[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60162-60163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16902]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5037-N-72]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Request Voucher for Grant Payment and Line of Credit Control System 
(LOCCS) Voice Response System Access Authorization

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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: December 11, 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 L. Deitzer, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department or Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone: 202-708-2374, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed form 
and other available information.

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 
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: Request Voucher for Grant Payment--LOCCS Voice 
Response Access Authorization.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2535-0102.

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    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Request vouchers are used by recipients to request distribution of 
grant funds through access to the Department's voice activated payments 
system. Information collected will be used as a mechanism to safeguard 
Federal funds and to facilitate the payment of funds to recipients.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-27053, HUD 27054.
    Members of Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, State, 
Local or Tribal government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden: An estimation of the total number of responses 
annually is 241,176 from 2,000 respondents. The average time per 
response is 0.27 hours.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 41,000.
     Status of the proposed information collection: Extension 
of a currently approved collection.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: October 6, 2006.
 Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-16902 Filed 10-11-06; 8:45 am]
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