[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21331]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-4907-N-30]


Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request 
Congregate Housing Services Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, -Federal Housing 
Commissioner, 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: November 22, 2004.

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: Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 
SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For copies of the proposed forms and 
other available information contact Carissa Janis, Office of Housing 
Assistance and Grants Management, by telephone at 202-708-2866 
extension 2487. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting 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).
    The 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 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 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: Congregate Housing Services Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2502-0485.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use: 
Completion of the Annual Report by grantees provides HUD with essential 
information about whom the grant is serving and what sort of services 
the individuals receive using grant funds. The Summary Budget is a 
matrix of budgeted yearly costs, which shows the services funded 
through the grant and demonstrates how matching funds, participant 
fees, and grant funds will be used in tandem to operate the grant 
program. Field staff approves this annual budget and request annual 
extension funds according to the budget. field staff can also determine 
if grantees are meeting statutory and regulatory requirements through 
the evaluation of this budget. HUD will use the Payment Voucher to 
monitor use of grant funds for eligible activities over the term of the 
grant. The Grantee may similarly use the Payment Voucher to track and 
record their requests for payment reimbursement for grant-funded 
activities.
    Agency Form Numbers, if applicable: HUD-90006, ``Congregate Housing 
Services Program annual Reporting Form'', HUD-91180-A, ``Summary Budget 
Grantee'', and HUD90198, ``Line of Credit Control System (LOCCS)/Voice 
Response System (VRS) Congregate Housing Services Program Payment 
Voucher''.
    Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the 
information collection including number of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response: The estimated number of respondents is 
75, the total annual responses is 600, and the total annual hours of 
response are estimated at 6,345.
    Status of the proposed information collection: Reinstatement, with 
change.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., 
Chapter 35, as amended.

    Dated: September 18, 2004.
Sean G. Cassidy,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing, Deputy Federal Housing 
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 04-21331 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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