[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4888-4889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1352]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5188-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Self-
Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP)

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: March 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: 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: Louise Thompson, OAHP, Office of 
Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone 
202-402-4594 (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: Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2506-0157.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This 
is a proposed information collection for reporting requirements under 
SHOP. SHOP grants are used to fund land acquisition and infrastructure 
improvements to new self-help housing projects in which the low-income 
homebuyers contribute their own sweat equity toward the construction of 
the units. National and regional nonprofit SHOP grantees are required 
to report to HUD quarterly and annually regarding the success of their 
SHOP programs. The information submitted will enable HUD to assess 
performance of SHOP grant recipients and the success of the SHOP 
program.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-40215, HUD-40216, HUD-
40217, HUD-40218, HUD 40219, and HUD-40220.
    Members of Affected Public: National and Regional Non-Profit Self-
Help Housing Organizations and Consortia.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response:

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                                   Number of       Frequency of       Annual         Hours per
    Paperwork requirement         respondents        response        responses       response      Burden hours
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HUD-40215....................                *16               4              64            2.25          144.00
HUD-40216....................                 16               1              16            9.00          144.00
HUD-40217....................                 16               4              64            2.25          144.00
HUD-40218....................              **912               4           3,648            2.25        8,208.00
HUD-40219....................               ***5               1               5            0.50            2.50
HUD-40220....................                 16               4              64            0.50           32.00
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    Total....................       16+912+5=933  ..............           3,861  ..............       8,675.00
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* Reporting grantees on open grants.
** Reporting affiliates/consortium members on open grants.
*** Reporting grantees on closed out grants.

    Frequency of Submission: Quarterly and Annually.
    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: January 17, 2008.
Nelson R. Breg[oacute]n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-1352 Filed 1-25-08; 8:45 am]
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