[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 146 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43206-43207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6564]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-29]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, 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 29, 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: Lillian Deitzer, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of the proposed forms and 
other available information contact Carissa Janis, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Grants Administration, by telephone at 202-708-3000 
extension 2487. (This is not a toll-free number.)

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).
    The 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: Federally Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug 
Elimination Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0476.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department will use program-end Performance Reports to determine how 
well grant funds were used in meeting stated program goals and in 
fighting drug-related crime and drug abuse.

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Grantees will also be able to evaluate their efforts through the 
completion of this report and will have data and evidence of program 
effectiveness available for both their future use and that of the 
public. HUD will use the Financial Status report and the Payment 
Voucher to monitor use of grant funds for eligible activities over the 
term of the grant. The Grantee may similarly use these forms to track 
and record their requests for payment reimbursement for grant-funded 
activities.
    Agency Form Numbers, if applicable: Standard Form 269-A, Financial 
Status Report, HUD-50080-DF2B, Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS)/ 
Voice Response System (VRS) Drug Elimination Payment Voucher.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
37, the total annual responses are 259, the total annual hours of 
response are estimated at 481, and the response time varies from 
fifteen minutes to eight hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension 
of a currently approved collection.


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

    Dated: July 24, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 06-6564 Filed 7-28-06; 8:45 am]
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