AGENCY:
Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION:
Notice.
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.
DATES:
Comments Due Date: May 1, 2003.
ADDRESSES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB approval number (2577-0157) and should be sent to: Lauren Wittenberg, OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503; Fax number (202) 395-6974; e-mail Lauren_Wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Eddins, Reports Management Officer, AYO, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; e-mail Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; telephone (202) 708-2374. This is not a toll-free number. Copies of the proposed forms and other available documents submitted to OMB may be obtained from Mr. Eddins.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Department has submitted the proposal for the collection of information, as described below, to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The Notice lists the following information: (1) The title of the information collection proposal; (2) the office of the agency to collect the information; (3) the OMB approval number, if applicable; (4) the description of the need for the information and its proposed use; (5) the agency form number, if applicable; (6) what members of the public will be affected by the proposal; (7) how frequently information submissions will be required; (8) an estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the information submission including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response; (9) whether the proposal is new, an extension, reinstatement, or revision of an information collection requirement; and (10) the name and telephone number of an agency official familiar with the proposal and of the OMB Desk Officer for the Department.
This Notice also lists the following information:
Title of Proposal: Modernization of Public Housing Under the Comprehensive Grant Program (CGP) Reporting Requirements.
OMB Approval Number: 2577-0157.
Form Numbers: HUD-52832, HUD-52833, HUD-52834, HUD-52835, HUD-52836, HUD-52837, HUD-52838, HUD-52839, HUD-52842.
Description of the Need for the Information and Its Proposed Use:
Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) with 250 units or more of public housing submit information to HUD for approval of PHAs' Annual Comprehensive Plans. The information is to reserve formula share of the nation allocation for the CGP, certify resident consultation by the local government, certify a PHA's compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, and to monitor performance of the projected activities of the CGP funds.
The Public Housing Capital Fund Program will replace the CGP once final regulations are implemented.
Respondents: State or Local Government.
Frequency of Submission: Annually.
| Number of respondents | Annual responses | × | Hours per response | = | Burden hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting Burden: | 832 | 1 | 66.3 | 55,162 |
Total Estimated Burden Hours: 55,162.
Status: Reinstatement, with change of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. The reported burden hours has been increased 842 hours due to a re-estimation of that burden.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as amended.
Dated: March 26, 2003.
Wayne Eddins,
Departmental Reports Management Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-7706 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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