[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11897-11898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4564]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5118-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development, 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: May 14, 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: Lillian Deitzer, Reports 
Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8001, Washington, DC 
20410 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Webster, Director, Financial 
Management Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708-1871 (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

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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 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: Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program Application.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0161.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: This 
information is necessary to render judgment on the eligibility of the 
activities proposed to be financed with Section 108 loan guarantee 
assistance and to ensure that the loan guarantee is an acceptable risk 
to the Federal government. Information collected pursuant to the 
application requirements will be reviewed and analyzed to determine 
compliance with statutory requirements on eligibility and compliance 
with national objectives requirements of the Community Development 
Block Grant program.
    Agency Form Numbers, if Applicable: None.
    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 
50, generating approximately 50 annual responses; the estimated time to 
prepare the information collection is 125 hours; and the estimated 
total annual burden is 6,250.
    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: March 5, 2007.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
 [FR Doc. E7-4564 Filed 3-13-07; 8:45 am]
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