[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67312-67313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23116]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5118-N-08]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Technical Assistance for Community Planning and Development Programs

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: January 28, 2008.

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: Pamela M. Williams, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 7234, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Horwath, Office of Technical 
Assistance and Management, Office of Community Planning and 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone number (202) 402-2576 
(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: Application for Technical Assistance for 
Community Planning and Development (CPD) Programs.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0166.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: 
Application information is needed to

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determine competition winners, i.e., those technical assistance (TA) 
providers best able to offer local jurisdictions an ability to shape 
their CPD resources and other available resources into effective, 
coordinated, neighborhood and community development strategies to 
revitalize and to physically, socially and economically strengthen 
their communities. The application for the competition requires the 
completion of Standard Forms 424, 424 Supplemental, LLL (if engaged in 
lobbying), as well as supplementary information such as identification 
of field offices to be served and amounts of funds requested for each 
field office, a narrative statement addressing the factors for award, 
and a budget summary. After awards are made, providers are required to 
submit a workplan which includes a planned schedule for accomplishing 
each of the planned activities/tasks to be accomplished with TA funds, 
the amount of funds budgeted for each activity/task and the staff and 
other resources allocated to each activity/task. Narrative quarterly 
reports are required so that the provider's performance can be 
evaluated and measured against the workplan. Quarterly reports also 
require the submission of the SF-269A, a financial report and final SF-
269A are also required.
    Agency Form Numbers (if applicable): SF-424, SF-424 Supplemental, 
and SF-LLL.
    Members of Affected Public: For-profit and non-profit organizations 
or State and local governments equipped to provide technical assistance 
to recipients of CPD programs.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response.
    Status of the proposed information collection: The FY 2006 Notice 
of Funding Availability (NOFA) for technical assistance providers for 
CPD programs elicited 286 responses. The Department estimates that each 
application required an average of 60 hours to prepare an application. 
Each year approximately 50 applicants are chosen for awards. Winners of 
the competition are required to develop a workplan, requiring 
approximately 20 hours, submit quarterly reports needing approximately 
six hours each (including a final report) and perform recordkeeping to 
include submission of vouchers for reimbursement, estimated at 12 hours 
annually. Because these actions are undertaken for each field office in 
which the applicant wins funds, the numbers reflect more than the base 
number of winners. Approximately 179 workplans were developed as a 
result of the FY 2006 competition and each requires quarterly reports 
and recordkeeping. The specific numbers are as follows:
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion, quarterly.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                             Number of
                                             Number of     responses per         Hours per
                                            respondents     respondent     x     response      =   Total  hours
                                                             frequency
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Applications............................             286               1  ..              60  ..          17,160
Workplan Development....................             179               1  ..              20  ..           3,580
Quarterly Reports (including final).....             179               4  ..               6  ..           4,296
Recordkeeping...........................             179              12  ..               2  ..           4,296
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    Total Estimated Burden Hours: 29,332.
    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: November 21, 2007.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
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