[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 56 (Thursday, March 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15115-15116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5825]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4975-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) and Emergency Capital Repair 
Program (ECRP)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 20410 or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of 
Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-3000, (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 
affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: 
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection 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 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: Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) and 
Emergency Capital Repair Program (ECRP).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0541.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
information collection is a grant application and reporting forms for 
HUD's Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) and Emergency Capital 
Repair Program (ECRP). HUD uses the applications to determine an 
applicant's need for and capacity to administer grant funds. The 
applicants are usually not-for-profit institutions. HUD will evaluate 
applications through the use of statutory and administratively 
designated selection criteria.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-50080-ALCP, HUD-50080-ECRP, 
HUD-92045, HUD-424B, HUD-424C, HUD-2530, HUD-2880, HUD-2990, HUD-2991, 
HUD-96010, HUD-27300.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated total number of burden 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 4,005; the number 
of respondents is 90 generating approximately 735 annual responses; the 
frequency of response is quarterly, semi-annually, and annually; and 
the estimated time needed to

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prepare the response varies from 15 minutes to 80 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: March 16, 2005.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 05-5825 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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