[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63550-63551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2981]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4910-N-24]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
HOPE VI Programs: Data Collection

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: January 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Aneita Waites, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aneita Waites, (202) 708-0713, 
extension 4114, for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents. (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). 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: HOPE VI Programs: Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0208.
    Description Of The Need For The Information And Proposed Use: 
Section 24 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as added by section 535 of 
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-
276, 112 Stat. 2461, approved October 21, 1998) and the HOPE VI Program 
Reauthorization and Small Community Mainstreet Rejuvenation and Housing 
Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-186, 117 Stat. 2685, approved December 16, 
2003) establishes the HOPE VI program for the purpose of making 
assistance available on a competitive basis to public housing agencies 
(PHAs) in improving the living environment for public housing residents 
of severely distressed public housing projects through the demolition, 
rehabilitation, reconfiguration, or replacement of severely distressed 
public housing projects (or portions thereof); in revitalizing areas in 
which public housing sites are located, and contributing to the 
improvement of the surrounding community; in providing housing that 
avoids or decreases the concentration of very low-income families; and 
in building sustainable communities. In addition, the HOPE VI Program 
Reauthorization and Small Community Mainstreet Rejuvenation and Housing 
Act of 2003 adds to the HOPE VI program the purpose of making 
assistance available on a competitive basis to small units of local 
government to develop affordable housing as part of Main Street 
rejuvenation projects.
    Agency Form Number: HUD-52774, HUD-52780, HUD-52785, HUD-52787, 
HUD-52789, HUD-52790, HUD-52797, HUD-52799, HUD-52800, HUD-52825-A, 
HUD-52860-A, HUD-52861, HUD-53001, and HUD-53001-A.
    Members Of Affected Public: Public Housing Agencies, Units of local 
government with populations of less than 50,000.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents:

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                                                      Annual           Total                       Total  burden
                                    Respondents      responses       responses      Burden per         hours
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Revitalization Application,                   80               1              80             190          15,200
 including 52860-A, 52800, 52825-
 A, 52799, 52797, 52785, 52787..
Demolition Application,                       34               1              34              40           1,360
 including 52790, 52780.........
Main Street Application,                      50               1              50              50           2,500
 including 52861................
On-line Quarterly Reporting.....             190               4             760              20          15,200
52825-A Budget updating.........             190               2             380               3           1,140
52798 Supportive Srvcs Workplan.              25               1              25              15             375
52774 Relocation Plan Guide.....              25               1              25              15             375
53001-A Cost Certificate........              38               1              38               2              76
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    Total Burden................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          36,226
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    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Removal of HOPE VI 
Neighborhood Networks Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) and related 
forms. Addition of HOPE VI Main Street NOFA and related form.
    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: October 27, 2004.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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