[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 58 (Monday, March 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1372]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4971-N-17]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Emergency Comment Request; Grant Application for Public Housing
Graduation Incentive Bonus
AGENCY: Office of Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
This is a request for a new information collection that will be
used to select awardees for the Graduation Incentive Bonus program
grants that will be part of the 2005 Notice of Funding Availability.
Congress has authorized this Graduation Incentive Bonus funding as
a set aside from the 2005 Public Housing Operating Fund allocation.
Funds can be used for any and all operating expenses approved under
section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and 24 CFR part 990.
DATES: Comments Due Date: April 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (30) days from
the date of this notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name
and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Paperwork Reduction Act
Compliance Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail [email protected]; telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of documentation submitted to OMB may be obtained from
Mr. Eddins.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB,
for emergency processing, a proposed information collection requirement
as described below. 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: Public Housing Graduation Incentive Bonus.
Description Of Information Collection: This is a new information
collection for selecting applicants for the Public Housing Graduation
Incentive Bonus program grants, which will be part of the 2005 Notice
of Funding Availability (NOFA).
Congress has authorized this Graduation Incentive Bonus funding as
a set aside from the 2005 Public Housing Operating Fund allocation.
Funds can be used for any and all operating expenses approved under
section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and 24 CFR part 990.
OMB Control Number: To be assigned.
Agency Form Numbers: Standard grant application form SF 424.
Members of Affected Public: Public Housing Authorities (PHAs).
Estimation of the Total Numbers of Hours Needed to Prepare the
Information Collection Including Number of Respondents, Frequency of
Responses, and Hours of Response: An estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 0.75 hours per
applicant. The estimated number of respondents is 277. The frequency of
response is once per annum. The total public burden is estimated to be
208 hours.
Status: Proposed new collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: March 22, 2005.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-1372 Filed 3-25-05; 8:45 am]
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