[Federal Register: November 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 215)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4520-N-03]

 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comments for 
Resident Opportunities Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program: Application 
Requirements, Evaluation, and Assessment

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for 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: January 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invites to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB 
Control number and should be sent to: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports 
Liaison Officer, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4238 
Washington, DC 20410-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642, 
extension 4128, for copies of the proposed forms and other available 
documents. (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).
    The 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:
    Titlel of Proposal: Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency 
(Ross) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2577-0229.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use:
    The information will be used to select applicant for ROSS Program 
funding and will provide recordkeeping and reporting requirements for 
recipients of funding. The ROSS Program will provide linkages to public 
housing residents by providing supportive services, resident 
empowerment activities and Under the ROSS program HUD will fund 
successful models which will link services and public housing residents 
to enhance their quality of life while promoting self-sufficiency and 
personal responsibility in communities.
    Members of affected public: State, or Local Government; Individuals 
or households; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: 850 applicants, with an average 
application completion time of 40 hours each; 33,200 hours will be the 
total annual reporting burden.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of 
emergency approval. The information collection requirements contained 
for the ROSS program were submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for emergency review and approval under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) and have been 
assigned OMB control number 2577-0229. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection or 
information unless the collection displays a valid control number.

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

    Dated: November 2, 1999.
Harold Lucas,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
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