[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30607]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5188-N-13]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment: 
Comment Request, Continuum of Care Homelessness Assistance Grant 
Application

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: February 23, 2009.

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, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4178, Washington, DC 20410-5000; 
telephone 202.402.8048, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms. 
Deitzer at [email protected] for a copy of the proposed forms, 
or other available information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Marie Oliva, Office of Special 
Needs Assistance Programs, CPD, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; 
telephone 202.402.4497 (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: Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grant 
Application.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2506-0112.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Information to be used in the rating, ranking and selection of 
proposals submitted to HUD by State and local governments, public 
housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations for awarded funds 
under the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Competition.
    Agency form number: HUD-40090-1, HUD-40090-2, SF-424, HUD-SF-424 
SUPP, HUD 2880, HUD-96010, HUD-27300, HUD-2991, HUD-2993, HUD-2994.
    Members of affected public: Eligible applicants interested in 
applying for Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance funds.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 10,510 responses, per annum (460 x 1 
form), 160 hours to prepare HUD-40090-1, (6,700 x 1 form), 29 hours to 
prepare HUD-40090-2 (3,350 x 1 form), plus 0.50 hours to prepare SF-
424, for total of 138,492 hours reporting.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement of 
previously approved collection number expired December 31, 2009.

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

    Dated: December 16, 2008.
Nelson R. Bregon,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and 
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-30607 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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