[Federal Register: October 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 203)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5037-N-79]
Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB;
Federally-Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described
below has been 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.
HUD requires recipients of the Federally Assisted Low-Income Drug
Elimination Grant Program to provide periodic reports that include the
obligation and expenditure of grant funds. These reports include semi-
annual Financial Status Reports and quarterly Payment Vouchers. HUD
also requires grantees to submit narrative reports that detail progress
made in implementing the grant plan and any change in the incidence of
drug-related crime in the project. HUD uses the information to evaluate
the effectiveness and efficiency of grant-funded activities.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502-0476) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Departmental Reports
Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail
Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free
number. Copies of available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Deitzer or from HUD's Web site at http://hlannwp031.hud.gov/po/i/icbts/collectionsearch.cfm
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB a
request for approval of the information collection described below.
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: Federally-Assisted Low-Income Housing Drug
Elimination Grant Program.
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0476.
Form Numbers: HUD-50080-DF2B, SF-269-A
Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:
HUD requires recipients of the Federally Assisted Low-Income Drug
Elimination Grant Program to provide periodic reports that include the
obligation and expenditure of grant funds. These reports include semi-
annual Financial Status Reports and quarterly Payment Vouchers. HUD
also requires grantees to submit narrative reports that detail progress
made in implementing the grant plan and any change in the incidence of
drug-related crime in the project. HUD uses the information to evaluate
the effectiveness and efficiency of grant-funded activities.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion, Quarterly, Semi-annually.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents Responses x response = Burden hours
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Reporting burden.................................. 37 296 ............... 3 ............... 888
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 888.
Status: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: October 17, 2006.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-17611 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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