[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2387]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5194-N-04]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request;
Indian Housing Block Grant Survey
AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian Housing; Office of Native American
Programs, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection.
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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: April 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name/or OMB
Control number and should be sent to: Lillian L. Deitzer, Department
Reports Management Officer, ODAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Room 4116, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone: 202-708-2374, (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail Ms.
Deitzer at Lillian_I._Deitzer@HUD.gov for a copy of the proposed form
and other available information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Schulhof, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives, PIH, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410;
telephone: 202-708-0713, (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: Evaluation of the Indian Housing Block Grant.
OMB Control Number: 2577--Pending.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The
Department is conducting, under contract to ACKCO Inc. and its
subcontractor, Abt Associates Inc., an evaluation of the Indian Housing
Block Grant (IHBG). This evaluation will provide HUD with information
it needs to help determine the performance of the IHBG program for
policy and program purposes. It will also provide information that HUD
can submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as part of the
Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART) progress. Key issues to be
addressed through the data collection are: Housing conditions for IHBG
beneficiaries, rent burden, and whether overcrowding has been reduced.
Agency form numbers:
Members of affected public: Residents sampled in 30 Native American
communities that are selected for the study.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents: The researchers
will administer a one-time questionnaire to 650 residents. The
interviews are expected to last ten minutes for a burden time of 108
hours. An additional 100 hours has been included in the event
additional information or follow-up information is required. The total
burden hour estimate is 208 hours.
Status of the proposed information collection: New collection,
pending OMB approval.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: February 1, 2008.
Bessy Kong,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Programs and Legislative
Initiatives.
[FR Doc. E8-2387 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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