[Federal Register: April 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 74)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 12, 2006.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Rural Housing Service
Title: 7 CFR Part 1944-N--Housing Preservation Grants.
OMB Control Number: 0575-0115.
Summary of Collection: The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is
authorized to make grants to eligible applicants to provide repair and
rehabilitation assistance so that very low- and low-income rural
residents can obtain adequate housing. Such assistance is made by
grantees to very low- and low-income persons, and to co-ops. Grant
funds are used by grantees to make loans, grants, or other comparable
assistance to eligible homeowners, rental unit owners, and co-ops for
repair and rehabilitation of dwellings to bring them up to code or
minimum property standards. These grants were established by Public Law
98-181, the Housing Urban Rural Recovery Act of 1983, which amended the
Housing Act of 1949 (Pub. L. 93-383) by adding section 533, 42 U.S.C. S
2490(m), Housing Preservation Grants.
Need and Use of the Information: An applicant will submit a
``Statement of Activity'' describing its proposed program. RHS will
collect information to determine eligibility for a grant to justify its
selection of the applicant for funding; to report program
accomplishments and to justify and support expenditure of grant funds.
RHS uses the information to determine if the grantee is complying with
its grant agreement and to make decisions regarding continuing with
modifying, or terminating grant assistance. If the information were not
collected and presented to RHS, the Agency could not monitor the
program or justify disbursement of grant funds.
Description of Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; business
or other for-profit; individuals or households; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 2,423.
Frequency of Responses: Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 11,678.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-5755 Filed 4-17-06; 8:45 am]
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