[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21031-21032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6090]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5038-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request Annual 
Progress Report (APR) for Competitive Homeless Assistance Programs

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

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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: June 23, 2006.

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: Robyn Raysor (202) 708-2140, Ext. 4891 
(this is not a toll-free number).

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.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Annual Progress Report (APR) for Competitive 
Homeless Assistance Programs.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0145.
    Description of the need for the Information and proposed use: The 
Annual Progress Report (APR) tracks competitive homeless assistance 
program progress and is used to provide grant recipients and HUD with 
information necessary to assess program and grantee performance.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40118.
    Members of affected public: Grantees that have received HUD funding 
from 1987 to the present.
    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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                                                                            Frequency of
                           Activity                             Number of     response     Response     Burden
                                                               respondents   (annually)     hours       hours
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Record-keeping...............................................        6,000             1         33      198,000
Report preparation...........................................        6,000             1          8       48,000
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    Total....................................................  ...........  ............  .........      246,000
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    Status of the proposed information collection: Information is 
currently being collected.

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

Pamela H. Patenaude,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. E6-6090 Filed 4-21-06; 8:45 am]
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