[Federal Register: December 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 247)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4818-N-18]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Notice of Funding Availability for the Early Doctoral Student Research
Program
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, 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: February 23, 2004.
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: Reports Liaison Officer, Lffice
of Policy Development and Research, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226, Washington, DC 20410-6000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Brunson, 202-708-3061, ext. 3852
(this is not a toll-free number), for copies of the proposed forms and
other available documents.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Housing and Urban
Development 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: Notice of Funding Availability for the Early
Doctoral Student Research Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 2528-0216.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The
information is being collected to select applicants for awards in this
statutorily created competitive grant program and to monitor
performance of grantees to ensure they meet statutory and program goals
and requirements.
Agency Form Numbers: HUD 424, HUD 424B, SFLLL, HUD 2880, HUD 2993,
HUD 96010-I, and HUD 2994.
Members of the Affected Public: Ph.D. students early in their
doctoral studies preparing research papers on HUD-related topics.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: Information pursuant to grant award
will be submitted once a year. The following chart details the
respondent burden on a quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis:
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Number of Total annual Hours per
respondents responses response Total hours
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Applicants...................................... 80 80 32 2560
Semi-Annual Reports............................. 15 30 4 120
Final Reports................................... 15 15 2 30
Recordkeeping................................... 15 15 4 60
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Total....................................... 125 140 42 2770
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Status of the proposed information collection: Pending OMB
approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: December 11, 2003.
Darlene F. Williams,
General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and
Research.
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