[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18873-18874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8318]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5377-N-01]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Youthbuild Program

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: June 14, 2010.

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: Robert Duncan, Department of 
Housing Urban and Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 7149, 
Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikki Bowser at telephone number 202-
402-4395 (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: Youthbuild Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2506-0142.
    Description of the need for the Information and proposed use: The 
Youthbuild Program was authorized under section 164 of the Housing and 
community development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. chapter 8011). Funded 
programs provide disadvantaged youth, predominately high school drop 
outs with educational opportunities and job skills training. The 
program was transferred to the U.S. Department of Labor effective with 
grants awarded from Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter. This information 
collection effort is for grants awarded with FY 2006 and earlier grants 
by the U.S. Department of HUD. Information is collected from grant 
recipients to determine the use of funds and program results achieved. 
Information is also collected to allow the timely close-out of 
completed grants.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD Forms 40211, Youthbuild 
Program Reports and HUD Form 40202, LOCCS Request Voucher for Grant 
Payment. SF1199A, Direct Deposit Sign-Up form, and HUD 27054, HUD LOCCS 
Voice Response System Access Authorization form.
    Members of affected public: Public or private nonprofit agencies, 
including state or local housing agencies or authorities, State or 
units of local government, or any entity eligible to provide education 
and employment training under other Federal employment training 
programs.
    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

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HUD Form series 40211 is a semi-annual report and final report. The 
Youthbuild grant life cycle is approximately 30 months with 
approximately 86 currently active grantees and which number will 
decrease as those grantees complete and report on their program. Fiscal 
Year 2006 was the last year that Youthbuild grants were funded by the 
Department so that there will be a declining number of grantees 
reporting during the three-year cycle covered by this information 
request. Of the forms making up the series 40211, one group of forms 
are submitted on a semi-annual basis and the other group is only 
submitted as the final submission at grant closeout. The form HUD 
40202, LOCCS Request Voucher for Grant Payment is submitted when the 
grantee requests a grant payment. The SF1199A is submitted one-time by 
new grantees as is the form HUD 27004, unless an organization changes 
banking information. The total estimate of burden hours is 7,570 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: This notice precedes 
a continuation of the existing burden hour request. It is a proposed 
reduction from the prior approved request of 12,000. This decrease is 
due primarily to the end of the administration of new grants at the 
Department beginning in Federal Fiscal Year 2007.

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

    Dated: April 2, 2010.
Mercedes M[aacute]rquez,
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-8318 Filed 4-12-10; 8:45 am]
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