[Federal Register: May 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 94)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4820-N-23]

 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; 
Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: July 14, 2003.

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 Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 20410 or 
Wayne_Eddins@hud.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of

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Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
(202) 708-3000 (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: Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Program.
    OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502-0447.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: HUD 
evaluates the grant applications (SF-424 and related documents) for the 
need and proposed use of grant funds and owners' ability to administer 
awarded funds of the Multifamily Housing Service Coordinator Program. 
HUD staff will use requests for extensions to evaluate anticipated 
program costs and the continued need for the program. The semi-annual 
Performance Reports will be used to determine how well grant funds met 
stated program goals. Grantees will also be able to retain data on the 
effectiveness of the program and how well the public was served. The 
Payment Voucher is used to monitor grant funds for eligible costs over 
the term of the grant, and the grantee may similarly use this voucher 
to track and record their requests for payment reimbursement for grant-
funded expenses.
    Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD-50080-SCMF, HUD-91186/
91186-i, HUD-91186-A & HUD-92456.
    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 estimated total number of burden 
hours needed to prepare the information collection is 51, 100; the 
number of respondents is 6,700 generating approximately 14,400 annual 
responses; the frequency of response is quarterly, semi-annually, and 
annually; and the estimated time needed to prepare the response varies 
from 15 minutes to 40 hours.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Extension of a 
currently approved collection.

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

    Dated: May 8, 2003.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 03-12123 Filed 5-14-03; 8:45 am]

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