[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53937-53938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20077]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4904-N-10]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Comment Request 
Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: Comment 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: Louise D. Thompson, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, Southwest, 
Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; telephone 
(202) 708-2470 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available information.

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 
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.
    SHOP provides funds for eligible non-profit organizations to 
purchase home sites and develop or improve the infrastructure needed to 
set the stage for sweat equity and volunteer-based homeownership 
programs for low-income persons and families. SHOP is authorized by the 
Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, Section 11, and is 
subject to other Federal crosscutting requirements. SHOP funds are used 
for eligible expenses to develop decent, safe and sanitary non-luxury 
housing for low-income persons and families who otherwise would not 
become homeowners. Homebuyers must be willing to contribute significant 
amounts of their own sweat equity toward the construction of the 
housing units. HUD awards grants to national or regional nonprofit 
public or private organizations or consortia for self-help housing 
projects of at least 30 homes.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program 
(SHOP).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: OMB Control Number: 2506-0157, 
Expiration Date: August 31, 2004.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
is a proposed information collection for reporting requirements under 
SHOP. SHOP grants are used to fund acquisition and infrastructure 
improvements to new self-help housing projects, to be occupied by 
persons meeting the definition of low-income. Grant recipients are 
required to report to HUD on a quarterly and annual basis regarding the 
success of their SHOP programs. Information collected from SHOP 
recipients includes proposed accomplishments, actual accomplishments, 
and financial, unit and beneficiary information. The information 
collected will be used by HUD to assess the performance of SHOP grant 
recipients and the success of the program.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-424, HUD-424B, HUD-424CB, 
SF-LLL, HUD-2880, HUD-2990, HUD-2993, HUD-40215, HUD-40216, HUD-40217, 
HUD-40218, HUD-40219, and HUD-40220.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                                   Frequency of      Hours per       Number of      Annual hour
              Paperwork requirement                  response        response       respondents       burden
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HUD-424.........................................               1            0.25               9            2.25
HUD-424B........................................               1            0.25               9            2.25
HUD-424CB.......................................               1            2.00               9           18.00
SF-LLL..........................................               1            0.25               9            2.25
HUD-2880........................................               1            0.25               9            2.25
HUD-2990........................................               1            0.50               9            4.50

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HUD-2993........................................               1               0               9               0
Rating factor 1.................................               1            4.00               9           36.00
Rating factor 2.................................               1            4.00               9           36.00
Rating factor 3.................................               1            6.00               9           54.00
Rating factor 4.................................               1            3.00               9           27.00
Rating factor 5.................................               1            4.00               9           36.00
HUD-40215.......................................               4            2.25              16          144.00
HUD-40216.......................................               1            9.00              16          144.00
HUD-40217.......................................               4            2.25              16          144.00
HUD-40218.......................................               4            2.25             912        8,208.00
HUD-40219.......................................               1            0.50               5            2.50
HUD-40220.......................................               4            0.50              16           32.00
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      Total annual hour burden..................  ..............  ..............  ..............        8,895.00
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: August 27, 2004.
Nelson R. Beg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 04-20077 Filed 9-2-04; 8:45 am]
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