[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3955]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5288-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; 
Disaster Housing Assistance Program-Ike (DHAP-Ike)

AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian Housing, 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: April 27, 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, 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: Dacia Rogers, 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: Disaster Housing Assistance Program-Ike (DHAP-
Ike).
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0258.
    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 grant program 
called the Disaster Housing Assistance Program-Ike (DHAP-Ike), and that 
the operating requirements for the DHAP-Ike have been issued through 
HUD Notice. DHAP-Ike 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 Ike and/or Hurricane 
Gustav who were not receiving housing assistance from HUD.
    Agency form number, if applicable: HUD-5251; HUD-5256.
    Members of affected public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents: The estimated 
total number of burden hours needed to prepare the information 
collection is 1,838,520; the number of respondents is 120; the 
frequency of response for each form varies from 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: February 18, 2009.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Program and Legislative 
Initiatives.
 [FR Doc. E9-3955 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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