[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76358-76359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21755]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5044-N-23]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment for 
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
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: February 20, 2007.

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: Aneita Waites, Reports Liaison 
Officer, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW. Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this 
proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aneita L. Waites, (202) 708-0614, 
extension 4114. (This is not a toll-free number). For hearing- and 
speech-impaired persons, this telephone number may be accessed via TTY 
(text telephone) by calling the Federal Information Relay Services at 
1-800-877-8339 (toll-free).

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

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appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of 
responses.
    This Notice also lists the following information:
    Title of Proposal: Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Family Self-
Sufficiency (FSS) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0178.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The 
FSS program, which was established in the National Affordable Housing 
Act of 1990, promotes the development of local strategies that 
coordinate the use of public housing assistance and assistance under 
the Section 8 rental certificate and voucher programs (now known as the 
Housing Choice Voucher Program) with public and private resources to 
enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-
sufficiency. Housing agencies consult with local officials to develop 
an Action Plan; enter into a Contract of Participation with each 
eligible family that opts to participate in the program; computes an 
escrow credit for the family, report annually to HUD on implementation 
of the FSS program, and complete a funding application for the salary 
of an FSS program coordinator.
    Agency form numbers: HUD-52650, HUD-52651, HUD-52652.
    Members of the Affected Public: Public housing agencies, State or 
Local Government.
    Estimation including the Total Number of Hours Needed to Prepare 
the Information Collection for the Number of Respondents, Frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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  Description of information      Number of      Responses per    Total annual      Hours per
          collection             respondents         year           responses       response       Total hours
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SF424........................             750  1...............             750            0.75            562.5
SF LLL.......................              10  1...............              10            0.17              1.7
HUD 2880 (OMB no. 2510-0011).             750  1...............             750            0                *0
HUD 96010 (OMB no. 2535-0114)             750  1...............             750            0                *0
HUD-2991 Certification.......             750  1...............             750            0                *0
HUD-2994-A (OMB no. 2535-                 750  1...............             750            0                *0
 0116).
FSS Application, HUD-52651...             750  1...............             750            0.75            563
Affirmatively Furthering Fair             750  1...............             750             .5             375
 Housing Statement.
    Subtotal (Application)...             750  1...............             750            2.17           1502.2
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Action Plan..................               5  1...............               5           40               200
Contract of Participation HUD-            750  10..............           7,500             .25          1,875
 52650.
Escrow Account Credit                     750  50..............          37,500             .85         31,875
 Worksheet HUD-52652.
Annual Report (Narrative)....             750  1...............             750            1               750
HUD-50058 (OMB no. 2577-0083)             750  50..............          37,500            0                *0
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    Subtotal (Program                     750  Varies..........          45,755           42.1          34,700
     Reporting/Recordkeeping).
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    Total....................             750  Varies..........          46,505           44.27         36,202.2 
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*Burden hours for forms showing zero burden hours in this collection are reflected in the OMB approval number
  cited or do not have a reportable burden. The burden hours for this collection have decrease by 3,003.8 hours
  since the last submission to OMB.

    Status of the Proposed Information Collection: Revision of 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: December 15, 2006.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Program and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E6-21755 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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