[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]


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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.

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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 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

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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]
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