[Federal Register: April 22, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 77)]
[Notices]
[Page 20926-20927]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4977-N-02]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB:
Emergency Comment Request; Partnership for Advancing Technology in
Housing (PATH) Cooperative Research Program
AGENCY: Office of 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 emergency review and approval, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the
subject proposal.
DATES: Comments Due Date: May 23, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments must be received within (30) days from the date
of this Notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or
OMB approval number (2528-XXXX) and should be sent to, Mr. Mark
Menchik, HUD Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has submitted to OMB,
for emergency processing, and information collection package to solicit
proposals for cooperative research with the Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing (PATH) program. 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: Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
(PATH) Cooperative Research Program.
OMB Control Number: Pending OMB approval.
Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use:
This information collection is required to solicit proposals for
cooperative research with the Partnership for Advancing Technology in
Housing (PATH) program. This program seeks proposals for cooperative
research efforts from members of America's homebuilding industry in
areas of mutual interest. Following collection of the proposals, the
data (the proposals) will be evaluated in a process that will lead to
the award of cooperative agreements for research and other activities
which will advance the goals of the PATH program. Without this
collection, potential research partners would not be able to apply for
cooperative agreements to conduct such activities.
Agency Form Numbers: SF-424, HUD-424-CB, HUD-424-CBW, SF LLL, HUD-
2880, HUD-2993, and HUD-2994.
Members of the Affected Public: Housing researchers, trade
organizations, and other professionals in the homebuilding industry.
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 will be submitted annually
to apply for awards of cooperative agreements. The following chart
details the respondent burden on an annual basis:
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Number of Hours per
Task respondents Frequency of responses response Burden hours
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Summary Proposal..................... 20 Annual.................. 12.9 258
Full Proposal Development............ 10 Annual.................. 39 390
Grant Start Up....................... 7 Annual.................. 26 182
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Total Estimated Annual Burden .............. ........................ ............... 830
Hours:.
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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: April 15, 2005.
Harold L. Bunce,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs, Office of Policy
Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 05-8076 Filed 4-21-05; 8:45 am]
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