[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 64911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28585]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4815-N-89]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Request Voucher for Grant Payment--LOCCS Voice Response Access 
Authorization

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 submission 
is a request for extension of the current approval to collect 
information on baseline performance standards. This information 
replaced various reporting requirements and places greater emphasis on 
performance and results in grant programs.
    The Department is soliciting public comments on our request to 
extend approval for the subject information collection.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 16, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
approval number (2535-0102) and should be sent to: Wayne Eddins, 
Reports Management Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-
mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, or Lillian Deitzer, Information Technology Specialist, 
AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; or [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 or Ms. Deitzer, or on HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

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: Request Voucher for Grant Payment.
    OMB Approval Number: 2535-0102.
    Form Numbers: Form HUD-27053, HUD-27054.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
Request vouchers are used by recipients to request distribution of 
grant funds through access to the Department's voice activated payments 
system. Information collected will be used as a mechanism to safeguard 
Federal funds and to facilitate the payment of funds to recipients.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden: An estimation of the total number responses 
annually is 241,176 from 2,000 respondents. The average time per 
response is 0.17 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 41,000.
    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: November 7, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-28585 Filed 11-14-03; 8:45 am]
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