[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42083-42084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14332]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4977-N--06]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection on PD&R and the 
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing Cooperative Research 
Efforts

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, 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: September 19, 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: Reports Liaison Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 
8228, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Bres, Research Engineer, Office 
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,

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Room 8134, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number (202) 708-4370 
extension 5919 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the 
proposed forms and other available documents.

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).
    Title of Proposal: Office of Policy Development and Research and 
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing Cooperative Research 
efforts.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
information collection is required to solicit proposals for cooperative 
research with the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) and 
the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) program 
seeks proposals for cooperative research efforts from housing 
researchers and others in areas of mutual interest.
    Following collection of the proposals, the data (the proposals) 
will be evaluated in a process that will lead to the award of 
cooperative agreements for research and other activities. Without this 
collection, potential research partners would not be able to apply for 
cooperative agreements to conduct such activities.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable:

Application for Federal Assistance (Form HUD-424);
Applicant Assurances and Certifications (Form HUD 424-B);
Detailed Budget (Form HUD-424-CB);
Detailed Budget Worksheet (Form HUD-424-CBW);
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if required (Standard Form LLL);
Disclosure/Update Report (Form HUD-2880);
Acknowledgment of Application Receipt (Form HUD-2993);
Client Comments and Suggestions (Form HUD-2994).

    Members of affected public: Housing researchers, trade 
organizations, community research organizations, and university 
researchers. The number of organizations is estimated to be 40.
    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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                                          Number of                                  Hours per
                 Task                    respondents    Frequency of  responses      response      Burden  hours
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Summary Proposal.....................              50  once.....................           12.92             646
Full Proposal Development............              25  once.....................              39             975
Grant Start Up.......................              20  once.....................              26             520
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    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,141.
    Number of copies to be submitted to the Office of Policy 
Development and Research for evaluation: Four (original and three 
copies).
    Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB 
approval.

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

    Dated: July 8, 2005.
Harold L. Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs.
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