[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 192 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 56784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19581]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5117-N-87]


Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; 
Emergency Comment Request, Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP)

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the 
subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 18, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (14) days from 
the date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name 
and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Paperwork Reduction 
Act Compliance Officer, QDAM Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected], telephone (202) 402-2374. This is not a toll-
free number. Copies of documentation submitted to OMB may be obtained 
from Ms. Deitzer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S. 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB, 
for emergency processing, a proposed information collection requirement 
as described below. 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: Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP).
    Description of Information Collection: This document provides 
notice that HUD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have 
executed an Interagency Agreement (IAA) establishing a pilot grant 
program called the Disaster Housing Assistance Program (DHAP), and that 
the operating requirements for the DHAP have been issued through HUD 
Notice. DHAP is a joint initiative undertaken by HUD and FEMA to 
provide monthly rent subsidies and case management services for 
individuals and families displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane 
Rita who were not receiving housing assistance from HUD.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-New.
    Agency Form Numbers: None.
    Members of Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
responses, and hours of response: The estimated total number of burden 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 469,700; the 
number of respondents is 700; the frequency of response for each form 
varies from weekly, quarterly and annually.
    Status: This is a request for new collection.

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

    Dated: September 28, 2007.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-19581 Filed 10-3-07; 8:45 am]
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