[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 68 (Thursday, April 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18623-18624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7915]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4903-N-27]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB: 
Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been 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.
    This is a request for an extension of the current approval to 
collect information necessary to select grant applicants among doctoral 
students and monitor the grantees performance. Grants will enable them 
to complete research papers on HUD-related topics.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 10, 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 (2528-0216). Should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-6974; E-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; 
telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be 
obtained from Mr. Eddins or on HUD's web page 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

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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 contact information of 
an agency official familiar with the proposal and the OMB Desk Officer 
for the Department.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program.
    OMB Approval Number: 2528-0216.
    Form Numbers: SF-424, HUD-424B, HUD-424CB, HUD-2993, HUD-2994, and 
HUD-96010.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use: 
This is a request for an extension of the current approval to collect 
information necessary to select grant applicants among doctoral 
students and monitor the grantees performance. Grants will enable them 
to complete research papers on HUD-related topics.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Semi-annually.

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                                         Number of          Annual             Hours per
                                        respondents       responses      x      response      =    Burden hours
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Reporting Burden....................              80              125   ..           22.16   ..           2,770
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,770.
    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: April 2, 2004.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-7915 Filed 4-7-04; 8:45 am]
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