[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32996-32997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8840]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5037-N-32]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request; Section 901 Notices of Intent, Fungibility 
Plan and Report

AGENCY: Office of the 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.

DATES: Comments Due Date: June 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within fourteen (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/
or OMB approval number and should be sent to: Maurice Champagne, HUD 
Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: [email protected]; fax: 202-395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Lillian Deitzer at [email protected] or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free 
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to

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OMB, for emergency processing, an information collection package with 
respect to Section 901 Notice of Intent, Fungibility Plan and Report. 
Eligible PHAs in areas most heavily impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita will submit a Notice of Intent and Section 901 Fungibility Plan 
notifying HUD they intend to exercise funding flexibility and 
describing how program funds will be reallocated and spent to meet 
hurricane-related needs.
    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: Section 901 Notice of Intent, Fungibility Plan 
and Report.
    Description of Information Collection: Eligible PHAs in areas most 
heavily impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will submit a Notice of 
Intent and Section 901 Fungibility Plan notifying HUD they intend to 
exercise funding flexibility and describing how program funds will be 
reallocated and spent to meet hurricane-related needs.
    OMB Approval Number: Pending.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: Individuals or households, State, local 
or tribal government.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 6,336, number of 
respondents is 96 frequency response is biennially, and the hours of 
response is 66.00.

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

    Dated: June 2, 2006.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-8840 Filed 6-6-06; 8:45 am]
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