[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 128 (Thursday, July 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 36651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12969]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service


Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), USDA Rural Development.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments requested.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Rural Housing Service's intention to request an 
extension for a currently approved information collection in support of 
the program for Technical and Supervisory Assistance (TSA) grants.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by September 4, 2007 to 
be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nica Mathes, Senior Loan Specialist, 
Single Family Housing Direct Loan Division, Rural Housing Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Mail STOP 0783, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-0783, Telephone 202-205-3656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Technical & Supervisory Assistance Grants.
    OMB Number: 0575-0188.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2007.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: RHS is authorized under Section 525 of Title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, to make grants to or to enter into 
contracts to pay part or all of the cost of developing, conducting, 
administering or coordinating effective and comprehensive programs of 
technical and supervisory assistance which will aid needy low-income 
individuals and families in benefiting from Federal, State and local 
housing programs in rural areas.
    Recipient public or private nonprofit corporations, agencies, 
institutions, organizations, Indian tribes and other associations 
approved by the Secretary assist low-income individuals by providing 
homebuyer training, preparing applications for loan and other housing 
assistance, and counseling those with delinquent Rural Development 
housing loans. RHS refers to this program as Technical and Supervisory 
Assistance. RHS annually publishes a Notice of Funds Availability 
(NOFA) in the Federal Register to invite grant proposals. The NOFA sets 
forth the eligibility and application requirements.
    Information is collected from applicants and grant recipients by 
Rural Development staff in its local, State and National offices. This 
information will be used to determine applicant eligibility for a 
grant, project feasibility, to select grants for funding, and to 
monitor performance of selected grantees. If an applicant's proposal is 
selected for funding, it will be notified of the selection and given 
the opportunity to submit a formal application.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average .56 hours per response.
    Respondents: Public and private nonprofit corporations, agencies, 
institutions, organizations, and Indian tribes.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 7.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 349.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 621 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Renita 
Bolden, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, at (202) 692-0035.
Comments
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
RHS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) 
the accuracy of RHS' estimate of the burden of the proposed collection 
of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Comments may be sent to Renita Bolden, Regulations and 
Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural 
Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 
20250. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in 
the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: June 27, 2007.
Russell T. Davis,
Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
[FR Doc. E7-12969 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am]
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