[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 9004-9005] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-4455] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-4263-N-85] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24, 1998. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Mildred M. Hamman, Reports Liaison Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4238, Washington, DC 20410. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708-3642, extension 4128, for copies of other available documents. (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 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: Public and Indian Housing/Section 8 Moving to Work Demonstration Participants Reporting Requirements. OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2577-0216. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: Twenty-four Housing Agencies (HAs) were approved to participate in the Moving To Work (MTW) Program after an invitation was published in the Federal Register. The approved applicants were required to submit a preliminary MTW plan, to hold a public hearing for citizens comments and to seek residents' comments on the MTW plan [[Page 9005]] and to comply with other submission and eligibility requirements. As a condition of MTW selection, an HA must provide assurance to HUD that it will comply with these reporting requirements: documentation on the HA's use of program funds, data to assist in assessing the MTW demonstration, and description and analyses of the effect of HA's activities in addressing the objectives of the MTW plan. Section 204 of the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321) is the authority for the MTW Program. Agency form numbers, if applicable: None. Members of affected public: State, Local Governments (Public Housing Agencies). Estimation of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: 24 respondents, semi-annually, six hours estimated average response time, 288 hours estimated annual reporting burden. Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement of reporting requirements only. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: February 17, 1998. Kevin Emanuel Marchman, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. [FR Doc. 98-4455 Filed 2-20-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-33-M