Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 189 / Thursday, September 30, 2004 / Notices 58461

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4903–N–77] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection; Comment Request; HUD 

Forms for Applications for Federal 

Assistance

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, 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. The proposal includes 

two of forms to be required as standard 

documentation for grant applications.

DATES: Comments due: November 29, 

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, AYO, Department or Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, 

SW., L’Enfant Plaza Building, Room PL 

8001, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 

Officer, AYO, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov;

telephone (202) 708–2374 (this is not a 

toll-free number) for copies of the 

proposed forms and other available 

information. This documentation can 

also be downloaded from HUD’s Web 

site at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/

icbts/collectionsearch.cfm.

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: HUD Forms for 

Applications for Federal Assistance. 

OMB Control Number, If Applicable:

2501–0017. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use: HUD is 

requesting renewal of approval for two 

forms—Grant Application Detailed 

Budget and the Detailed Budget 

Worksheet. These forms are proposed to 

support a consolidated and streamlined 

grant application processes in 

accordance with the provisions of 

Public Law 106–107, The Federal 

Financial Assistance Improvement Act 

of 1999. The forms a similar to those 

used in previous annual grant 

application processes. 

Agency Form Numbers, If Applicable:

HUD–424–CB, HUD–424–CBW. 

Estimation of the Total Number of 

Hours Needed to Prepare the 

Information Collection Including 

Number of Respondents, Frequency of 

Response, and Hours of Response: An 

estimation of the total number of hours 

needed to prepare the forms for each 

grant application is 6 hours, however, 

the burden will be assessed against each 

individual grant program submission 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 

estimated number of respondents is 

9,000; frequency of response is on the 

occasion of application for benefits. 

Status of the Proposed Information 

Collection: Extension of a currently 

approved collection.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, 

as amended.

Dated: September 23, 2004. 

Wayne Eddins, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–21887 Filed 9–29–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–72–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife 

Refuge

ACTION: Notice of Application for a 

Natural Gas Pipeline Right-of-Way on 

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, 

Tyrrell County, North Carolina. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

under Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing 

Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 449: 30 U.S.C. 185), 

as amended by Public Law 93–153, the 

Eastern North Carolina Natural Gas 

Company has applied for a permit to 

construct an 8-inch natural gas Pipeline 

in a 35 foot wide right-of-way which 

will run approximately 2100 feet or 0.4 

of a mile. The requested right-of-way 

contains approximately 1.70 acres for 

actual pipeline and (2100′ x 35′), and 

0.07 acre for the valve site (20′ x 162′), 

for a total right-of-way of 1.77 acres. 

This pipeline right-of-way will be on, 

under, and across a strip of land lying 

in the Township of Columbia, Tyrrell 

County, State of North Carolina. 

The purpose of this notice is to inform 

the public that the Fish and Wildlife 

Service is currently considering the 

merits of approving this application.

DATES: Interested persons desiring to 

comment on this application should do 

so within thirty (30) days following the 

date of publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Comments or requests for 

additional information should be 

addressed to Ms. Jackie Cumpton, 

Refuges and Wildlife (Realty), Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 1875 Century 

Boulevard, Suite 420, Atlanta, Georgia 

30345, telephone 404–679–7160; fax 

404–679–7273. 

If you wish to comment, you may do 

so by one of the following methods. You 

may mail comments to the above 

address. You may also comment via the 

Internet at the following address: 

Jackie_cumpton@fws.gov. Please 

include your name and return address 

in your Internet message. If you do not 

receive a confirmation from the system 

that we have received your Internet 

message, contact us at the above phone 

number or address. Our practice is to 

make comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, available for 

public review during regular business 

hours. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their home 

address from the record, which we will 

honor to the extent allowable by law. 

The Fish and Wildlife Service is the 

principal federal agency responsible for 

conserving, protecting, and enhancing 

fish, wildlife, and plants and their 

habitats for the continuing benefit of the 

American people.

Dated: August 25, 2004. 

Sam D. Hamilton, 

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 04–21924 Filed 9–29–04; 8:45 am] 

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