[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 14708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5645]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4972-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request, HUD-
Administered Small Cities Program Performance Assessment Report

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: May 23, 2005.

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 and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., Room 7232, Washington, DC, 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rhodeside at (202) 708-1322, 
Extension 7375 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents:

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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: HUD-Administered Small Cities Program 
Performance Assessment Report.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0020.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collected from grant recipients participating in the state-
administered CDBG program provides HUD with financial and physical 
development status of each activity funded. These reports are used to 
determine grant recipient performance.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: The Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974, as amended, requires grant recipients that 
receive CDBG funding to submit a Performance Assessment Report (PAR), 
Form 4052, on an annual basis to report on program progress; and such 
records as may be necessary to facilitate review and aduit by HUD of 
the state's administration of CDBG funds (Section 104 (e)(2)).
    Members of affected public: Grant recipients participating in the 
State-administered CDBG program.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
300. The proposed frequency of the response to the collection of 
information is annual. Annual recordkeeping is estimated at 1,800 hours 
for approximately 300 grant recipients.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection, with minor changes, and a request for 
OMB renewal for three years. The current OMB approval will expire in 
May 2005.

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

    Dated: March 16, 2005.
Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-5645 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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