[Federal Register: July 1, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 126)]
[Notices]
[Page 39948-39949]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4903-N-43]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Emergency Comment Request; Grant Application for Section 202 Supportive
Housing for the Elderly
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
This is a request for approval of a revision to the currently
approved information collection for selecting applicants for the
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program grants which
will be part of the 2004 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
Congress has introduced a new facet to the Section 202 Program
authorizing Demonstration Planning Grant funding for Sponsors of
projects that receive Fund Reservation Awards. This predevelopment
grant funding will be for architectural and engineering work, site
control, and other planning related expenses.
DATES: Comments Due Date: July 8, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be received within seven (7) days from the
date of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or
OMB approval number (2502-0267) and should be sent to: HUD Desk
Officer, Office of Management and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Paperwork Reduction Act
Compliance Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Mr. Eddins or on HUD's Web site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB,
for emergency processing, a proposed revision to the currently approved
information collection for selecting applicants for the Fair Housing
Initiatives (FHIP) Program grants.
This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and
affecting 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: Grant Application for Section 202 Supportive
Housing for the Elderly.
Description of Information Collection: This is a revision to the
currently approved information collection for selecting applicants for
the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program grants which
will be part of the 2004 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
Congress has introduced a new facet to the Section 202 Program
authorizing Demonstration Planning Grant funding for Sponsors of
projects that receive Fund Reservation Awards. This predevelopment
grant funding will be for architectural and engineering work, site
control, and other planning related expenses.
OMB Control Number: 2502-0267.
Agency Form Numbers: HUD forms 92015-CA, 92041, 92042, plus
standard grant application forms SF 424, and HUD-424B, 424C, 424CB,
424CBW, 2880, 2990, 2991, 96010, and OMB SF LLL.
Members of Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
responses, and hours of response: An estimation of the total number of
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 42 hours per
applicant plus 7 hours for those who also apply for the Demonstration
Planning grant. The estimated number of respondents is 361. The
frequency of response is once per annum. The total public burden is
estimated to be 15,200 hours.
Status: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: June 25, 2004.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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