[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29539-29540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10158]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5118-N-02]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA); Competitive Grant 
Application; Project Budget Summary and Annual Performance Reporting 
Requirements

AGENCY: Office of 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: July 30, 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Rudy, Deputy Director, Office 
of HIV/AIDS Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202-708-1934 
(this is not a toll-free number).

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: (1) HOPWA Competitive and Renewal of Permanent 
Supportive Housing Project Budget Summary; (2) Annual Progress Report 
(APR) for competitive grantees; and (3) Consolidated Annual Performance 
and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for formula grantees.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0133.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
budget summary form is submitted by both competitive and renewal grant 
applicants and is used to rate applications, determine program 
eligibility, and determine individual budget line item grant amounts. 
Annual performance reporting requirements enables an assessment of 
grantee progress towards implementing the HOPWA housing stability 
annual performance outcome measure while measuring project success 
against planned and actual accomplishments.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40110-B; 40110-C; and 
40110D.
    Members of Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, not-for-
profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal governments.
    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: Annually.
    Reporting Burden:

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   Description of information        Number of     Responses per   Total annual       Hrs per
           collection               respondents        year          responses       response       Total hours
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40110-B Competitive Application               40               1              40              22             880
 Project Budget Summary.........
40110-C Annual Progress Report                85               1              85              70           5,950
 (APR)..........................
40110-D Consolidated Annual                  122               1             122              45           5,490
 Performance and Evaluation
 Report (CAPER).................
Recordkeeping...................             247               1             247              68          16,796

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Grant amendments and extensions.              20               1              20              20             400
Uniform relocation act appeals                 5               1               5               2              10
 process........................
Environmental review                          20               1              20              20             400
 recordkeeping..................
Miscellaneous other reporting...              40               1              40               6             240
    Total of grantee annual                  247               1             247          30,166
     reporting burden:..........
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 30,166.
    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: May 9, 2007.
Pamela H. Patenaude,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. E7-10158 Filed 5-25-07; 8:45 am]
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