[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2684-2685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00564]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5684-N-01]
Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment:
Annual Progress Report (APR) for the Competitive Homeless Assistance
Programs
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (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: March 15, 2013
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: Colette Pollard, Departmental
Reports Management Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 4160, Washington, DC 20410-5000;
telephone (202) 402-3400, (this is not a toll-free number) or email Ms.
Pollard at [email protected] for a copy of proposed forms, or
other available information. Persons with hearing or speech impairments
may access this number through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Marie Oliva, Director, Office of
Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th
Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708-1590
(This is not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will submit the proposed
information collection to OMB for
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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: Annual Performance Report and Annual Homeless
Assessment Report.
OMB Control Number: 2506-0145.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use: This
information will enable HUD to assess the performance of individual
projects and to determine project compliance with funding requirements.
This information assists HUD in understanding homeless clients and
service needs at the local level. HUD also uses this information to
provide information on overall program performance and outcomes to HUD
staff, other federal agencies, the Congress, and the Office of
Management and Budget.
Agency Form Numbers: HUD-40118.
Members of the affected public: Grant recipients for the Supportive
Housing Program (SHP), Shelter Plus Care (S+C) Program, and the Section
8 Moderate Rehabilitation for the Single Room Occupancy Dwellings (SRO)
Program.
Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of
response, and hours of response: APR Non-Profit recipients (3,250
responses x 1,680 minutes = 91,000 hours per annum) + APR State and
Local Government recipients (3,250 responses x 1,680 minutes = 91,000
hours per annum) + AHAR with Automated Software Report (425 responses x
48 hours = 20,400 hours per annum) + AHAR with Manual Software Report
(63 responses x 88 hours = 5,544 hours per annum) = 207,944 hours per
annum.
Status of proposed information collection: Extension of currently
approved package 2506-0145.
Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: January 7, 2013.
Clifford Taffet,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and
Development.
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