[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53936-53937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20076]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4904-N-09]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Technical Assistance for Community Planning and Development Programs

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning And 
Development, 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: November 2, 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: Shelia Jones, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Department of Housing Urban and Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Whaley, (202) 708-3176 (this is 
not a toll-free number).

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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Technical Assistance for Community Planning and 
Development Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0166.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Application information is needed to determine competition winners, 
i.e., those technical assistance (TA) providers best able to offer 
local jurisdictions an ability to shape their CPD resources and other 
available resources into effective, coordinated, neighborhood and 
community development strategies to revitalize and to physically, 
socially and economically strengthen their communities. The application 
for the competition requires the completion of Standard Forms 424, 
424B, LLL (if engaged in lobbying), and 2880, as well as supplementary 
information such as identification of field offices to be served and 
amounts of funds requested for each field office, a narrative statement 
addressing the factors for award, and a budget summary. After awards 
are made, providers are required to submit a work plan which includes a 
planned schedule for accomplishing each of the planned activities/tasks 
to be accomplished with TA funds, the amount of funds budgeted for each 
activity/task and the staff and other resources allocated to each 
activity/task. Narrative quarterly reports are required so that the 
provider's performance can be evaluated and measured against the 
workplan. Quarterly reports also require the submission of the SF 269a, 
a financial status report. A narrative final report and final SF 269A 
are also required.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: SF-424, SF-424B, SF-LLL, and 
HUD-2880.
    Members of affected public: For-profit and non-profit organizations 
or State and local governments equipped to provide technical assistance 
to recipients of CPD programs.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
Information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: The FY 2003 Notice 
of Funding Availability (NOFA) for technical assistance providers for 
CPD programs elicited 161 responses. The Department estimates that each 
applicant required an average of 60 hours to prepare an application. 
Each year approximately 50 applicants are chosen for awards. Winners of 
the competition are required to develop a work plan, requiring 
approximately 20 hours, submit quarterly reports needing approximately 
six hours each (including a final report) and perform record keeping to 
include submission of vouchers for reimbursement, estimated at 12 hours 
annually. Because these actions are undertaken for each field office in 
which the applicant wins funds, the numbers reflect more than the base 
number of winners. Approximately 177 workplans were developed as a 
result of the FY 2003 competition and each requires quarterly reports 
and recordkeeping. The specific numbers are as follows:

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                                                     Number of
                                     Number of     responses per                     Hours per
                                    respondents     respondent     Total annual      response       Total hours
                                                     frequency
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Applctns........................             161               1             161              60            9660
Workplan Devlpmt................             177               1             177              20            3540
Qrtly Reports (incl final                    177               4             708               6            4248
 report)........................

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      Total.....................  ..............  ..............            3170  ..............           21696
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement.

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

    Dated: August 27, 2004.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 04-20076 Filed 9-2-04; 8:45 am]
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