[Federal Register: June 22, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 121)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4655-N-16]

 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP)

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: August 21, 2001.

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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW, L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, D.C. 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carissa Janis, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Grants Management, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 
(202) 708-2866, extension 2487 (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 1955 (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: Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP).
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0485.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Completion of the Annual Report by grantees provides HUD with essential 
information about who the grant is serving and what sort of services 
the individual receive through the use of grant funds. The Summary 
Budget is a matrix of budgeted yearly costs, which shows the services 
funded through the grant and demonstrates how matching funds, 
participants fees, and grant funds will be used in tandem to operate 
the grant program. Field staff approve this annual budget and request 
annual extension funds according to the budget. Field staff can also 
determine if grantees are meeting statutory and regulatory requirements 
through the evaluation of this budget. HUD will use the Payment Voucher 
to monitor the use of grant funds for eligible activities over the term 
of the grant. The Grantee may similarly use the Payment Voucher to 
track and record their request for payment reimbursement for grant-
funded activities over the term of the grant. The grantee may similarly 
use the Payment Voucher to track and record their request for payment 
reimbursement for grant-funded activities.
    Agency from numbers, if applicable: HUD-90006, HUD-90198, HUD-
91180-A.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
81, the frequency of responses is annually, estimated time to compete 
is approximately 4 hours for HUD-90006; .25 hours for HUD-90198; 3.5 
hours for HUD-91180-A; and 2 hours for SF-269, and the total annual 
burden hours requested for this collection is 1,013.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement with 
change, of previously approved collection for which approval has 
expired.

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

    Dated: June 1, 2001.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Housing--Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
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