[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2387]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5194-N-04]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Indian Housing Block Grant Survey

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian Housing; Office of Native American 
Programs, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.

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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: April 8, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, Department 
Reports Management Officer, ODAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
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: Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy, 
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone: 202-708-0713, (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 affected 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: Evaluation of the Indian Housing Block Grant.
    OMB Control Number: 2577--Pending.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Department is conducting, under contract to ACKCO Inc. and its 
subcontractor, Abt Associates Inc., an evaluation of the Indian Housing 
Block Grant (IHBG). This evaluation will provide HUD with information 
it needs to help determine the performance of the IHBG program for 
policy and program purposes. It will also provide information that HUD 
can submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as part of the 
Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART) progress. Key issues to be 
addressed through the data collection are: Housing conditions for IHBG 
beneficiaries, rent burden, and whether overcrowding has been reduced.
    Agency form numbers:
    Members of affected public: Residents sampled in 30 Native American 
communities that are selected for the study.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: The researchers 
will administer a one-time questionnaire to 650 residents. The 
interviews are expected to last ten minutes for a burden time of 108 
hours. An additional 100 hours has been included in the event 
additional information or follow-up information is required. The total 
burden hour estimate is 208 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: New collection, 
pending OMB approval.

    Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: February 1, 2008.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs and Legislative 
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E8-2387 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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