[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2722-2723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1103]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4910-N-03]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment--
Public and Indian Housing--Line of Credit Control System/Voice Response 
System: LOCCS/VRS Payment Vouchers

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: March 22, 2004.

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 4255, 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).
    The Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS) is HUD computerized cash 
management and disbursement system developed to assist the Chief 
Financial Officer (CFO) in planning, accounting, and evaluating HUD 
disbursements within specific Public and Indian Housing (PIH) housing 
program areas. The Voice Response System (VRS) allows the grant 
recipient to requisition grant funds via a touch-tone telephone. The 
applicable payment voucher will be prepared by the grantee before 
calling

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LOCCS/VRS with the drawdown request, and will be used as a prompt for 
entering the information through the touch-tone pat and for confirming 
information that is spoken back by the VRS simulated voice.
    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: Public and Indian Housing--Line of Credit 
Control System/Voice Response System: LOCCS/VRS Payment Voucher.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0166.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Grant 
recipients will use the applicable payment voucher to request funds 
from HUD through the LOCCS/VRS voice activated system. The information 
collected on the payment voucher will also be used as an internal 
control measure to ensure the lawful and appropriate disbursement of 
Federal funds as well as provide a service to program recipients.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-50080 Series.
    Members of affected public: Local, State, or Tribal Governments; 
Resident Organizations.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 5,312 respondents, 22 responses per 
respondent; 116,864 total responses, .15 minutes per responses (116,864 
x .15) 17,540 total reporting burden hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: December 31, 2003.
William Russell III,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Housing and Voucher Programs.
[FR Doc. 04-1103 Filed 1-16-04; 8:45 am]
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