[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 19208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8137]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4903-N-28]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Survey of Faith Based and Community 
Organizations

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: April 26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/
or OMB approval number) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a survey instrument to obtain information 
from faith based and community organizations on their likelihood and 
success at applying for various funding programs. This Notice is 
soliciting comments from members of the public and affecting 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: Survey of Faith Based and Community 
Organizations.
    Description of Information Collection: The U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development plans to survey a sample of faith based 
and community organizations that have received training from HUD on how 
to apply for a variety of programs funded by HUD. The survey instrument 
would be used to obtain information on their likelihood of success in 
applying for various funding programs. The instruments would be 
administered in two waves:
    The first wave immediately upon approval of this information 
collection; a second wave in 6 to 8 months. These two phases of data 
collection will help HUD determine how well its efforts to educate 
faith based and community organizations on its programs has translated 
into interest in applying, actual application, and successful funding 
for grantees. It will also indicate what further work the Department 
needs to do to assist faith based and community organizations at 
accessing Federal, State, and local funding.
    OMB Control Number: 2528-Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Faith Based and Community 
Organizations.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 500, number of 
respondents is 1,000, frequency of response is 2 per annum, and the 
total hours per respondent is 0.25.

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

    Dated: April 5, 2004.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-8137 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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