[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46217-46218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21581]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5285-N-29]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Neighborhood Networks Management and Tracking Data Collection 
Instruments

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: November 9, 2009.

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 Deitzer, Departmental 
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 
[email protected] or telephone (202) 402-8048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delores A. Pruden, Director, 
Neighborhood Networks, Office of Housing Assistance Contract 
Administration Oversight, Multifamily Housing Programs, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20410, telephone (202) 402-2496 (this is not a toll free number) for 
copies of the proposed forms and other available information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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 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 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: Neighborhood Networks Data Collection Management 
and Tracking Data Collection Instruments.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0553.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The 
Office of Multifamily Housing Programs is requesting OMB Clearance to: 
(1) Update Neighborhood Networks centers' data via a semi-annual 
electronic postcard collection of information. This data collection 
will be used to update

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the Neighborhood Networks contact database and HUD's Directory of 
Neighborhood Networks Centers; and (2) Enhance the Neighborhood 
Networks Strategic Tracking and Reporting Tool (START) including the 
Center Classification Tool. This information collection will continue 
to inform HUD of centers' progress and needs and support center 
directors and staff in their planning, program development, and 
implementation and overall performance assessment.
    START allows a center to electronically create and update its 
business plan and center profiles, and is a necessary tool to gather 
quantifiable demographic information as a basis for ongoing technical 
assistance for center directors and staff and HUD field staff. Center 
classification data will ensure effectiveness in creating programs and 
services that promote self-sufficiency among residents of HUD 
Multifamily FHA-insured and -assisted housing properties.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: None.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 728 
hours. The number of respondents is approximately 738; the number of 
responses is 1,338; the frequency of response is annually, semi 
annually, and on occasion; and the burden hour per response is 5.5 
hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Revision of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: September 1, 2009.
Ronald Y. Spraker,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. E9-21581 Filed 9-4-09; 8:45 am]
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