Grant 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0229.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: In 
order for the Department to ensure that applicants meet particular 
eligibility criteria and possess the capacity to operate federally-
funded activities, the Department relies on information

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provided by applicants through several forms.
    The forms are used by the Department in the rating and ranking 
process. This process is conducted to evaluate applications from PHAs, 
resident associations and nonprofit organizations. The forms capture 
additional information from applicants that cannot be easily conveyed 
by other segments of the ROSS application. For example, questions that 
require narrative responses would not easily convey budget information.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable:
    [sbull] Form HUD-52751, ``Fact Sheet''. This form asks applicants 
to specify organization type, ROSS grant category to which they are 
applying, total number of housing units they will be serving, and in 
the case of resident organizations, information about their board and 
elections of the board. Estimated reporting time: 2 hours.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52752, ``Certification of Consistency with the 
Indian Housing Plan''. This form asks Native American tribes to certify 
that the activities they propose are consistent with their tribe's HUD-
approved housing plan. Estimated reporting time: 15 minutes.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52753, ``Certification of Election of Resident 
Board''. This form asks applicants that are resident associations to 
certify that their board was duly elected. Estimated reporting time: 
one hour.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52754, ``List of Resident Associations 
Participating''. This form asks applicants that are nonprofit 
organizations to list the resident associations they will be working 
with. Estimated reporting time: fifteen minutes.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52755, ``Sample Contract Administrator Partnership 
Agreement''. This form provides a sample agreement for those applicants 
that are required to have Contract Administrators in place. Estimated 
reporting time: three hours.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52756, ``Chart A: Program Staffing''. This form 
asks applicants to list key program staff, including contractor staff, 
role in the grant, percent of time they will spend working on grant-
funded activities and cost to the grant. Estimated reporting time: two 
hours.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52757, ``Chart B: Applicant/Administrator Track 
Record''. This form asks applicants that are nonprofit organizations to 
list the resident associations they will be working with. Estimated 
reporting time: fifteen minutes.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52758, ``Suggested Performance Measures for the 
Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency Program''. This form provides 
suggested performance measures for applicants to use in their 
proposals. Estimated reporting time: not applicable.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52759, ``Applicant Checklist and Submission Format 
for ROSS-Resident Services Delivery Models-Family''. This form provides 
a checklist to assist applicants--ensure that they have submitted all 
required forms and documentation. Estimated reporting time: Fifteen 
minutes.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52760, ``Applicant Checklist and Submission Format 
for ROSS-Resident Services Delivery Models--Elderly/Persons with 
Disabilities''. This form provides a checklist to assist applicants 
ensure that they have submitted all required forms and documentation. 
Estimated reporting time: Fifteen minutes.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52761, ``Applicant Checklist and Submission Format 
for ROSS-Homeownership Supportive Services''. This form provides a 
checklist to assist applicants ensure that they have submitted all 
required forms and documentation. Estimated reporting time: Fifteen 
minutes.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52762, ``Applicant Checklist and Submission Format 
for ROSS-Neighborhood Networks''. This form provides a checklist to 
assist applicants ensure that they have submitted all required forms 
and documentation. Estimated time to complete: Fifteen minutes.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52763, ``SAMPLE ROSS-RSDM Family Work Plan''. This 
form provides applicants with a sample format to use to submit their 
proposed work plan. The sample work plan is broken down to include 
goals, activities, tasks, target dates, performance measures and 
deliverables. Estimated time to complete: Four hours.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52764, ``SAMPLE ROSS-RSDM Elderly/Persons with 
Disabilities Work Plan''. This form provides applicants with a sample 
format to use to submit their proposed work plan. The sample work plan 
is broken down to include goals, activities, tasks, target dates, 
performance measures and deliverables. Estimated time to complete: four 
hours.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52765, ``SAMPLE ROSS--Homeownership Supportive 
Services Work Plan''. This form provides applicants with a sample 
format to use to submit their proposed work plan. The sample work plan 
is broken down to include goals, activities, tasks, target dates, 
performance measures and deliverables. Estimated time to complete: four 
hours.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52766, ``SAMPLE ROSS--Neighborhood Networks 
Business Plan''. This form provides applicants with a sample format to 
use to submit their proposed business plan. The sample business plan 
asks applicants to think about their goals, target populations, 
resources and how to become sustainable once grant funding expires. 
Estimated time to complete: six hours.
    [sbull] Form HUD-52767,'Family Self-Sufficiency Funding Request 
Form''. This is a new form which asks renewal applicants to the FSS 
program to provide information about their past program including 
information about their participants, program successes, and their 
reporting to HUD. The form asks applicants who are applying to the FSS 
program for the first time, how many positions they are applying for 
and information about potential participants. Estimated time to 
complete: two hours.
    Members of affected public: Local, State, or Tribal Governments, 
Resident Associations, Not-for-profit Institutions.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    For ROSS-RSDM Family: 850 respondents, one response per year; 12.5 
hours per response; 10,625 total burden hours.
    For ROSS-RSDM Elderly: 850 respondents, one response per year; 12.5 
hours per response; 10,625 total burden hours.
    For ROSS--Homeownership Supportive Services: 850 respondents, one 
response per year; 12.5 hours per response; 10,625 total burden hours.
    For ROSS--Neighborhood Networks: 850 respondents, one response per 
year; 14.5 hours per response; 12,325 total burden hours.
    For ROSS--Family Self-Sufficiency: 850 respondents, one response 
per year; 2 hours per response; 1,700 total burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 22, 2003.
Michael Liu,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. 03-24451 Filed 9-26-03; 8:45 am]
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