[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61820-61821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27289]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR 4819-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Notice of Funding 
Availability (NOFA) for the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard 
Control Programs

AGENCY: Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement concerning the 
Notice of Funding Availability for Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard 
Programs 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: December 29, 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: Gail Ward, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development. 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room P3206, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew E. Ammon, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room P3206, 
Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 755-1785 extension 158 
(this is not a toll-free number). Hearing-or-speech-impaired persons 
may access the number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 
Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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 
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.
    Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Programs.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2539-0015.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is required in conjunction with the issuance of 
NOFAs announcing the availability of approximately $150,000,000 for 
Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Programs. Grants are authorized 
under Title X of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, 
Pub. L. 102-550, Section 1011 and other legislation.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Potential applicants include a State, 
tribal, local governments, not-for-profit institutions and for-profit 
firms located in the U.S.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                     Number of     Frequency of      Hours per
                      Task                          respondents      responses       response      Burden hours
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Application Development.........................             250               1              80           20000
Award of Grant..................................              80               1              16            1280
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 21,280.
    Number of copies to be submitted to the Office of Lead Hazard 
Control for evaluation: Original and three (3) copies.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a revision 
of a currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: October 23, 2003.
David E. Jacobs,
Director, Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control.
[FR Doc. 03-27289 Filed 10-29-03; 8:45 am]
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