[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 183 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55209-55210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7814]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5041-N-33]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; New 
Approach to the Anti-Drug Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: November 20, 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 Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 
20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of 
Housing Assistance and Grants Administration, U.S. Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 708-3000 (this is not a toll free number) for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

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).
    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 is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the

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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: New Approach to the Anti-Drug Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0520.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
New Approach to the Anti-Drug Program (formerly known as the Safe 
Neighborhood Action Grant Program) was authorized through yearly 
appropriations. Owners are eligible to apply for grants to fund 
security, and crime elimination activity in federally assisted low-
income housing projects. Funding for this program has not been 
appropriated since Fiscal Year 2001, but quarterly and semi-annual 
progress reports are still required for all active grants.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-50080-SNGP, SF-269A.
     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 
40 generating approximately 280 annual responses; the frequency of 
responses is quarterly and semi-annually; the estimated time needed to 
prepare the response averages 30 minutes; and the estimated total 
number of burden hours needed to prepare the information collection is 
100.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: September 14, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 06-7814 Filed 9-20-06; 8:45 am]
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