[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 56 (Thursday, March 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15114-15115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5785]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4972-N-06]


Notice of Proposed Information for Public Comments, Housing 
Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program Annual Reporting 
Requirements

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Rudy, 202-708-1827, Telephone 
number (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 
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 to those who are to respond; 
including through the use of appropriate automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., electronic 
submission of responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:

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    Title of Proposal: Annual performance reporting requirements for 
formula and competitive Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS 
(HOPWA) grant recipients.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0133.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department is implementing a new long-term performance measure for 
client outcomes that will assess program success in assisting HOPWA 
clients achieve and maintain housing stability, avoid homelessness, and 
improve access to HIV treatment and other care. These changes are 
intended to assist HOPWA grantees and project sponsors aggregate 
results from the use of their HOPWA resources by providing housing 
assistance as the annual output measure and to collect individual 
client information demonstrating the outcome for improved housing 
stability for this special needs population.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40110-C and HUD-40110-D.
    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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  Description of information  collection    Number of    Responses    Total annual     Hrs. per
             (annual reports)              respondents    per year      responses     responses     Total hours
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40110-C Annual Progress Report (APR).....           85            1              85           66           5,610
40110-D Consolidated Annual Performance            122            1             122           36           4,392
 and Evaluation Report (CAPER)...........
Recordkeeping............................          207            1             207           72          14,904
Grant amendments and extensions..........           20            1              20           20             400
Uniform relocation act appeals process...            5            1               5            2              10
Environmental review recordkeeping.......           20            1              20           20             400
Miscellaneous other reporting............           40            1              40            6             240
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    Total of grantee annual reporting              207            1             207  ...........          25,956
     burden:.............................
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    Status of the proposed information collection: This is a revision 
to existing annual data collection requirements in order to measure 
annual performance outcomes. Implementation of these new reporting 
requirements will commence during FY 2005.

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

    Dated: March 17, 2005.
Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-5785 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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